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UXUS97 KSLC 031228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.0 F/25.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1824 FT/MIN (9.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 23321 FT MSL (18445 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 89.0 F/32.1 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................. 18728 FT MSL (13852 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 06/04..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:57:44 / 20:54:23 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 56 MIN 39 SEC (896 MIN 39 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:03 MDT... 70.81 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/03/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13929 FT MSL (9053 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17839 FT MSL (12963 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19386 FT MSL (14510 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.5
K INDEX......................... +16.7
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 -29.4 -20.9 265 27 14 6.7 3.7 34.8 94.6 2.5 M M
24000 -25.3 -13.5 265 24 12 6.6 3.6 32.6 90.7 0.7 M M
22000 -21.4 -6.5 265 25 13 6.7 3.7 30.4 86.7 -1.2 1712 8.7
20000 -16.7 1.9 255 26 14 8.4 4.6 29.1 84.3 -2.4 1513 7.7
18000 -11.0 12.2 250 26 13 9.1 5.0 28.4 83.1 -3.2 1274 6.5
16000 -5.5 22.1 250 21 11 9.1 5.0 28.0 82.4 -3.7 1051 5.3
14000 -0.1 31.8 245 15 8 9.0 4.9 27.5 81.5 -4.2 830 4.2
12000 5.2 41.4 235 10 5 8.7 4.8 26.9 80.4 -4.9 613 3.1
10000 10.4 50.7 230 7 4 8.8 4.8 26.3 79.3 -5.6 398 2.0
9000 13.1 55.6 215 6 3 9.0 4.9 26.1 79.0 -5.8 286 1.5
8000 15.6 60.1 200 6 3 8.2 4.5 25.7 78.3 -6.3 182 0.9
7000 17.6 63.7 190 5 2 5.5 3.0 24.8 76.7 -7.3 92 0.5
6000 18.9 66.0 175 3 2 3.4 1.9 23.2 73.8 -9.0 24 0.1
5000 19.1 66.4 130 4 2 -7.3 -4.0 20.5 69.0 -11.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/03/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/03/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +43.3 LI... +0.3 | CAPE... +171.7 LI... -0.8
CINH... -100.6 K INDEX... +19.1 | CINH... -59.2 K INDEX... +19.1
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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 -29.5 -21.1 280 24 12 7.1 3.9 | -28.3 -18.9 280 20 11 6.4 3.5
24000 -25.3 -13.5 265 24 12 6.6 3.6 | -24.5 -12.1 265 19 10 6.8 3.7
22000 -21.4 -6.5 255 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -20.4 -4.7 260 19 10 6.8 3.7
20000 -16.5 2.3 245 25 13 8.8 4.8 | -15.1 4.8 250 22 12 8.1 4.5
18000 -10.8 12.6 240 24 12 9.0 5.0 | -10.3 13.5 245 24 12 8.5 4.7
16000 -5.3 22.5 235 22 11 9.1 5.0 | -5.1 22.8 245 22 11 9.0 4.9
14000 0.1 32.2 235 18 9 8.9 4.9 | 0.2 32.4 240 19 10 8.7 4.8
12000 5.4 41.7 230 13 7 8.5 4.7 | 5.4 41.7 240 15 8 8.7 4.8
10000 10.4 50.7 230 8 4 7.7 4.2 | 10.5 50.9 230 9 5 8.0 4.4
9000 12.9 55.2 220 7 4 8.3 4.6 | 13.1 55.6 230 7 4 8.5 4.7
8000 15.3 59.5 210 6 3 7.4 4.1 | 15.6 60.1 230 6 3 8.2 4.5
7000 17.2 63.0 195 6 3 6.0 3.3 | 18.0 64.4 240 4 2 8.5 4.6
6000 18.5 65.3 185 5 2 5.1 2.8 | 20.4 68.7 265 3 2 10.1 5.5
5000 19.8 67.6 185 2 1 8.4 4.6 | 25.9 78.6 290 4 2 81.4 44.7
06/03/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/03/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +110.6 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +34.2 LI... +0.5
CINH... -28.1 K INDEX... +14.8 | CINH... -38.2 K INDEX... +10.7
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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 -26.8 -16.2 280 22 11 6.5 3.6 | -26.6 -15.9 280 28 14 7.7 4.2
24000 -23.1 -9.6 270 21 11 5.4 3.0 | -22.4 -8.3 280 28 14 5.6 3.1
22000 -19.8 -3.6 255 20 10 5.2 2.9 | -19.1 -2.4 270 28 15 5.5 3.0
20000 -14.6 5.7 255 20 10 8.1 4.5 | -14.1 6.6 260 26 13 7.6 4.2
18000 -9.6 14.7 255 19 10 8.4 4.6 | -9.2 15.4 250 23 12 8.5 4.7
16000 -4.6 23.7 255 18 9 8.8 4.8 | -4.0 24.8 250 18 9 9.0 5.0
14000 0.7 33.3 245 17 9 9.2 5.0 | 1.4 34.5 255 15 8 9.4 5.2
12000 6.1 43.0 245 14 7 9.4 5.1 | 7.0 44.6 260 13 7 9.4 5.2
10000 11.5 52.7 245 11 6 7.4 4.1 | 12.4 54.3 270 10 5 7.3 4.0
9000 14.3 57.7 255 9 5 8.6 4.7 | 15.2 59.4 275 8 4 8.3 4.5
8000 17.0 62.6 265 7 4 9.1 5.0 | 17.8 64.0 290 7 3 8.4 4.6
7000 19.7 67.5 290 6 3 9.4 5.2 | 20.4 68.7 305 5 3 8.6 4.7
6000 22.2 72.0 305 6 3 10.8 5.9 | 22.8 73.0 330 5 3 9.8 5.4
5000 25.1 77.2 315 6 3 13.4 7.4 | 25.9 78.6 340 5 3 17.2 9.4
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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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