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UXUS97 KSLC 161228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.0 F/20.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 627 FT/MIN (3.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13123 FT MSL (8197 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 77.0 F/25.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 10980 FT MSL (6054 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 09/17.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:10:06 / 19:34:55 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 24 MIN 49 SEC (744 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:22:30 MDT... 51.21 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/16/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13314 FT MSL (8388 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16603 FT MSL (11677 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15285 FT MSL (10359 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.4
K INDEX......................... +12.4
HEIGHT TEMPERATURE WIND WIND SPD LAPSE RATE CONVECTIONT THERMAL LIFT RATE
FT MSL DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT DEG C DEG F INDEX FPM M/S
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26000 -27.7 -17.9 315 35 18 7.2 3.9 37.2 98.9 9.6 M M
24000 -22.7 -8.9 315 33 17 8.1 4.5 35.3 95.6 8.3 M M
22000 -17.8 -0.0 315 31 16 8.1 4.5 34.2 93.5 7.6 M M
20000 -13.2 8.2 315 29 15 7.8 4.3 32.7 90.9 6.5 M M
18000 -9.2 15.4 320 25 13 6.1 3.3 30.7 87.2 4.8 M M
16000 -5.3 22.5 320 23 12 7.0 3.9 28.6 83.4 3.0 M M
14000 -1.3 29.7 325 18 9 6.2 3.4 26.6 79.9 1.1 M M
12000 2.0 35.6 330 13 7 5.2 2.8 24.0 75.3 -1.4 544 2.8
10000 5.4 41.7 320 8 4 8.4 4.6 21.6 70.8 -4.0 384 2.0
9000 7.6 45.7 325 6 3 9.3 5.1 20.9 69.6 -4.7 288 1.5
8000 10.5 50.9 325 5 3 7.7 4.2 20.2 68.3 -5.5 163 0.8
7000 12.7 54.9 330 3 2 6.5 3.6 19.4 66.9 -6.3 69 0.3
6000 14.1 57.4 115 1 0 3.0 1.6 17.9 64.2 -7.9 M M
5000 11.6 52.9 120 5 3 -80.5 -44.2 12.3 54.1 -13.4 43 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/16/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 09/16/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +15.6 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +108.1 LI... -0.1
CINH... -105.0 K INDEX... +10.9 | CINH... -75.0 K INDEX... +11.2
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HEIGHT TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE | TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE
FT MSL DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT | DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT
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26000 -31.4 -24.5 270 40 21 7.6 4.2 | -31.4 -24.5 310 31 16 7.8 4.3
24000 -26.8 -16.2 270 37 19 7.9 4.3 | -26.7 -16.1 315 28 15 8.1 4.4
22000 -21.5 -6.7 270 33 17 8.0 4.4 | -21.2 -6.2 315 23 12 8.1 4.4
20000 -16.9 1.6 270 30 15 7.8 4.3 | -16.4 2.5 310 19 10 8.0 4.4
18000 -12.3 9.9 270 26 13 7.7 4.2 | -11.6 11.1 305 16 8 7.8 4.3
16000 -7.5 18.5 270 21 11 7.8 4.3 | -7.2 19.0 290 14 7 7.3 4.0
14000 -2.8 27.0 270 16 8 7.7 4.2 | -2.9 26.8 280 12 6 7.4 4.1
12000 1.7 35.1 275 13 7 7.3 4.0 | 1.4 34.5 275 10 5 6.9 3.8
10000 6.0 42.8 285 8 4 7.7 4.2 | 5.5 41.9 290 7 4 7.5 4.1
9000 8.4 47.1 290 5 3 7.2 3.9 | 7.9 46.2 300 6 3 7.7 4.2
8000 10.3 50.5 310 4 2 6.8 3.7 | 10.2 50.4 305 6 3 8.9 4.9
7000 11.8 53.2 315 4 2 4.8 2.7 | 12.5 54.5 305 6 3 8.5 4.7
6000 12.6 54.7 300 2 1 2.8 1.5 | 14.6 58.3 300 7 3 11.1 6.1
5000 14.2 57.6 290 1 1 12.1 6.7 | 17.4 63.3 300 7 4 13.7 7.5
09/16/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 09/16/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.1 LI... +3.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.0
CINH... -6.4 K INDEX... +0.6 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -0.5
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HEIGHT TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE | TEMPERATURE WND WNDSPD LAPSE RATE
FT MSL DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT | DEG C DEG F DIR KT M/S C/KM F/KFT
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26000 -29.7 -21.5 335 37 19 8.3 4.5 | -28.6 -19.5 325 34 18 8.7 4.8
24000 -24.7 -12.5 330 35 18 8.3 4.5 | -23.5 -10.3 330 32 17 8.2 4.5
22000 -19.1 -2.4 330 32 16 8.3 4.5 | -17.9 -0.2 330 27 14 8.1 4.5
20000 -14.5 5.9 330 26 13 7.8 4.3 | -13.4 7.9 325 24 12 7.5 4.1
18000 -10.3 13.5 315 18 9 6.6 3.6 | -8.9 16.0 320 21 11 7.5 4.1
16000 -6.0 21.2 300 15 8 7.0 3.9 | -4.7 23.5 310 16 8 6.3 3.4
14000 -1.9 28.6 300 11 6 7.1 3.9 | -1.0 30.2 310 13 7 6.3 3.4
12000 2.5 36.5 290 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 3.0 37.4 325 10 5 7.6 4.2
10000 6.6 43.9 295 7 4 6.3 3.4 | 7.5 45.5 335 8 4 7.4 4.1
9000 8.7 47.7 300 7 4 7.7 4.2 | 9.7 49.5 340 8 4 7.4 4.1
8000 11.1 52.0 305 7 4 8.3 4.6 | 11.9 53.4 335 8 4 7.1 3.9
7000 13.6 56.5 305 8 4 10.0 5.5 | 14.1 57.4 330 7 3 8.4 4.6
6000 16.1 61.0 305 8 4 12.2 6.7 | 16.6 61.9 315 6 3 10.8 5.9
5000 21.9 71.4 305 8 4 81.8 44.9 | 19.3 66.7 310 6 3 11.1 6.1
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THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED ONCE PER DAY BY APPROXIMATELY 0600 MST/0700 MDT
(1300 UTC). THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED NOR UPDATED AFTER
THE INITIAL ISSUANCE.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON THE 1200 UTC RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION
AT THE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND/OR NUMERICAL WEATHER
PREDICTION MODEL DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIRPORT. THESE DATA MAY NOT BE
REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHER AREAS ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT. ERRONEOUS DATA SUCH AS
THESE SHOULD NOT BE USED.
THE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF THIS REPORT AS WELL AS THE ISSUANCE TIMES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
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