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UXUS97 KSLC 231227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 56.5 F/13.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 249 FT/MIN (1.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10339 FT MSL (5412 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 62.0 F/17.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... OVERCAST THIN HIGH
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 8867 FT MSL (3940 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 12/24.... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:49:45 / 17:04:34 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 14 MIN 50 SEC (554 MIN 50 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:27:09 MST... 25.50 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 12/23/2025 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10862 FT MSL (5935 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14607 FT MSL (9680 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12528 FT MSL (7601 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.4
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 -31.1 -24.0 230 84 43 7.0 3.8 34.2 93.6 13.8 M M
24000 -26.5 -15.7 235 70 36 6.6 3.6 31.9 89.5 12.3 M M
22000 -22.6 -8.7 225 56 29 6.6 3.6 29.5 85.1 10.5 M M
20000 -18.2 -0.8 220 48 25 7.7 4.2 27.8 82.0 9.3 M M
18000 -13.8 7.2 225 45 23 6.6 3.6 26.1 79.1 8.1 M M
16000 -10.2 13.6 230 40 20 7.7 4.2 23.7 74.7 6.0 M M
14000 -5.6 21.9 230 37 19 7.8 4.3 22.4 72.2 4.8 M M
12000 -1.4 29.5 230 35 18 5.6 3.1 20.6 69.1 3.3 M M
10000 0.6 33.1 215 30 16 3.0 1.6 16.7 62.1 -0.5 336 1.7
9000 1.4 34.5 200 32 17 4.3 2.4 14.6 58.3 -2.6 282 1.4
8000 3.6 38.5 185 30 15 7.1 3.9 13.2 55.7 -4.1 179 0.9
7000 5.8 42.4 170 25 13 6.9 3.8 12.3 54.2 -4.9 84 0.4
6000 7.8 46.0 160 20 10 5.2 2.8 11.4 52.5 -5.9 M M
5000 7.6 45.7 145 9 5 2.9 1.6 8.4 47.1 -9.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
12/23/2025 AT 0800 MST | 12/23/2025 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +2.8 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -4.8
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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 -31.9 -25.4 230 78 40 7.0 3.8 | -32.5 -26.5 220 82 42 6.9 3.8
24000 -27.8 -18.0 225 73 38 6.2 3.4 | -28.4 -19.1 220 67 34 7.2 3.9
22000 -23.9 -11.0 220 59 31 5.8 3.2 | -23.4 -10.1 215 56 29 7.3 4.0
20000 -19.3 -2.7 225 51 26 8.7 4.8 | -18.8 -1.8 220 48 25 7.8 4.3
18000 -14.2 6.4 230 47 24 8.2 4.5 | -14.2 6.4 220 42 21 7.7 4.2
16000 -9.6 14.7 235 42 22 7.3 4.0 | -9.6 14.7 220 39 20 7.7 4.2
14000 -5.2 22.6 230 38 20 7.6 4.2 | -5.0 23.0 220 38 20 7.5 4.1
12000 -0.6 30.9 225 34 17 8.0 4.4 | -0.5 31.1 215 38 20 7.6 4.1
10000 4.1 39.4 215 31 16 7.4 4.0 | 3.9 39.0 210 35 18 6.9 3.8
9000 6.3 43.3 205 29 15 7.9 4.3 | 6.2 43.2 210 32 16 8.1 4.4
8000 8.5 47.3 200 29 15 7.5 4.1 | 8.5 47.3 200 30 15 7.4 4.1
7000 10.4 50.7 195 25 13 6.8 3.7 | 10.5 50.9 190 25 13 7.0 3.9
6000 12.1 53.8 180 22 11 3.7 2.0 | 12.4 54.3 175 22 11 5.4 3.0
5000 10.2 50.4 145 9 5 2.6 1.4 | 13.5 56.3 165 14 7 3.9 2.2
12/23/2025 AT 1400 MST | 12/23/2025 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -4.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -2.1
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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 -31.5 -24.7 220 86 44 4.6 2.5 | -30.4 -22.7 220 75 39 6.0 3.3
24000 -28.7 -19.7 220 74 38 6.2 3.4 | -26.8 -16.2 220 76 39 5.5 3.0
22000 -23.5 -10.3 220 64 33 7.7 4.2 | -24.0 -11.2 215 69 36 4.7 2.6
20000 -18.9 -2.0 220 55 28 7.7 4.2 | -20.2 -4.4 215 57 29 6.2 3.4
18000 -14.4 6.1 220 49 25 7.0 3.9 | -16.0 3.2 220 46 24 8.4 4.6
16000 -10.1 13.8 220 44 23 7.5 4.1 | -11.0 12.2 220 40 21 8.0 4.4
14000 -5.5 22.1 220 42 22 7.6 4.2 | -6.2 20.8 215 40 21 8.0 4.4
12000 -1.0 30.2 215 41 21 7.7 4.2 | -1.5 29.3 210 39 20 8.2 4.5
10000 3.7 38.7 210 36 19 7.4 4.1 | 3.5 38.3 205 35 18 8.0 4.4
9000 6.1 43.0 205 33 17 8.6 4.7 | 6.0 42.8 205 33 17 8.9 4.9
8000 8.6 47.5 200 29 15 8.3 4.5 | 8.5 47.3 195 29 15 8.8 4.8
7000 10.8 51.4 190 24 12 8.0 4.4 | 10.8 51.4 190 24 12 8.6 4.7
6000 13.0 55.4 180 20 10 6.1 3.4 | 12.9 55.2 180 19 10 4.2 2.3
5000 15.3 59.5 165 10 5 7.1 3.9 | 12.7 54.9 140 7 4 16.8 9.2
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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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