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UXUS97 KSLC 071228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 92.4 F/33.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1648 FT/MIN (8.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21570 FT MSL (16692 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 101.0 F/38.8 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................. 13077 FT MSL (8198 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 08/08..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:30:36 / 20:36:33 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 5 MIN 57 SEC (845 MIN 57 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:35 MDT... 64.42 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/07/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16916 FT MSL (12038 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 23776 FT MSL (18898 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 23527 FT MSL (18649 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.0
K INDEX......................... +6.9
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 -8.1 280 15 8 5.7 3.1 41.6 106.9 2.5 M M
24000 -17.9 -0.2 285 11 6 8.6 4.7 39.8 103.6 1.1 M M
22000 -12.9 8.8 300 12 6 7.6 4.2 39.0 102.2 0.4 M M
20000 -8.5 16.7 300 21 11 7.7 4.2 37.4 99.4 -1.1 1506 7.7
18000 -2.7 27.1 295 20 10 9.1 5.0 36.7 98.0 -1.9 1266 6.4
16000 2.7 36.9 300 13 7 9.1 5.0 36.2 97.2 -2.3 1045 5.3
14000 8.2 46.8 295 9 5 9.1 5.0 35.8 96.4 -2.8 822 4.2
12000 13.5 56.3 275 6 3 8.7 4.7 35.2 95.3 -3.4 605 3.1
10000 18.5 65.3 250 4 2 8.4 4.6 34.4 93.9 -4.2 394 2.0
9000 21.1 70.0 245 4 2 9.3 5.1 34.1 93.3 -4.5 286 1.5
8000 23.5 74.3 225 2 1 7.9 4.3 33.5 92.3 -5.1 186 0.9
7000 25.7 78.3 165 3 1 6.3 3.5 32.7 90.9 -5.9 91 0.5
6000 27.2 81.0 155 6 3 4.2 2.3 31.3 88.4 -7.4 15 0.1
5000 20.8 69.4 120 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 21.3 70.3 -17.5 171 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/07/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/07/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.2 | CAPE... +0.5 LI... +0.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.3 | CINH... -3.4 K INDEX... +12.0
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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 -21.9 -7.4 270 17 9 5.3 2.9 | -22.0 -7.6 255 20 10 5.5 3.0
24000 -17.9 -0.2 265 14 7 7.9 4.4 | -18.1 -0.6 250 19 10 7.5 4.1
22000 -13.2 8.2 285 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -13.7 7.3 265 16 8 8.0 4.4
20000 -8.8 16.2 295 17 9 7.7 4.2 | -8.9 16.0 280 17 9 8.2 4.5
18000 -3.0 26.6 295 17 9 9.5 5.2 | -2.9 26.8 275 16 8 9.4 5.2
16000 2.6 36.7 290 13 7 9.2 5.1 | 2.7 36.9 275 13 7 9.3 5.1
14000 8.1 46.6 275 11 5 9.1 5.0 | 8.3 46.9 265 11 6 9.6 5.2
12000 13.4 56.1 265 9 5 8.7 4.8 | 13.7 56.7 265 10 5 8.9 4.9
10000 18.5 65.3 250 7 4 7.8 4.3 | 18.8 65.8 255 8 4 8.2 4.5
9000 21.1 70.0 235 6 3 7.9 4.3 | 21.5 70.7 250 7 4 8.9 4.9
8000 23.4 74.1 210 6 3 7.1 3.9 | 24.0 75.2 240 6 3 8.7 4.8
7000 25.5 77.9 195 8 4 6.7 3.7 | 26.7 80.1 235 6 3 9.3 5.1
6000 26.9 80.4 180 10 5 3.5 1.9 | 29.5 85.1 240 5 3 10.4 5.7
5000 28.5 83.3 160 6 3 15.4 8.4 | 35.2 95.4 255 5 2 83.6 45.9
08/07/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/07/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.5 LI... +0.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.2
CINH... -5.3 K INDEX... +13.0 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +12.4
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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 -21.4 -6.5 265 21 11 5.8 3.2 | -21.1 -6.0 270 20 11 6.2 3.4
24000 -17.7 0.1 255 21 11 6.7 3.7 | -17.0 1.4 265 21 11 7.4 4.0
22000 -13.7 7.3 245 20 10 8.7 4.8 | -12.6 9.3 265 21 11 8.7 4.8
20000 -8.6 16.5 255 17 9 8.7 4.8 | -7.5 18.5 270 20 10 8.7 4.8
18000 -2.5 27.5 260 15 8 9.4 5.1 | -1.6 29.1 265 18 9 8.9 4.9
16000 3.1 37.6 260 13 7 9.3 5.1 | 3.7 38.7 265 16 8 9.1 5.0
14000 8.6 47.5 265 12 6 9.4 5.2 | 9.2 48.6 270 13 7 9.1 5.0
12000 14.3 57.7 275 10 5 9.3 5.1 | 14.6 58.3 275 10 5 9.1 5.0
10000 19.6 67.3 285 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 20.0 68.0 295 8 4 8.3 4.6
9000 22.5 72.5 295 10 5 9.5 5.2 | 22.9 73.2 305 7 4 9.6 5.3
8000 25.2 77.4 300 9 5 8.9 4.9 | 25.6 78.1 315 7 3 8.9 4.9
7000 27.8 82.0 305 9 5 9.6 5.3 | 28.3 82.9 320 6 3 9.5 5.2
6000 30.5 86.9 310 8 4 11.1 6.1 | 31.1 88.0 325 6 3 10.5 5.7
5000 33.4 92.1 315 8 4 14.0 7.7 | 33.9 93.0 330 5 3 10.9 6.0
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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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