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UXUS97 KSLC 071228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 84.5 F/29.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1653 FT/MIN (8.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20317 FT MSL (15435 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 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................. 16295 FT MSL (11413 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 07/08.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:03:56 / 21:01:44 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 57 MIN 49 SEC (897 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:50 MDT... 70.48 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/07/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15621 FT MSL (10739 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15872 FT MSL (10990 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17306 FT MSL (12424 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.8
K INDEX......................... +28.6
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 -22.3 -8.1 230 32 17 7.2 4.0 42.4 108.4 5.4 M M
24000 -18.1 -0.6 230 31 16 7.0 3.8 40.5 104.9 4.0 M M
22000 -13.4 7.9 230 30 16 5.9 3.3 38.3 100.9 2.2 M M
20000 -10.2 13.6 225 26 13 5.8 3.2 35.3 95.5 -0.5 1422 7.2
18000 -6.2 20.8 225 20 10 8.6 4.7 33.5 92.3 -2.3 1242 6.3
16000 -1.0 30.2 235 17 9 9.2 5.1 33.0 91.3 -3.1 1027 5.2
14000 4.6 40.3 235 16 8 9.4 5.1 32.7 90.9 -3.4 801 4.1
12000 9.9 49.8 240 13 6 8.7 4.8 32.2 90.0 -4.0 583 3.0
10000 14.5 58.1 220 8 4 6.6 3.6 31.1 88.1 -5.3 384 1.9
9000 16.8 62.2 210 7 4 8.0 4.4 30.5 86.9 -6.0 286 1.5
8000 19.0 66.2 195 6 3 7.4 4.1 29.7 85.5 -6.8 192 1.0
7000 21.0 69.8 190 6 3 5.3 2.9 28.9 84.0 -7.7 100 0.5
6000 22.8 73.0 180 6 3 3.7 2.0 27.7 81.8 -9.0 19 0.1
5000 19.8 67.6 120 5 2 -99.0 -54.3 21.1 70.0 -15.7 70 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/07/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/07/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +33.0 LI... -2.4 | CAPE... +389.1 LI... -1.6
CINH... -74.2 K INDEX... +28.7 | CINH... -15.0 K INDEX... +28.0
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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 -22.8 -9.0 225 31 16 7.4 4.1 | -23.1 -9.6 225 30 16 7.2 3.9
24000 -18.5 -1.3 225 29 15 6.9 3.8 | -18.8 -1.8 225 27 14 7.2 3.9
22000 -13.9 7.0 230 27 14 6.2 3.4 | -14.6 5.7 225 25 13 7.3 4.0
20000 -10.4 13.3 225 24 12 6.2 3.4 | -10.1 13.8 225 24 12 7.5 4.1
18000 -6.4 20.5 220 20 10 8.5 4.7 | -5.7 21.7 220 21 11 7.2 4.0
16000 -1.3 29.7 225 17 8 8.9 4.9 | -1.2 29.8 220 17 9 9.0 4.9
14000 4.2 39.6 230 15 7 9.5 5.2 | 4.2 39.6 215 15 7 9.2 5.1
12000 9.6 49.3 225 12 6 8.9 4.9 | 9.7 49.5 215 13 7 9.2 5.1
10000 14.4 57.9 215 9 5 7.0 3.8 | 15.1 59.2 215 12 6 8.4 4.6
9000 16.7 62.1 205 8 4 7.6 4.2 | 17.8 64.0 210 10 5 9.2 5.0
8000 18.8 65.8 200 7 4 7.0 3.8 | 20.4 68.7 210 9 5 8.8 4.9
7000 20.8 69.4 190 7 4 6.4 3.5 | 23.1 73.6 215 7 4 9.5 5.2
6000 22.5 72.5 185 7 3 6.8 3.7 | 25.9 78.6 225 6 3 10.2 5.6
5000 26.4 79.5 180 5 2 45.2 24.8 | 31.9 89.4 245 5 3 92.8 50.9
07/07/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/07/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +556.8 LI... -2.4 | CAPE... +394.3 LI... -1.1
CINH... -17.0 K INDEX... +29.3 | CINH... -32.2 K INDEX... +26.7
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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 -22.8 -9.0 230 35 18 7.3 4.0 | -22.6 -8.7 240 33 17 7.9 4.3
24000 -18.5 -1.3 230 30 15 7.2 3.9 | -17.9 -0.2 240 30 15 7.8 4.3
22000 -14.2 6.4 220 26 13 7.2 3.9 | -13.2 8.2 235 26 14 7.5 4.1
20000 -10.1 13.8 215 23 12 7.2 4.0 | -9.0 15.8 230 24 13 7.3 4.0
18000 -5.1 22.8 205 20 10 8.5 4.6 | -4.3 24.3 225 22 11 8.1 4.4
16000 -0.2 31.6 200 18 9 8.7 4.8 | 0.4 32.7 220 20 10 8.4 4.6
14000 5.0 41.0 205 16 8 9.1 5.0 | 5.8 42.4 225 17 9 9.3 5.1
12000 10.4 50.7 215 13 7 9.1 5.0 | 11.3 52.3 230 13 7 9.3 5.1
10000 15.7 60.3 235 9 5 8.3 4.6 | 16.5 61.7 245 9 5 7.2 3.9
9000 18.6 65.5 250 8 4 9.3 5.1 | 19.3 66.7 265 8 4 8.9 4.9
8000 21.4 70.5 265 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 22.1 71.8 280 7 4 8.9 4.9
7000 24.1 75.4 285 8 4 9.9 5.4 | 24.7 76.5 305 7 4 9.6 5.3
6000 26.9 80.4 295 9 5 11.2 6.1 | 27.4 81.3 315 8 4 10.4 5.7
5000 32.6 90.7 310 9 4 83.9 46.0 | 32.5 90.5 320 7 4 61.8 33.9
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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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