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UXUS97 KSLC 061227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 85.5 F/29.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1683 FT/MIN (8.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22074 FT MSL (17187 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 18620 FT MSL (13734 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 06/07....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:56:49 / 20:56:21 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 59 MIN 32 SEC (899 MIN 32 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:35 MDT... 71.09 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/06/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15318 FT MSL (10431 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22241 FT MSL (17354 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 22435 FT MSL (17549 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.2
K INDEX......................... +11.9
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 -25.4 -13.7 230 32 16 8.6 4.7 39.0 102.1 2.6 M M
24000 -20.4 -4.7 230 33 17 6.8 3.7 37.9 100.2 1.8 M M
22000 -15.9 3.4 220 33 17 6.8 3.7 35.5 95.8 -0.2 1666 8.5
20000 -11.8 10.8 210 31 16 7.1 3.9 33.5 92.2 -2.0 1484 7.5
18000 -7.3 18.9 200 28 14 8.3 4.6 32.1 89.8 -3.4 1291 6.6
16000 -1.9 28.6 205 24 12 9.3 5.1 31.7 89.1 -3.9 1068 5.4
14000 3.7 38.7 220 22 11 9.2 5.0 31.5 88.6 -4.2 841 4.3
12000 9.3 48.7 230 22 11 9.1 5.0 31.1 88.1 -4.6 615 3.1
10000 14.7 58.5 230 23 12 8.6 4.7 30.7 87.2 -5.1 394 2.0
9000 17.3 63.1 230 25 13 8.4 4.6 30.3 86.5 -5.5 287 1.5
8000 19.6 67.3 220 27 14 7.5 4.1 29.6 85.4 -6.2 188 1.0
7000 21.6 70.9 210 27 14 6.2 3.4 28.7 83.6 -7.2 99 0.5
6000 22.8 73.0 190 22 11 0.7 0.4 26.9 80.4 -9.0 34 0.2
5000 20.0 68.0 155 11 6 -4.5 -2.5 20.5 69.0 -15.6 80 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/06/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/06/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +7.6 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +6.5
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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 -25.7 -14.3 225 37 19 8.6 4.7 | -26.1 -15.0 220 39 20 8.5 4.7
24000 -20.6 -5.1 225 35 18 7.2 3.9 | -21.1 -6.0 220 34 18 7.9 4.3
22000 -15.8 3.6 215 36 19 7.3 4.0 | -15.8 3.6 220 34 17 8.0 4.4
20000 -11.8 10.8 205 38 20 6.8 3.8 | -11.6 11.1 215 34 18 6.7 3.7
18000 -7.4 18.7 195 38 20 8.0 4.4 | -7.7 18.1 205 34 18 6.5 3.5
16000 -2.4 27.7 200 31 16 8.2 4.5 | -3.0 26.6 210 30 16 8.1 4.5
14000 2.6 36.7 210 24 12 8.9 4.9 | 1.7 35.1 210 28 15 8.3 4.6
12000 8.0 46.4 220 22 11 9.1 5.0 | 7.0 44.6 205 27 14 9.4 5.1
10000 13.3 55.9 220 22 11 8.2 4.5 | 12.6 54.7 205 25 13 9.7 5.3
9000 15.9 60.6 215 23 12 8.6 4.7 | 15.6 60.1 205 25 13 9.9 5.4
8000 18.2 64.8 210 24 12 7.6 4.2 | 18.5 65.3 205 25 13 10.2 5.6
7000 20.4 68.7 200 23 12 6.2 3.4 | 21.4 70.5 205 23 12 10.2 5.6
6000 22.1 71.8 185 20 10 5.2 2.8 | 24.3 75.7 205 21 11 10.3 5.6
5000 25.0 77.0 170 13 7 -0.6 -0.4 | 30.1 86.2 205 14 7 18.4 10.1
06/06/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/06/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.2 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +33.4 LI... -0.5
CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... +12.0 | CINH... -6.9 K INDEX... +13.1
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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 -26.3 -15.3 215 43 22 8.2 4.5 | -26.9 -16.4 215 41 21 6.7 3.7
24000 -21.4 -6.5 215 37 19 7.8 4.3 | -22.8 -9.0 215 38 20 7.8 4.3
22000 -16.8 1.8 220 34 17 7.8 4.3 | -17.7 0.1 215 31 16 7.8 4.3
20000 -12.7 9.1 220 32 16 6.7 3.7 | -13.3 8.1 220 29 15 7.4 4.1
18000 -8.2 17.2 215 29 15 7.2 4.0 | -8.4 16.9 220 28 14 9.3 5.1
16000 -3.1 26.4 215 27 14 9.3 5.1 | -2.6 27.3 220 27 14 9.8 5.4
14000 2.5 36.5 210 26 14 9.5 5.2 | 3.2 37.8 220 26 14 9.7 5.3
12000 8.3 46.9 210 26 13 9.6 5.3 | 9.0 48.2 215 26 13 9.6 5.3
10000 14.0 57.2 210 25 13 9.1 5.0 | 14.8 58.6 215 25 13 9.6 5.3
9000 17.0 62.6 210 25 13 9.7 5.3 | 17.8 64.0 215 24 13 10.2 5.6
8000 20.0 68.0 210 24 13 10.2 5.6 | 20.7 69.3 215 24 12 9.3 5.1
7000 22.9 73.2 210 23 12 10.0 5.5 | 23.6 74.5 215 23 12 9.5 5.2
6000 25.8 78.4 210 21 11 9.9 5.4 | 26.5 79.7 215 20 10 10.4 5.7
5000 30.0 86.0 205 17 9 24.8 13.6 | 31.1 88.0 215 13 7 -0.4 -0.2
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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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