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UXUS97 KSLC 221230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.0 F/20.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1377 FT/MIN (7.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20165 FT MSL (15238 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 14497 FT MSL (9569 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 05/23....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:04:08 / 20:44:58 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 40 MIN 50 SEC (880 MIN 50 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:33 MDT... 69.11 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 05/22/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13053 FT MSL (8126 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16247 FT MSL (11320 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17415 FT MSL (12488 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.2
K INDEX......................... +3.6
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 -29.1 -20.4 250 52 27 7.1 3.9 35.7 96.3 5.4 M M
24000 -24.9 -12.8 255 49 25 6.6 3.6 33.8 92.9 3.9 M M
22000 -20.5 -4.9 255 44 23 6.6 3.6 31.2 88.1 1.8 M M
20000 -16.7 1.9 255 43 22 6.5 3.5 28.8 83.8 -0.3 1355 6.9
18000 -12.3 9.9 250 42 21 8.7 4.8 27.2 81.0 -1.7 1165 5.9
16000 -7.1 19.2 245 36 19 8.6 4.7 26.6 79.8 -2.3 948 4.8
14000 -2.2 28.0 245 28 15 7.5 4.1 25.5 77.9 -3.3 742 3.8
12000 1.9 35.4 255 19 10 6.5 3.6 23.6 74.5 -5.1 560 2.8
10000 6.0 42.8 270 9 4 6.4 3.5 21.8 71.2 -7.1 380 1.9
9000 8.2 46.8 275 4 2 7.8 4.3 21.2 70.1 -7.8 284 1.4
8000 10.3 50.5 320 2 1 7.3 4.0 20.5 68.8 -8.7 190 1.0
7000 12.4 54.3 340 3 2 4.6 2.5 19.0 66.2 -10.4 91 0.5
6000 12.9 55.2 030 1 1 1.7 0.9 16.7 62.1 -13.0 48 0.2
5000 9.8 49.6 115 3 2 -2.3 -1.2 10.9 51.6 -19.1 110 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/22/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 05/22/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +43.3 LI... -0.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +16.8 | CINH... -47.5 K INDEX... +18.4
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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 -30.2 -22.4 260 48 25 7.8 4.3 | -30.3 -22.5 255 51 26 7.9 4.3
24000 -25.6 -14.1 255 44 23 7.0 3.8 | -25.6 -14.1 250 48 25 7.2 3.9
22000 -21.4 -6.5 250 41 21 7.1 3.9 | -21.3 -6.3 250 46 24 7.2 4.0
20000 -16.9 1.6 245 37 19 6.7 3.7 | -16.5 2.3 245 43 22 7.2 4.0
18000 -12.6 9.3 245 34 18 8.2 4.5 | -12.0 10.4 240 40 20 8.2 4.5
16000 -7.4 18.7 235 31 16 9.0 4.9 | -7.1 19.2 235 37 19 8.8 4.8
14000 -2.1 28.2 230 27 14 9.0 5.0 | -1.7 28.9 230 34 17 8.9 4.9
12000 3.2 37.8 225 24 12 8.6 4.7 | 3.5 38.3 225 28 15 8.6 4.7
10000 8.0 46.4 225 23 12 6.1 3.4 | 8.5 47.3 220 24 13 6.3 3.4
9000 10.2 50.4 215 22 11 6.7 3.7 | 10.9 51.6 220 23 12 8.1 4.5
8000 12.1 53.8 200 19 10 6.3 3.5 | 13.2 55.8 210 19 10 9.5 5.2
7000 13.9 57.0 185 16 8 5.4 3.0 | 15.7 60.3 205 16 8 9.6 5.3
6000 15.3 59.5 170 13 7 5.9 3.2 | 18.5 65.3 205 14 7 9.8 5.4
5000 17.7 63.9 150 6 3 0.3 0.1 | 22.4 72.3 205 11 6 25.7 14.1
05/22/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 05/22/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +163.9 LI... -1.0 | CAPE... +65.1 LI... +0.1
CINH... -20.8 K INDEX... +22.1 | CINH... -58.2 K INDEX... +19.5
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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 -30.0 -22.0 250 54 28 8.0 4.4 | -29.8 -21.6 255 53 27 7.5 4.1
24000 -25.3 -13.5 250 52 27 6.9 3.8 | -25.4 -13.7 250 51 26 7.0 3.8
22000 -20.6 -5.1 245 49 25 7.1 3.9 | -20.7 -5.3 235 46 24 7.1 3.9
20000 -16.5 2.3 240 45 23 6.9 3.8 | -16.2 2.8 230 43 22 7.8 4.3
18000 -12.1 10.2 230 40 21 8.0 4.4 | -11.4 11.5 225 40 20 8.4 4.6
16000 -7.0 19.4 225 35 18 9.0 4.9 | -6.2 20.8 230 35 18 8.8 4.8
14000 -1.6 29.1 225 31 16 9.4 5.2 | -0.7 30.7 235 29 15 9.0 4.9
12000 4.0 39.2 225 27 14 9.3 5.1 | 4.5 40.1 250 22 11 8.5 4.6
10000 9.6 49.3 230 22 11 7.9 4.3 | 9.5 49.1 270 17 9 7.4 4.1
9000 12.3 54.1 240 19 10 8.9 4.9 | 12.1 53.8 285 15 8 9.0 4.9
8000 15.0 59.0 245 16 8 7.4 4.1 | 14.7 58.5 295 13 7 8.6 4.7
7000 17.5 63.5 255 14 7 7.3 4.0 | 17.2 63.0 310 10 5 7.7 4.2
6000 19.8 67.6 275 10 5 10.9 6.0 | 19.4 66.9 335 8 4 9.0 4.9
5000 23.6 74.5 295 9 5 28.6 15.7 | 22.3 72.1 345 6 3 16.2 8.9
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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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