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UXUS97 KSLC 191227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 47.2 F/8.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 647 FT/MIN (3.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15414 FT MSL (10488 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 73.0 F/23.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 14427 FT MSL (9501 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 10/20....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:44:07 / 18:41:12 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 57 MIN 5 SEC (657 MIN 5 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:12:40 MDT... 38.87 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/19/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7523 FT MSL (2597 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10040 FT MSL (5114 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15285 FT MSL (10359 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.3
K INDEX......................... -31.3
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 -26.5 -15.7 300 87 45 8.0 4.4 39.9 103.8 13.5 M M
24000 -21.1 -6.0 300 85 44 7.7 4.2 38.5 101.3 12.7 M M
22000 -16.5 2.3 300 83 43 7.7 4.2 37.0 98.6 11.7 M M
20000 -11.9 10.6 305 83 43 7.7 4.2 35.5 95.9 10.7 M M
18000 -8.5 16.7 305 81 42 2.1 1.2 32.7 90.9 8.6 M M
16000 -9.3 15.3 300 65 34 -1.4 -0.7 25.1 77.2 2.0 M M
14000 -9.5 14.9 290 51 26 1.9 1.0 18.3 64.9 -4.1 605 3.1
12000 -6.9 19.6 290 42 22 4.6 2.5 14.8 58.6 -7.5 467 2.4
10000 -5.6 21.9 290 25 13 4.7 2.6 10.2 50.4 -12.2 369 1.9
9000 -3.9 25.0 295 21 11 8.0 4.4 9.1 48.3 -13.6 288 1.5
8000 -0.9 30.4 310 17 9 7.8 4.3 8.5 47.3 -14.4 161 0.8
7000 1.6 34.9 315 15 8 8.0 4.4 8.1 46.5 -15.0 57 0.3
6000 4.2 39.6 315 12 6 8.8 4.8 7.8 46.0 -15.5 M M
5000 6.3 43.3 310 6 3 1.6 0.9 7.1 44.8 -16.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/19/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 10/19/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.3
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +11.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +11.5
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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 -26.4 -15.5 255 49 25 8.1 4.4 | -27.0 -16.6 255 57 29 8.2 4.5
24000 -21.8 -7.2 255 47 24 7.0 3.8 | -22.2 -8.0 250 55 28 7.0 3.8
22000 -17.6 0.3 255 43 22 7.1 3.9 | -18.0 -0.4 250 53 27 7.0 3.9
20000 -13.0 8.6 255 38 20 6.8 3.8 | -13.4 7.9 250 49 25 6.9 3.8
18000 -9.0 15.8 255 35 18 6.7 3.7 | -9.3 15.3 250 45 23 6.8 3.8
16000 -5.3 22.5 250 34 17 6.3 3.5 | -5.6 21.9 250 42 21 6.2 3.4
14000 -1.6 29.1 250 32 16 6.2 3.4 | -2.0 28.4 250 37 19 6.4 3.5
12000 2.1 35.8 245 27 14 6.4 3.5 | 1.8 35.2 245 31 16 6.9 3.8
10000 6.0 42.8 235 21 11 5.7 3.1 | 6.2 43.2 240 25 13 6.4 3.5
9000 8.0 46.4 225 19 10 6.0 3.3 | 8.5 47.3 230 23 12 6.6 3.6
8000 9.8 49.6 215 19 10 6.3 3.4 | 10.4 50.7 220 21 11 5.5 3.0
7000 11.6 52.9 200 20 10 3.6 2.0 | 12.0 53.6 200 21 11 6.4 3.5
6000 12.6 54.7 185 19 10 1.7 0.9 | 13.6 56.5 185 20 10 7.7 4.2
5000 9.7 49.5 140 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 | 17.5 63.5 180 13 6 38.8 21.3
10/19/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 10/19/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5 | CAPE... +21.6 LI... +1.6
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +15.2 | CINH... -27.7 K INDEX... +19.4
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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 -27.6 -17.7 255 69 36 7.2 3.9 | -28.0 -18.4 270 82 42 8.1 4.5
24000 -23.3 -9.9 255 66 34 7.2 3.9 | -23.3 -9.9 265 76 39 6.3 3.4
22000 -19.1 -2.4 255 62 32 7.2 4.0 | -19.6 -3.3 260 73 38 6.3 3.5
20000 -14.5 5.9 255 57 29 6.7 3.7 | -16.2 2.8 260 69 35 5.5 3.0
18000 -10.6 12.9 250 52 27 6.4 3.5 | -12.6 9.3 255 61 31 5.8 3.2
16000 -6.9 19.6 250 48 25 6.4 3.5 | -9.2 15.4 255 51 26 6.7 3.7
14000 -3.1 26.4 250 42 22 7.0 3.8 | -4.9 23.2 255 42 22 8.5 4.7
12000 1.3 34.3 245 34 18 8.0 4.4 | 0.4 32.7 250 35 18 9.1 5.0
10000 6.1 43.0 240 26 14 7.6 4.2 | 5.9 42.6 250 29 15 8.4 4.6
9000 8.6 47.5 230 24 12 9.3 5.1 | 8.7 47.7 250 27 14 9.9 5.4
8000 11.2 52.2 220 21 11 10.1 5.6 | 11.5 52.7 250 24 12 9.8 5.4
7000 13.9 57.0 215 19 10 10.0 5.5 | 14.2 57.6 250 20 10 9.3 5.1
6000 16.8 62.2 215 16 8 8.7 4.8 | 16.8 62.2 255 16 8 7.5 4.1
5000 21.2 70.2 215 10 5 14.8 8.1 | 17.9 64.2 260 5 3 11.2 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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