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UXUS97 KSLC 241228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 88.8 F/31.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1767 FT/MIN (9.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 24320 FT MSL (19438 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 98.0 F/37.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 12398 FT MSL (7517 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 06/25..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:57:32 / 21:03:11 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 39 SEC (905 MIN 39 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:21 MDT... 71.49 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16277 FT MSL (11395 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20005 FT MSL (15123 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 20871 FT MSL (15989 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.8
K INDEX......................... +14.3
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 -26.0 -14.8 275 35 18 8.5 4.7 37.5 99.5 0.6 M M
24000 -21.0 -5.8 270 32 16 8.5 4.7 36.6 97.9 -0.1 1938 9.8
22000 -15.9 3.4 265 28 15 8.6 4.7 35.8 96.5 -0.9 1727 8.8
20000 -10.8 12.6 255 26 14 8.7 4.8 35.0 95.0 -1.7 1515 7.7
18000 -4.7 23.5 245 26 13 9.5 5.2 34.6 94.4 -2.1 1265 6.4
16000 1.0 33.8 240 26 14 9.5 5.2 34.5 94.1 -2.4 1037 5.3
14000 6.6 43.9 245 26 14 9.3 5.1 34.3 93.8 -2.6 809 4.1
12000 11.9 53.4 250 25 13 8.4 4.6 33.8 92.8 -3.2 590 3.0
10000 16.8 62.2 245 25 13 7.3 4.0 32.8 91.0 -4.2 386 2.0
9000 19.2 66.6 240 25 13 7.7 4.3 32.3 90.1 -4.8 284 1.4
8000 21.1 70.0 230 22 11 6.2 3.4 31.3 88.4 -5.8 196 1.0
7000 22.9 73.2 215 21 11 4.5 2.5 30.1 86.3 -7.1 115 0.6
6000 23.8 74.8 195 20 10 -0.2 -0.1 28.2 82.8 -9.1 57 0.3
5000 21.1 70.0 150 9 5 -99.7 -54.7 21.8 71.2 -15.6 102 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +62.4 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +288.7 LI... +0.3
CINH... -129.4 K INDEX... +18.5 | CINH... -42.3 K INDEX... +21.6
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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 -25.8 -14.4 270 30 15 8.4 4.6 | -25.6 -14.1 245 25 13 8.2 4.5
24000 -20.7 -5.3 270 28 14 8.9 4.9 | -20.5 -4.9 250 23 12 9.3 5.1
22000 -15.4 4.3 260 27 14 8.6 4.7 | -14.9 5.2 245 23 12 8.9 4.9
20000 -10.7 12.7 245 25 13 7.9 4.3 | -10.3 13.5 240 24 12 7.8 4.3
18000 -5.1 22.8 235 24 12 9.1 5.0 | -5.3 22.5 230 23 12 8.1 4.4
16000 0.1 32.2 245 21 11 8.7 4.8 | -0.4 31.3 235 18 10 8.7 4.8
14000 5.5 41.9 255 20 10 9.1 5.0 | 4.9 40.8 240 16 8 9.4 5.1
12000 10.8 51.4 255 20 10 8.7 4.8 | 10.4 50.7 240 14 7 9.2 5.0
10000 15.6 60.1 255 20 10 5.7 3.1 | 15.7 60.3 240 13 7 7.4 4.1
9000 18.1 64.6 250 19 10 7.8 4.3 | 18.6 65.5 240 12 6 9.3 5.1
8000 20.3 68.5 235 16 8 6.6 3.6 | 21.2 70.2 235 11 6 8.9 4.9
7000 22.1 71.8 220 14 7 6.5 3.6 | 24.0 75.2 235 9 5 9.4 5.2
6000 23.6 74.5 200 14 7 5.5 3.0 | 26.7 80.1 240 8 4 10.1 5.6
5000 27.6 81.7 180 9 5 50.4 27.7 | 32.6 90.7 260 6 3 89.8 49.3
06/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +162.9 LI... -0.3 | CAPE... +152.6 LI... -1.0
CINH... -27.5 K INDEX... +24.6 | CINH... -101.8 K INDEX... +26.9
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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 -24.4 -11.9 235 31 16 7.0 3.8 | -22.8 -9.0 245 27 14 7.1 3.9
24000 -20.0 -4.0 225 23 12 8.0 4.4 | -18.7 -1.7 245 21 11 6.8 3.7
22000 -15.2 4.6 215 21 11 8.0 4.4 | -14.7 5.5 240 16 8 6.8 3.7
20000 -10.7 12.7 210 19 10 8.0 4.4 | -10.7 12.7 235 13 7 7.0 3.8
18000 -5.3 22.5 210 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -5.9 21.4 230 11 5 7.8 4.3
16000 -0.2 31.6 215 15 8 9.1 5.0 | -1.2 29.8 230 10 5 8.2 4.5
14000 5.4 41.7 220 13 7 9.6 5.3 | 3.8 38.8 225 11 6 8.4 4.6
12000 11.1 52.0 230 11 6 9.4 5.2 | 8.7 47.7 220 12 6 8.6 4.7
10000 16.5 61.7 250 9 5 7.4 4.0 | 13.7 56.7 210 13 7 7.6 4.2
9000 19.4 66.9 265 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 16.3 61.3 205 14 7 8.6 4.7
8000 22.2 72.0 285 8 4 9.4 5.1 | 18.7 65.7 200 14 7 8.2 4.5
7000 25.1 77.2 290 8 4 9.6 5.3 | 20.8 69.4 200 14 7 7.5 4.1
6000 27.8 82.0 305 9 5 10.7 5.9 | 22.8 73.0 190 11 6 6.3 3.5
5000 32.1 89.8 315 9 5 30.4 16.7 | 25.1 77.2 165 6 3 15.5 8.5
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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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