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UXUS97 KSLC 161227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 79.5 F/26.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 872 FT/MIN (4.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15574 FT MSL (10698 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 92.0 F/33.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 13740 FT MSL (8864 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 06/17.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:55:56 / 21:01:18 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 22 SEC (905 MIN 22 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:37 MDT... 71.59 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/16/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16340 FT MSL (11464 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22363 FT MSL (17487 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19824 FT MSL (14947 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.0
K INDEX......................... +1.7
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 -20.8 -5.4 325 22 12 7.5 4.1 44.2 111.6 8.6 M M
24000 -16.3 2.7 330 23 12 7.7 4.2 42.6 108.8 7.4 M M
22000 -11.8 10.8 325 22 11 7.7 4.2 41.2 106.2 6.3 M M
20000 -7.3 18.9 325 21 11 7.6 4.2 39.6 103.3 5.1 M M
18000 -2.6 27.3 325 21 11 5.9 3.2 37.5 99.5 3.3 M M
16000 0.5 32.9 315 24 12 4.0 2.2 34.3 93.7 0.6 M M
14000 3.1 37.6 300 26 13 5.4 2.9 30.8 87.4 -2.7 760 3.9
12000 6.8 44.2 300 22 11 7.3 4.0 28.7 83.6 -4.9 590 3.0
10000 11.3 52.3 295 13 7 7.1 3.9 27.3 81.2 -6.3 397 2.0
9000 14.0 57.2 290 10 5 8.7 4.8 27.1 80.7 -6.6 286 1.5
8000 16.5 61.7 285 8 4 8.3 4.6 26.7 80.0 -7.1 181 0.9
7000 18.9 66.0 275 5 3 7.0 3.9 26.1 79.0 -7.7 80 0.4
6000 20.6 69.1 235 3 2 4.7 2.6 24.9 76.8 -9.0 M M
5000 21.1 70.0 155 4 2 -4.9 -2.7 22.4 72.4 -11.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/16/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/16/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -3.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +0.1
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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 -4.4 340 23 12 8.0 4.4 | -19.8 -3.6 330 22 11 8.3 4.6
24000 -15.6 3.9 335 23 12 7.4 4.1 | -15.1 4.8 325 22 11 7.1 3.9
22000 -11.2 11.8 330 21 11 7.3 4.0 | -10.9 12.4 320 21 11 7.0 3.8
20000 -6.6 20.1 325 20 10 7.0 3.8 | -6.6 20.1 315 19 10 6.6 3.6
18000 -2.6 27.3 325 19 10 6.5 3.5 | -2.7 27.1 310 18 9 6.5 3.6
16000 1.1 34.0 320 19 10 5.6 3.0 | 1.0 33.8 305 17 9 5.5 3.0
14000 3.8 38.8 305 22 11 4.6 2.5 | 4.2 39.6 295 18 9 4.9 2.7
12000 7.0 44.6 290 22 11 6.7 3.7 | 7.2 45.0 285 19 10 6.1 3.3
10000 11.0 51.8 280 17 9 7.2 4.0 | 11.3 52.3 275 18 9 7.5 4.1
9000 13.5 56.3 275 14 7 8.4 4.6 | 13.9 57.0 275 17 8 8.4 4.6
8000 16.0 60.8 270 12 6 8.2 4.5 | 16.4 61.5 275 14 7 8.5 4.7
7000 18.2 64.8 265 8 4 7.4 4.1 | 18.9 66.0 275 12 6 9.3 5.1
6000 19.9 67.8 235 5 3 6.4 3.5 | 21.6 70.9 280 10 5 11.1 6.1
5000 21.9 71.4 210 4 2 11.2 6.2 | 24.5 76.1 285 9 4 13.8 7.6
06/16/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/16/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.2
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +0.3 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.0
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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 -19.7 -3.5 320 22 11 8.4 4.6 | -19.4 -2.9 315 24 12 8.5 4.7
24000 -15.0 5.0 315 21 11 7.1 3.9 | -14.7 5.5 315 23 12 7.1 3.9
22000 -10.7 12.7 310 21 11 7.0 3.9 | -10.5 13.1 310 24 12 7.1 3.9
20000 -6.3 20.7 300 22 11 6.8 3.7 | -6.1 21.0 305 25 13 6.7 3.7
18000 -2.4 27.7 300 22 11 6.5 3.5 | -2.1 28.2 300 26 13 7.0 3.9
16000 1.4 34.5 300 21 11 5.8 3.2 | 1.9 35.4 305 26 13 6.7 3.7
14000 5.1 41.2 295 19 10 6.2 3.4 | 5.4 41.7 300 25 13 6.1 3.4
12000 8.7 47.7 285 17 9 6.8 3.7 | 9.7 49.5 295 21 11 7.7 4.2
10000 13.0 55.4 285 16 8 6.4 3.5 | 14.4 57.9 285 17 9 7.4 4.0
9000 15.5 59.9 285 15 8 8.5 4.7 | 17.1 62.8 285 15 8 9.1 5.0
8000 18.1 64.6 285 13 7 9.0 4.9 | 19.8 67.6 285 13 6 9.4 5.2
7000 20.8 69.4 290 11 6 9.6 5.3 | 22.5 72.5 280 9 5 9.2 5.1
6000 23.6 74.5 295 10 5 10.7 5.9 | 25.2 77.4 280 6 3 9.9 5.4
5000 26.5 79.7 295 9 4 13.2 7.2 | 28.8 83.8 285 5 2 21.0 11.5
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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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