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UXUS97 KSLC 091227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 70.7 F/21.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1035 FT/MIN (5.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16024 FT MSL (11147 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 76.0 F/24.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1300 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................. 8510 FT MSL (3633 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 06/10.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:56:12 / 20:58:07 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 1 MIN 55 SEC (901 MIN 55 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:27:10 MDT... 71.31 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/09/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12343 FT MSL (7466 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14775 FT MSL (9898 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15426 FT MSL (10549 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.7
K INDEX......................... +20.1
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 -27.9 -18.2 230 52 27 7.5 4.1 37.0 98.7 9.8 M M
24000 -23.5 -10.3 240 50 26 6.9 3.8 35.5 95.8 8.7 M M
22000 -19.4 -2.9 245 48 25 6.9 3.8 33.3 92.0 7.1 M M
20000 -15.6 3.9 245 46 24 6.5 3.5 31.1 87.9 5.3 M M
18000 -11.7 10.9 240 43 22 5.1 2.8 28.1 82.7 2.8 M M
16000 -8.8 16.2 225 38 20 5.2 2.8 24.9 76.7 -0.1 1028 5.2
14000 -4.6 23.7 220 34 17 9.2 5.1 23.0 73.5 -1.8 845 4.3
12000 1.0 33.8 220 29 15 9.5 5.2 22.8 73.1 -2.1 617 3.1
10000 6.6 43.9 225 23 12 8.0 4.4 22.6 72.6 -2.3 389 2.0
9000 9.1 48.4 225 18 9 8.7 4.8 22.2 71.9 -2.8 285 1.4
8000 11.4 52.5 230 13 7 7.6 4.2 21.5 70.8 -3.4 187 1.0
7000 13.5 56.3 235 8 4 6.7 3.7 20.8 69.4 -4.3 95 0.5
6000 15.4 59.7 255 4 2 7.6 4.2 19.9 67.8 -5.3 8 0.0
5000 17.0 62.6 275 3 2 -0.5 -0.3 18.8 65.8 -6.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/09/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/09/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +33.2 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +300.6 LI... -0.8
CINH... -17.9 K INDEX... +21.1 | CINH... -15.0 K INDEX... +28.3
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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 -30.6 -23.1 245 52 27 8.0 4.4 | -31.6 -24.9 240 60 31 8.0 4.4
24000 -25.8 -14.4 245 47 24 8.1 4.5 | -26.8 -16.2 245 54 28 7.7 4.2
22000 -21.0 -5.8 245 47 24 8.2 4.5 | -22.2 -8.0 245 49 25 7.7 4.2
20000 -16.5 2.3 240 48 25 7.3 4.0 | -16.9 1.6 240 48 25 8.2 4.5
18000 -11.6 11.1 245 49 25 8.2 4.5 | -12.2 10.0 240 49 25 8.3 4.5
16000 -8.0 17.6 235 45 23 4.4 2.4 | -8.1 17.4 240 43 22 6.6 3.6
14000 -4.3 24.3 225 35 18 8.1 4.5 | -4.6 23.7 235 35 18 6.1 3.3
12000 0.5 32.9 225 26 14 8.3 4.6 | -0.1 31.8 230 27 14 8.3 4.5
10000 5.2 41.4 230 18 9 5.3 2.9 | 4.1 39.4 245 19 10 5.6 3.0
9000 6.9 44.4 245 13 7 6.2 3.4 | 6.0 42.8 260 15 8 6.3 3.5
8000 8.7 47.7 275 10 5 7.1 3.9 | 8.0 46.4 280 10 5 7.3 4.0
7000 10.9 51.6 295 10 5 8.5 4.6 | 10.2 50.4 300 8 4 8.9 4.9
6000 13.3 55.9 310 11 6 10.5 5.8 | 12.8 55.0 315 8 4 11.2 6.2
5000 16.8 62.2 305 10 5 21.5 11.8 | 16.8 62.2 320 8 4 31.6 17.3
06/09/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/09/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +468.1 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +426.1 LI... -2.0
CINH... -15.1 K INDEX... +29.2 | CINH... -18.7 K INDEX... +27.9
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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 -32.0 -25.6 255 51 26 8.2 4.5 | -31.9 -25.4 265 58 30 7.9 4.3
24000 -27.1 -16.8 255 51 26 7.9 4.4 | -27.2 -17.0 265 57 30 7.9 4.3
22000 -22.4 -8.3 255 48 25 7.9 4.3 | -21.9 -7.4 265 53 27 7.9 4.3
20000 -16.9 1.6 250 45 23 8.4 4.6 | -17.1 1.2 255 50 26 8.0 4.4
18000 -12.1 10.2 245 44 22 7.5 4.1 | -12.4 9.7 250 49 25 8.2 4.5
16000 -8.2 17.2 245 42 21 6.6 3.6 | -7.9 17.8 250 44 23 7.4 4.1
14000 -4.4 24.1 245 35 18 7.3 4.0 | -3.7 25.3 255 34 18 7.4 4.1
12000 0.1 32.2 245 27 14 7.8 4.3 | 0.6 33.1 255 23 12 7.4 4.1
10000 4.6 40.3 250 19 10 6.0 3.3 | 5.1 41.2 265 16 8 7.3 4.0
9000 6.8 44.2 260 14 7 8.0 4.4 | 7.7 45.9 275 13 7 9.0 5.0
8000 9.1 48.4 275 10 5 8.2 4.5 | 10.3 50.5 290 11 5 9.3 5.1
7000 11.6 52.9 290 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 13.0 55.4 305 8 4 9.1 5.0
6000 14.3 57.7 310 6 3 10.7 5.9 | 15.6 60.1 320 7 4 10.0 5.5
5000 18.3 64.9 320 6 3 30.1 16.5 | 19.3 66.7 330 6 3 23.9 13.1
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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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