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UXUS97 KSLC 101228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 87.3 F/30.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1430 FT/MIN (7.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18214 FT MSL (13335 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 97.0 F/36.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 14121 FT MSL (9241 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 08/11...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:33:33 / 20:32:46 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 59 MIN 13 SEC (839 MIN 13 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:09 MDT... 63.61 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/10/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16327 FT MSL (11448 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16226 FT MSL (11347 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17085 FT MSL (12206 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.2
K INDEX......................... +28.7
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 -21.2 -6.2 270 22 11 6.6 3.6 43.3 109.9 5.6 M M
24000 -17.2 1.0 275 17 9 7.1 3.9 41.1 106.0 3.9 M M
22000 -13.0 8.6 275 12 6 7.5 4.1 39.3 102.7 2.3 M M
20000 -8.4 16.9 260 9 5 8.0 4.4 37.9 100.3 1.1 M M
18000 -3.3 26.1 250 8 4 6.7 3.7 36.5 97.6 -0.3 1201 6.1
16000 0.9 33.6 265 10 5 7.6 4.2 34.7 94.5 -2.0 1017 5.2
14000 5.6 42.1 255 12 6 8.2 4.5 33.7 92.7 -3.1 815 4.1
12000 10.6 51.1 260 13 7 8.9 4.9 33.0 91.3 -4.0 607 3.1
10000 15.7 60.3 255 12 6 7.9 4.3 32.3 90.1 -4.8 395 2.0
9000 18.4 65.1 240 11 6 9.2 5.0 32.0 89.7 -5.1 286 1.5
8000 20.6 69.1 225 11 6 7.7 4.2 31.4 88.4 -5.8 189 1.0
7000 22.6 72.7 205 13 6 4.9 2.7 30.5 86.9 -6.8 100 0.5
6000 23.9 75.0 180 13 7 3.2 1.7 29.0 84.1 -8.5 31 0.2
5000 22.8 73.0 135 7 4 -71.2 -39.1 24.2 75.6 -13.3 28 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/10/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/10/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +160.3 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +477.2 LI... -2.4
CINH... -134.2 K INDEX... +29.9 | CINH... -18.9 K INDEX... +29.9
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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 -20.9 -5.6 260 22 11 6.9 3.8 | -20.9 -5.6 250 22 11 6.6 3.6
24000 -16.9 1.6 255 20 10 6.8 3.7 | -17.2 1.0 250 23 12 6.2 3.4
22000 -12.9 8.8 255 17 9 7.1 3.9 | -13.5 7.7 260 24 12 7.2 3.9
20000 -8.6 16.5 255 15 8 7.4 4.0 | -9.0 15.8 260 24 12 7.9 4.3
18000 -3.8 25.2 260 14 7 7.3 4.0 | -3.8 25.2 265 20 10 7.4 4.1
16000 0.5 32.9 260 13 7 7.7 4.2 | 0.7 33.3 270 14 7 8.2 4.5
14000 5.6 42.1 260 12 6 9.2 5.0 | 5.8 42.4 270 11 6 9.0 4.9
12000 10.7 51.3 255 12 6 8.5 4.7 | 11.0 51.8 260 10 5 8.9 4.9
10000 15.7 60.3 245 11 6 8.2 4.5 | 16.2 61.2 250 10 5 7.9 4.4
9000 18.3 64.9 240 11 6 8.9 4.9 | 19.0 66.2 240 9 5 9.3 5.1
8000 20.6 69.1 230 11 6 7.8 4.3 | 21.6 70.9 225 8 4 9.1 5.0
7000 22.8 73.0 210 12 6 7.1 3.9 | 24.3 75.7 215 7 4 9.5 5.2
6000 24.3 75.7 185 12 6 6.4 3.5 | 27.2 81.0 210 7 3 10.0 5.5
5000 27.8 82.0 165 9 5 34.8 19.1 | 33.0 91.4 205 5 3 83.6 45.9
08/10/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/10/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +458.2 LI... -2.4 | CAPE... +386.9 LI... -2.2
CINH... -78.3 K INDEX... +30.8 | CINH... -13.8 K INDEX... +30.1
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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 -20.2 -4.4 245 23 12 7.1 3.9 | -20.1 -4.2 255 24 12 7.1 3.9
24000 -16.3 2.7 245 22 11 6.0 3.3 | -16.2 2.8 250 22 11 6.3 3.4
22000 -12.9 8.8 250 21 11 6.8 3.7 | -12.6 9.3 250 20 10 6.9 3.8
20000 -8.1 17.4 260 22 11 7.4 4.1 | -7.8 18.0 255 20 10 7.3 4.0
18000 -3.7 25.3 265 21 11 7.8 4.3 | -3.3 26.1 260 18 9 8.7 4.7
16000 1.1 34.0 265 19 10 8.5 4.7 | 1.7 35.1 270 16 8 8.5 4.7
14000 6.3 43.3 265 16 8 9.1 5.0 | 6.9 44.4 270 13 7 9.3 5.1
12000 11.7 53.1 265 13 7 9.2 5.1 | 12.5 54.5 270 11 6 9.5 5.2
10000 17.0 62.6 260 9 5 7.5 4.1 | 18.0 64.4 270 9 5 8.2 4.5
9000 19.9 67.8 260 7 4 9.1 5.0 | 21.0 69.8 270 7 4 9.8 5.4
8000 22.5 72.5 255 6 3 9.0 4.9 | 23.8 74.8 265 6 3 9.6 5.3
7000 25.1 77.2 235 3 2 8.4 4.6 | 26.7 80.1 265 5 3 9.1 5.0
6000 27.4 81.3 180 2 1 7.8 4.3 | 29.5 85.1 270 4 2 9.2 5.0
5000 31.5 88.7 190 1 1 64.9 35.6 | 34.3 93.7 280 3 1 59.4 32.6
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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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