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UXUS97 KSLC 291228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 89.1 F/31.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1288 FT/MIN (6.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16309 FT MSL (11427 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1345 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................. 7364 FT MSL (2482 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 07/30..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:21:58 / 20:46:41 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 24 MIN 43 SEC (864 MIN 43 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:19 MDT... 66.64 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/29/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16255 FT MSL (11373 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16087 FT MSL (11205 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16163 FT MSL (11281 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.6
K INDEX......................... +29.0
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 -19.2 -2.6 200 25 13 7.0 3.8 46.0 114.8 9.4 M M
24000 -15.3 4.5 200 20 11 6.1 3.4 43.7 110.6 7.6 M M
22000 -11.3 11.7 220 15 8 6.0 3.3 40.8 105.5 5.3 M M
20000 -7.8 18.0 230 10 5 6.0 3.3 38.1 100.6 3.0 M M
18000 -3.8 25.2 245 6 3 7.3 4.0 36.1 97.0 1.2 M M
16000 0.7 33.3 240 6 3 8.0 4.4 34.7 94.4 -0.2 1054 5.4
14000 5.9 42.6 210 6 3 9.2 5.0 34.1 93.4 -0.8 836 4.2
12000 11.3 52.3 190 10 5 8.9 4.9 33.7 92.6 -1.2 616 3.1
10000 16.5 61.7 180 16 8 7.8 4.3 33.1 91.6 -1.9 400 2.0
9000 19.3 66.7 180 18 10 9.4 5.1 33.0 91.4 -2.1 288 1.5
8000 21.9 71.4 180 22 11 9.2 5.0 32.7 90.8 -2.4 181 0.9
7000 23.9 75.0 175 23 12 7.2 4.0 31.9 89.4 -3.3 90 0.5
6000 26.0 78.8 170 23 12 3.4 1.9 31.0 87.9 -4.2 M M
5000 25.5 77.9 145 10 5 11.2 6.1 26.9 80.5 -8.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/29/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/29/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +230.0 LI... -1.9 | CAPE... +330.7 LI... -2.4
CINH... -68.5 K INDEX... +30.4 | CINH... -69.0 K INDEX... +27.3
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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 -18.9 -2.0 205 21 11 6.8 3.7 | -19.0 -2.2 200 21 11 6.6 3.6
24000 -15.1 4.8 210 17 9 6.2 3.4 | -15.4 4.3 220 20 10 5.3 2.9
22000 -11.0 12.2 225 11 6 5.9 3.2 | -11.8 10.8 245 21 11 6.1 3.4
20000 -7.6 18.3 245 4 2 5.8 3.2 | -8.1 17.4 260 17 9 6.4 3.5
18000 -4.4 24.1 285 3 2 6.1 3.3 | -4.1 24.6 285 12 6 7.0 3.8
16000 -0.5 31.1 265 6 3 7.2 3.9 | -0.0 32.0 290 14 7 7.0 3.8
14000 4.5 40.1 235 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 4.7 40.5 280 11 6 8.1 4.4
12000 9.7 49.5 205 10 5 8.9 4.9 | 9.5 49.1 265 6 3 8.3 4.6
10000 14.7 58.5 180 13 6 6.9 3.8 | 14.3 57.7 160 5 2 7.5 4.1
9000 17.3 63.1 175 15 8 8.5 4.7 | 16.8 62.2 145 8 4 8.8 4.8
8000 19.6 67.3 170 18 9 7.9 4.3 | 19.1 66.4 140 11 6 8.0 4.4
7000 21.9 71.4 165 20 11 6.6 3.6 | 21.3 70.3 140 14 7 5.7 3.1
6000 23.9 75.0 160 21 11 7.8 4.3 | 23.2 73.8 140 16 8 5.6 3.1
5000 27.2 81.0 155 13 7 26.4 14.5 | 28.0 82.4 145 12 6 77.2 42.4
07/29/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/29/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +457.9 LI... -3.1 | CAPE... +501.8 LI... -3.2
CINH... -15.2 K INDEX... +29.0 | CINH... -16.3 K INDEX... +32.6
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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 -19.2 -2.6 220 32 17 6.7 3.7 | -19.3 -2.7 225 34 17 6.2 3.4
24000 -15.3 4.5 230 29 15 6.3 3.4 | -15.6 3.9 235 28 14 6.4 3.5
22000 -11.6 11.1 245 26 13 6.1 3.4 | -11.9 10.6 245 22 11 6.5 3.6
20000 -8.3 17.1 255 20 10 6.0 3.3 | -8.1 17.4 260 19 10 6.6 3.6
18000 -3.7 25.3 275 14 7 7.2 4.0 | -3.6 25.5 270 16 8 7.7 4.2
16000 0.4 32.7 280 11 6 7.1 3.9 | 0.9 33.6 260 12 6 8.3 4.6
14000 5.2 41.4 260 9 4 8.6 4.7 | 5.9 42.6 250 10 5 8.9 4.9
12000 10.2 50.4 235 9 4 8.8 4.8 | 11.2 52.2 230 9 5 9.3 5.1
10000 15.3 59.5 210 9 5 7.7 4.2 | 16.6 61.9 210 9 5 8.0 4.4
9000 18.0 64.4 195 9 5 9.1 5.0 | 19.5 67.1 200 9 4 9.4 5.1
8000 20.6 69.1 185 10 5 9.7 5.3 | 22.3 72.1 190 8 4 9.7 5.3
7000 23.4 74.1 185 10 5 9.5 5.2 | 25.1 77.2 185 8 4 9.9 5.5
6000 26.3 79.3 185 10 5 10.4 5.7 | 27.9 82.2 175 7 4 9.8 5.4
5000 32.4 90.3 180 9 4 91.7 50.3 | 31.4 88.5 175 6 3 19.6 10.8
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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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