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UXUS97 KSLC 031228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 84.7 F/29.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 491 FT/MIN (2.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11472 FT MSL (6593 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 90.0 F/32.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1200 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................. 8736 FT MSL (3856 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 08/04...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:26:43 / 20:41:18 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 14 MIN 35 SEC (854 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:01 MDT... 65.45 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/03/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16742 FT MSL (11863 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20348 FT MSL (15469 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18436 FT MSL (13556 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.9
K INDEX......................... +12.7
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 -20.5 -4.9 260 38 19 7.7 4.2 44.3 111.7 9.6 M M
24000 -16.3 2.7 260 35 18 6.2 3.4 42.3 108.1 8.2 M M
22000 -12.6 9.3 260 34 18 6.4 3.5 39.8 103.7 6.2 M M
20000 -8.1 17.4 250 34 18 7.3 4.0 37.6 99.6 4.2 M M
18000 -3.2 26.2 250 32 16 9.0 5.0 36.7 98.0 3.4 M M
16000 2.0 35.6 255 25 13 8.5 4.7 36.0 96.8 2.8 M M
14000 7.0 44.6 265 20 10 7.8 4.3 35.0 95.0 2.0 M M
12000 11.3 52.3 285 15 8 6.7 3.7 33.4 92.1 0.5 M M
10000 15.1 59.2 315 13 7 4.1 2.3 31.4 88.5 -1.5 367 1.9
9000 17.0 62.6 335 12 6 4.9 2.7 30.3 86.5 -2.6 281 1.4
8000 18.5 65.3 345 13 7 4.3 2.4 28.8 83.8 -4.0 205 1.0
7000 19.7 67.5 350 13 6 3.5 1.9 27.0 80.6 -5.8 141 0.7
6000 20.6 69.1 335 9 5 2.4 1.3 25.1 77.1 -7.9 84 0.4
5000 19.2 66.6 295 2 1 8.9 4.9 20.4 68.7 -13.0 90 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/03/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/03/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.0
CINH... -1.3 K INDEX... +2.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +6.3
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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 -20.4 -4.7 270 44 23 7.9 4.3 | -20.5 -4.9 270 45 23 7.2 3.9
24000 -16.2 2.8 265 40 21 6.0 3.3 | -16.4 2.5 265 42 21 6.6 3.6
22000 -12.6 9.3 255 37 19 6.1 3.3 | -12.4 9.7 260 38 20 6.6 3.6
20000 -8.3 17.1 255 36 19 6.8 3.7 | -8.1 17.4 260 37 19 6.6 3.6
18000 -3.7 25.3 255 37 19 8.8 4.9 | -4.0 24.8 260 37 19 8.3 4.6
16000 1.5 34.7 260 33 17 8.6 4.7 | 1.0 33.8 260 36 18 8.6 4.7
14000 6.0 42.8 270 26 14 6.3 3.5 | 5.6 42.1 270 28 15 6.6 3.6
12000 9.7 49.5 290 19 10 6.7 3.7 | 9.3 48.7 285 17 9 6.9 3.8
10000 13.4 56.1 315 12 6 3.5 1.9 | 13.4 56.1 305 8 4 5.2 2.8
9000 15.3 59.5 340 10 5 5.4 2.9 | 15.4 59.7 320 6 3 5.9 3.2
8000 16.9 62.4 360 11 6 5.5 3.0 | 17.4 63.3 330 6 3 6.8 3.8
7000 18.6 65.5 360 11 6 5.3 2.9 | 19.4 66.9 325 8 4 7.1 3.9
6000 20.0 68.0 350 8 4 6.1 3.3 | 21.5 70.7 315 9 5 10.9 6.0
5000 22.0 71.6 330 5 3 10.9 6.0 | 27.6 81.7 310 10 5 87.2 47.8
08/03/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/03/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.8 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +4.6
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +8.8 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.3
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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 -20.4 -4.7 265 42 21 6.8 3.7 | -20.1 -4.2 265 41 21 6.9 3.8
24000 -16.4 2.5 265 38 20 6.7 3.7 | -16.1 3.0 265 38 19 6.6 3.6
22000 -12.4 9.7 265 35 18 6.7 3.7 | -12.1 10.2 260 33 17 6.6 3.6
20000 -7.9 17.8 260 35 18 6.8 3.7 | -7.5 18.5 265 32 17 6.8 3.8
18000 -3.7 25.3 260 35 18 7.9 4.4 | -3.5 25.7 265 32 17 7.5 4.1
16000 1.0 33.8 265 34 17 8.6 4.7 | 1.0 33.8 265 31 16 8.3 4.6
14000 5.7 42.3 265 27 14 7.4 4.0 | 5.8 42.4 265 25 13 7.8 4.3
12000 9.9 49.8 270 17 9 7.2 3.9 | 10.5 50.9 270 19 10 7.4 4.1
10000 14.0 57.2 290 9 5 5.3 2.9 | 14.7 58.5 290 12 6 5.3 2.9
9000 16.3 61.3 305 8 4 7.1 3.9 | 17.0 62.6 315 9 5 6.1 3.4
8000 18.6 65.5 320 8 4 7.5 4.1 | 19.2 66.6 330 9 5 7.9 4.3
7000 20.8 69.4 325 9 4 8.2 4.5 | 21.6 70.9 340 9 5 8.4 4.6
6000 23.2 73.8 320 9 5 11.6 6.4 | 24.0 75.2 335 9 5 10.5 5.8
5000 26.2 79.2 320 9 5 15.2 8.4 | 29.1 84.4 330 8 4 62.2 34.1
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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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