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UXUS97 KSLC 011228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 94.0 F/34.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1489 FT/MIN (7.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20392 FT MSL (15508 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 104.0 F/40.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 18053 FT MSL (13170 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 08/02....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:24:48 / 20:43:32 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 18 MIN 43 SEC (858 MIN 43 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:10 MDT... 65.94 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/01/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16963 FT MSL (12079 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 24243 FT MSL (19359 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 22301 FT MSL (17418 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.9
K INDEX......................... +4.1
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 -16.5 2.3 320 27 14 7.8 4.3 48.5 119.3 6.8 M M
24000 -12.5 9.5 320 24 12 5.8 3.2 46.2 115.1 5.0 M M
22000 -9.1 15.6 320 20 10 4.8 2.6 43.3 110.0 2.8 M M
20000 -6.0 21.2 315 12 6 4.7 2.6 39.2 102.6 -0.7 1454 7.4
18000 -2.5 27.5 305 10 5 8.5 4.6 36.8 98.2 -3.1 1288 6.5
16000 2.8 37.0 300 11 5 9.5 5.2 36.3 97.3 -3.7 1070 5.4
14000 8.5 47.3 290 9 4 9.5 5.2 36.1 97.0 -4.0 841 4.3
12000 14.0 57.2 285 5 3 9.3 5.1 35.8 96.5 -4.4 617 3.1
10000 19.3 66.7 250 3 1 7.9 4.3 35.3 95.6 -5.0 397 2.0
9000 22.0 71.6 220 3 2 9.2 5.0 35.1 95.2 -5.3 287 1.5
8000 24.5 76.1 190 5 3 8.2 4.5 34.6 94.3 -5.8 185 0.9
7000 26.6 79.9 180 6 3 5.8 3.2 33.8 92.9 -6.7 92 0.5
6000 28.1 82.6 170 8 4 3.3 1.8 32.5 90.6 -8.1 16 0.1
5000 22.0 71.6 110 7 3 -99.0 -54.3 22.8 73.0 -18.0 163 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/01/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/01/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +3.6 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.8
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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 -16.4 2.5 320 24 12 8.1 4.4 | -16.5 2.3 320 18 10 8.2 4.5
24000 -12.3 9.9 320 22 11 6.2 3.4 | -12.1 10.2 325 18 9 6.9 3.8
22000 -8.6 16.5 325 19 10 4.5 2.5 | -7.7 18.1 325 16 8 4.8 2.6
20000 -5.6 21.9 315 12 6 4.4 2.4 | -4.9 23.2 315 10 5 4.8 2.6
18000 -2.2 28.0 285 9 4 7.7 4.2 | -1.8 28.8 265 7 4 7.1 3.9
16000 2.8 37.0 275 8 4 9.3 5.1 | 3.0 37.4 245 8 4 9.1 5.0
14000 8.4 47.1 270 7 3 9.4 5.1 | 8.5 47.3 240 8 4 9.4 5.1
12000 13.9 57.0 240 5 2 9.1 5.0 | 14.1 57.4 230 7 4 9.2 5.1
10000 19.1 66.4 215 5 3 7.9 4.3 | 19.4 66.9 215 7 4 8.3 4.5
9000 21.7 71.1 205 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 22.3 72.1 210 8 4 9.4 5.2
8000 24.2 75.6 190 8 4 7.8 4.3 | 25.0 77.0 210 8 4 9.3 5.1
7000 26.3 79.3 185 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 27.7 81.9 205 8 4 9.7 5.3
6000 27.8 82.0 170 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 30.6 87.1 210 7 4 10.6 5.8
5000 28.9 84.0 160 8 4 6.9 3.8 | 36.2 97.2 210 6 3 77.7 42.6
08/01/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/01/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.5 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.2
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +5.3 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +5.0
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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 -16.5 2.3 305 13 7 8.3 4.5 | -16.9 1.6 280 12 6 8.2 4.5
24000 -12.0 10.4 315 12 6 7.0 3.8 | -12.2 10.0 290 10 5 7.5 4.1
22000 -7.5 18.5 325 9 5 5.1 2.8 | -7.8 18.0 295 8 4 6.0 3.3
20000 -4.5 23.9 285 4 2 5.2 2.8 | -3.8 25.2 245 7 3 6.2 3.4
18000 -1.2 29.8 230 8 4 7.5 4.1 | -0.6 30.9 220 12 6 7.6 4.2
16000 3.7 38.7 225 11 5 9.0 5.0 | 4.4 39.9 220 13 7 9.0 4.9
14000 9.2 48.6 230 10 5 9.5 5.2 | 9.8 49.6 230 11 6 9.2 5.1
12000 14.9 58.8 235 9 5 9.4 5.2 | 15.3 59.5 250 9 5 9.3 5.1
10000 20.4 68.7 250 7 3 8.9 4.9 | 20.8 69.4 280 8 4 8.8 4.8
9000 23.3 73.9 260 6 3 9.8 5.4 | 23.7 74.7 295 8 4 9.7 5.3
8000 26.1 79.0 270 6 3 9.5 5.2 | 26.4 79.5 300 8 4 9.2 5.1
7000 29.0 84.2 285 6 3 9.8 5.4 | 29.2 84.6 315 8 4 9.5 5.2
6000 31.8 89.2 300 7 3 10.1 5.6 | 31.9 89.4 325 8 4 10.3 5.7
5000 37.8 100.0 310 7 4 91.6 50.2 | 34.7 94.5 325 7 4 11.2 6.2
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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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