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UXUS97 KSLC 061228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 87.7 F/30.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1359 FT/MIN (6.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19485 FT MSL (14608 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 99.0 F/37.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 14421 FT MSL (9544 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 08/07....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:29:38 / 20:37:47 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 8 MIN 9 SEC (848 MIN 9 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:42 MDT... 64.69 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/06/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16666 FT MSL (11789 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 24696 FT MSL (19819 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 23387 FT MSL (18510 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.0
K INDEX......................... -0.2
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 -22.0 -7.6 285 21 11 8.3 4.6 42.5 108.6 4.1 M M
24000 -17.0 1.4 290 20 10 8.2 4.5 41.5 106.6 3.3 M M
22000 -11.6 11.1 290 21 11 6.5 3.5 40.1 104.2 2.3 M M
20000 -7.7 18.1 295 27 14 6.7 3.7 37.8 100.1 0.4 M M
18000 -3.3 26.1 295 31 16 8.7 4.8 36.3 97.4 -1.1 1206 6.1
16000 1.7 35.1 300 29 15 7.9 4.3 35.3 95.6 -2.0 998 5.1
14000 6.3 43.3 305 19 10 8.0 4.4 34.1 93.3 -3.3 800 4.1
12000 11.2 52.2 310 11 6 8.0 4.4 33.0 91.5 -4.3 593 3.0
10000 16.0 60.8 310 4 2 7.4 4.1 31.8 89.3 -5.5 392 2.0
9000 18.5 65.3 285 2 1 8.7 4.8 31.4 88.5 -5.9 287 1.5
8000 20.9 69.6 230 2 1 8.4 4.6 30.9 87.6 -6.6 186 0.9
7000 23.1 73.6 200 3 2 6.7 3.7 30.2 86.4 -7.3 88 0.4
6000 24.6 76.3 170 5 3 4.2 2.3 28.7 83.7 -8.8 15 0.1
5000 18.8 65.8 125 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 19.3 66.7 -18.4 153 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/06/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/06/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8 | CAPE... +0.2 LI... +3.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.5
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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 -22.2 -8.0 285 21 11 8.4 4.6 | -21.9 -7.4 290 20 11 8.2 4.5
24000 -17.2 1.0 285 20 10 8.3 4.5 | -16.9 1.6 290 20 10 8.4 4.6
22000 -11.7 10.9 295 21 11 6.3 3.5 | -12.0 10.4 290 20 10 7.2 4.0
20000 -7.8 18.0 290 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -7.8 18.0 290 20 10 6.9 3.8
18000 -3.6 25.5 290 25 13 7.7 4.2 | -3.3 26.1 280 20 10 7.3 4.0
16000 0.9 33.6 295 20 10 7.7 4.2 | 1.2 34.2 275 17 9 8.2 4.5
14000 5.9 42.6 295 14 7 8.8 4.8 | 6.4 43.5 270 14 7 8.9 4.9
12000 11.2 52.2 275 11 5 8.6 4.7 | 11.8 53.2 270 12 6 9.0 4.9
10000 16.4 61.5 260 8 4 8.4 4.6 | 16.9 62.4 265 9 5 7.6 4.2
9000 18.9 66.0 245 6 3 8.6 4.7 | 19.7 67.5 265 7 4 8.7 4.8
8000 21.3 70.3 225 5 2 7.7 4.2 | 22.3 72.1 265 6 3 8.5 4.6
7000 23.4 74.1 205 4 2 7.2 3.9 | 24.8 76.6 265 5 2 9.2 5.1
6000 24.9 76.8 180 5 3 5.7 3.1 | 27.5 81.5 270 4 2 10.7 5.9
5000 26.6 79.9 140 4 2 12.3 6.8 | 30.4 86.7 280 4 2 12.4 6.8
08/06/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/06/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.5 LI... +3.4 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +3.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +2.5 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -4.4
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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 -21.8 -7.2 300 17 9 8.0 4.4 | -21.6 -6.9 300 12 6 7.6 4.2
24000 -16.9 1.6 290 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -16.9 1.6 295 14 7 8.3 4.6
22000 -11.9 10.6 290 17 9 7.8 4.3 | -11.9 10.6 295 16 8 8.4 4.6
20000 -7.3 18.9 290 17 9 7.7 4.2 | -6.9 19.6 290 17 9 8.3 4.6
18000 -2.4 27.7 280 17 9 7.6 4.2 | -1.5 29.3 285 17 9 8.0 4.4
16000 2.2 36.0 270 17 9 8.1 4.5 | 3.3 37.9 285 16 8 8.1 4.5
14000 7.2 45.0 265 16 8 8.8 4.8 | 8.1 46.6 285 15 8 8.3 4.6
12000 12.6 54.7 265 14 7 9.1 5.0 | 13.2 55.8 290 14 7 8.9 4.9
10000 17.8 64.0 275 11 6 8.0 4.4 | 18.5 65.3 295 12 6 8.3 4.6
9000 20.6 69.1 290 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 21.3 70.3 300 11 6 9.2 5.0
8000 23.3 73.9 295 10 5 9.2 5.0 | 24.0 75.2 310 10 5 9.0 4.9
7000 25.9 78.6 305 9 5 9.9 5.4 | 26.6 79.9 315 8 4 9.0 5.0
6000 28.7 83.7 310 9 5 11.3 6.2 | 29.3 84.7 325 7 4 10.3 5.6
5000 31.6 88.9 315 8 4 13.9 7.6 | 32.1 89.8 330 7 3 11.3 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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