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UXUS97 KSLC 251228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.9 F/26.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1607 FT/MIN (8.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20138 FT MSL (15256 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 92.0 F/33.8 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................. 15203 FT MSL (10321 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 06/26....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:57:52 / 21:03:16 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 24 SEC (905 MIN 24 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:34 MDT... 71.45 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/25/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14821 FT MSL (9939 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13961 FT MSL (9079 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15664 FT MSL (10782 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -6.4
K INDEX......................... +25.4
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 -25.3 -13.5 265 29 15 7.4 4.0 39.4 102.9 4.8 M M
24000 -20.8 -5.4 270 24 12 7.3 4.0 37.7 99.8 3.5 M M
22000 -15.9 3.4 285 25 13 7.2 3.9 35.7 96.3 2.0 M M
20000 -12.2 10.0 290 30 15 6.4 3.5 33.2 91.8 -0.2 1388 7.1
18000 -8.1 17.4 290 32 17 8.2 4.5 31.5 88.8 -1.9 1205 6.1
16000 -2.9 26.8 290 24 12 8.7 4.8 30.8 87.5 -2.7 990 5.0
14000 2.0 35.6 285 17 9 8.3 4.5 30.0 86.0 -3.7 783 4.0
12000 6.7 44.1 265 12 6 8.0 4.4 29.0 84.2 -4.9 583 3.0
10000 11.3 52.3 240 11 6 6.7 3.7 27.9 82.2 -6.3 387 2.0
9000 13.7 56.7 225 12 6 7.6 4.2 27.4 81.3 -6.9 285 1.4
8000 15.8 60.4 215 11 6 6.8 3.8 26.7 80.0 -7.7 191 1.0
7000 17.4 63.3 195 13 6 4.8 2.6 25.3 77.5 -9.2 116 0.6
6000 18.3 64.9 175 16 8 0.3 0.2 23.5 74.2 -11.2 58 0.3
5000 17.4 63.3 145 8 4 0.7 0.4 19.0 66.2 -15.9 47 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/25/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/25/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +746.0 LI... -4.2 | CAPE... +1278.3 LI... -5.3
CINH... -110.2 K INDEX... +25.8 | CINH... -13.9 K INDEX... +27.4
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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 -25.5 -13.9 265 32 16 8.3 4.6 | -25.8 -14.4 260 36 19 8.0 4.4
24000 -20.8 -5.4 265 28 14 7.0 3.9 | -21.3 -6.3 260 32 17 6.4 3.5
22000 -16.6 2.1 275 27 14 7.1 3.9 | -17.5 0.5 260 28 15 6.3 3.4
20000 -13.0 8.6 275 29 15 5.5 3.0 | -13.0 8.6 260 28 14 7.0 3.9
18000 -8.8 16.2 270 26 13 8.6 4.7 | -8.2 17.2 255 29 15 9.2 5.0
16000 -3.4 25.9 265 20 11 9.3 5.1 | -2.9 26.8 255 26 13 8.9 4.9
14000 2.0 35.6 255 18 9 9.2 5.0 | 2.4 36.3 245 22 11 8.9 4.9
12000 7.3 45.1 245 17 9 8.9 4.9 | 7.5 45.5 240 18 9 8.6 4.7
10000 12.1 53.8 240 15 7 6.4 3.5 | 12.4 54.3 235 14 7 6.0 3.3
9000 14.4 57.9 230 14 7 6.6 3.6 | 14.9 58.8 230 12 6 8.1 4.4
8000 16.2 61.2 220 13 7 6.4 3.5 | 17.3 63.1 225 11 6 10.0 5.5
7000 18.0 64.4 200 12 6 5.1 2.8 | 20.0 68.0 225 10 5 10.3 5.6
6000 19.5 67.1 180 14 7 7.2 4.0 | 22.9 73.2 230 9 4 9.6 5.3
5000 22.4 72.3 170 11 6 20.6 11.3 | 27.2 81.0 235 7 4 28.0 15.4
06/25/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/25/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +915.3 LI... -3.7 | CAPE... +626.5 LI... -2.3
CINH... -6.2 K INDEX... +29.2 | CINH... -29.1 K INDEX... +28.4
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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 -25.3 -13.5 260 36 18 7.9 4.4 | -24.7 -12.5 260 28 14 7.7 4.2
24000 -20.7 -5.3 255 34 17 7.1 3.9 | -20.1 -4.2 255 31 16 7.8 4.3
22000 -16.0 3.2 250 31 16 7.0 3.8 | -15.5 4.1 250 33 17 7.9 4.4
20000 -12.1 10.2 245 29 15 6.7 3.7 | -10.8 12.6 250 34 17 6.9 3.8
18000 -7.6 18.3 240 28 14 8.7 4.8 | -6.5 20.3 245 33 17 8.0 4.4
16000 -2.4 27.7 240 25 13 9.1 5.0 | -1.7 28.9 245 29 15 8.5 4.6
14000 2.9 37.2 240 22 11 9.2 5.0 | 3.5 38.3 245 23 12 9.1 5.0
12000 8.3 46.9 240 19 10 9.2 5.1 | 8.9 48.0 245 19 10 9.3 5.1
10000 13.7 56.7 245 16 8 8.0 4.4 | 14.3 57.7 245 14 7 7.9 4.3
9000 16.6 61.9 250 14 7 10.0 5.5 | 17.1 62.8 240 10 5 9.0 5.0
8000 19.5 67.1 260 13 7 10.4 5.7 | 19.7 67.5 230 8 4 9.4 5.1
7000 22.4 72.3 265 12 6 10.3 5.7 | 22.4 72.3 225 6 3 9.4 5.2
6000 25.3 77.5 275 11 6 10.0 5.5 | 25.2 77.4 220 5 3 9.4 5.1
5000 31.2 88.2 290 9 5 13.0 7.1 | 28.8 83.8 215 4 2 17.8 9.8
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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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