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UXUS97 KSLC 041228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 82.8 F/28.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 667 FT/MIN (3.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13195 FT MSL (8317 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 90.0 F/32.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 9921 FT MSL (5044 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 08/05.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:27:41 / 20:40:09 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 12 MIN 28 SEC (852 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:55 MDT... 65.20 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/04/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16160 FT MSL (11282 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21504 FT MSL (16626 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19516 FT MSL (14639 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.3
K INDEX......................... +9.5
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 -21.4 -6.5 270 43 22 6.6 3.6 43.4 110.2 8.9 M M
24000 -17.4 0.7 270 36 19 6.6 3.6 41.1 106.1 7.2 M M
22000 -13.5 7.7 270 30 15 6.6 3.6 38.9 102.1 5.5 M M
20000 -9.0 15.8 265 34 18 6.9 3.8 36.5 97.7 3.5 M M
18000 -4.6 23.7 260 37 19 8.7 4.8 35.1 95.2 2.1 M M
16000 0.5 32.9 255 32 17 8.6 4.7 34.5 94.0 1.5 M M
14000 5.4 41.7 260 27 14 7.5 4.1 33.4 92.1 0.5 M M
12000 9.7 49.5 265 18 9 6.9 3.8 31.6 88.9 -1.0 557 2.8
10000 13.7 56.7 280 8 4 5.5 3.0 29.7 85.5 -2.9 376 1.9
9000 15.9 60.6 305 5 2 6.3 3.4 28.9 84.1 -3.7 283 1.4
8000 17.9 64.2 345 4 2 5.3 2.9 27.9 82.3 -4.6 194 1.0
7000 19.4 66.9 360 5 2 4.0 2.2 26.5 79.8 -6.1 119 0.6
6000 20.2 68.4 015 3 1 0.6 0.3 24.5 76.2 -8.3 64 0.3
5000 16.7 62.1 120 3 1 -99.0 -54.3 17.6 63.6 -15.6 133 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/04/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/04/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +10.4 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +2.1
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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 -21.7 -7.1 275 40 21 7.1 3.9 | -21.8 -7.2 285 38 19 7.3 4.0
24000 -17.6 0.3 275 35 18 6.6 3.6 | -17.5 0.5 280 34 18 6.7 3.7
22000 -13.7 7.3 275 28 15 6.7 3.7 | -13.5 7.7 275 31 16 6.9 3.8
20000 -8.8 16.2 270 27 14 7.3 4.0 | -8.3 17.1 275 27 14 7.9 4.3
18000 -4.6 23.7 265 30 15 7.5 4.1 | -3.7 25.3 270 23 12 7.4 4.1
16000 0.1 32.2 255 30 15 8.6 4.7 | 0.6 33.1 265 23 12 7.2 4.0
14000 4.9 40.8 255 25 13 8.0 4.4 | 5.0 41.0 260 24 12 8.1 4.5
12000 9.5 49.1 260 19 10 6.9 3.8 | 9.4 48.9 255 19 10 7.1 3.9
10000 13.4 56.1 275 10 5 5.3 2.9 | 13.6 56.5 260 11 6 6.3 3.5
9000 15.6 60.1 290 5 2 6.4 3.5 | 15.7 60.3 265 7 4 6.9 3.8
8000 17.5 63.5 325 2 1 5.7 3.1 | 17.9 64.2 270 5 2 6.2 3.4
7000 18.8 65.8 345 2 1 3.4 1.9 | 19.5 67.1 290 5 2 7.3 4.0
6000 19.2 66.6 320 2 1 3.1 1.7 | 21.3 70.3 295 6 3 10.1 5.6
5000 20.7 69.3 295 2 1 12.1 6.7 | 24.0 75.2 300 7 4 15.3 8.4
08/04/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/04/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -7.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -15.4
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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 -21.1 -6.0 285 37 19 7.0 3.8 | -20.4 -4.7 290 41 21 6.5 3.6
24000 -16.9 1.6 280 34 18 7.0 3.8 | -16.3 2.7 285 38 20 7.1 3.9
22000 -12.8 9.0 275 32 16 7.0 3.9 | -12.0 10.4 285 36 18 7.1 3.9
20000 -7.9 17.8 270 29 15 7.3 4.0 | -7.3 18.9 280 32 16 7.0 3.8
18000 -3.3 26.1 270 25 13 8.2 4.5 | -3.1 26.4 275 29 15 7.6 4.2
16000 1.5 34.7 265 22 11 7.8 4.3 | 1.6 34.9 275 25 13 8.1 4.5
14000 5.9 42.6 265 21 11 6.9 3.8 | 6.4 43.5 275 22 11 7.6 4.2
12000 10.0 50.0 260 19 10 7.7 4.2 | 10.6 51.1 280 18 9 6.5 3.6
10000 14.4 57.9 265 14 7 6.0 3.3 | 14.6 58.3 285 15 8 5.7 3.1
9000 16.6 61.9 275 11 6 6.0 3.3 | 16.9 62.4 290 12 6 6.9 3.8
8000 18.8 65.8 290 9 5 7.5 4.1 | 19.3 66.7 300 10 5 7.6 4.2
7000 21.0 69.8 305 8 4 8.5 4.7 | 21.5 70.7 315 9 4 8.8 4.8
6000 23.3 73.9 310 9 4 11.4 6.2 | 24.0 75.2 325 8 4 10.4 5.7
5000 26.2 79.2 310 9 4 15.3 8.4 | 26.8 80.2 325 8 4 12.1 6.7
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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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