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UXUS97 KSLC 171228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 81.8 F/27.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 878 FT/MIN (4.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15228 FT MSL (10342 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 91.0 F/33.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 11657 FT MSL (6771 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 06/18..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:56:02 / 21:01:39 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 37 SEC (905 MIN 37 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:50 MDT... 71.60 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/17/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16360 FT MSL (11474 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22206 FT MSL (17320 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19227 FT MSL (14341 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.4
K INDEX......................... +11.8
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 -20.2 -4.4 290 33 17 7.9 4.3 44.7 112.4 9.4 M M
24000 -15.6 3.9 290 35 18 7.6 4.1 43.2 109.8 8.4 M M
22000 -11.1 12.0 290 36 18 7.6 4.2 41.7 107.1 7.3 M M
20000 -5.9 21.4 290 36 18 7.7 4.2 40.0 104.0 6.0 M M
18000 -2.1 28.2 290 35 18 5.3 2.9 37.8 100.0 4.1 M M
16000 0.6 33.1 290 33 17 4.9 2.7 34.4 94.0 1.0 M M
14000 3.9 39.0 295 32 16 6.9 3.8 31.8 89.3 -1.5 773 3.9
12000 8.4 47.1 300 29 15 8.1 4.5 30.5 86.9 -2.8 579 2.9
10000 13.0 55.4 305 23 12 6.3 3.4 29.1 84.4 -4.1 382 1.9
9000 15.3 59.5 310 19 10 7.8 4.3 28.5 83.3 -4.8 285 1.4
8000 17.6 63.7 315 16 8 8.8 4.9 27.8 82.1 -5.5 187 0.9
7000 19.8 67.6 310 13 7 8.7 4.7 27.1 80.8 -6.2 90 0.5
6000 22.1 71.8 305 10 5 4.3 2.4 26.5 79.6 -6.9 M M
5000 19.2 66.6 150 3 2 -0.8 -0.5 19.8 67.7 -13.6 43 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/17/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/17/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.3
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +12.1 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.0
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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 -20.4 -4.7 290 37 19 7.6 4.2 | -20.4 -4.7 300 34 17 7.8 4.3
24000 -16.0 3.2 290 39 20 7.2 4.0 | -16.0 3.2 300 36 18 6.7 3.7
22000 -11.7 10.9 295 40 21 7.3 4.0 | -12.0 10.4 295 38 20 6.6 3.6
20000 -7.3 18.9 290 40 21 7.4 4.1 | -7.3 18.9 295 40 20 8.0 4.4
18000 -2.8 27.0 290 40 20 6.1 3.4 | -2.2 28.0 295 40 21 6.4 3.5
16000 0.5 32.9 290 38 20 5.4 2.9 | 0.8 33.4 290 38 19 4.5 2.5
14000 3.6 38.5 295 36 18 6.7 3.6 | 3.4 38.1 285 36 19 5.9 3.3
12000 7.7 45.9 295 31 16 6.9 3.8 | 7.4 45.3 285 32 16 6.9 3.8
10000 11.8 53.2 295 23 12 4.9 2.7 | 11.1 52.0 285 24 12 4.9 2.7
9000 13.6 56.5 305 19 10 7.0 3.8 | 13.2 55.8 290 19 10 6.4 3.5
8000 15.5 59.9 310 16 8 7.3 4.0 | 15.2 59.4 290 14 7 7.1 3.9
7000 17.6 63.7 310 12 6 7.2 3.9 | 17.6 63.7 295 11 6 9.0 4.9
6000 19.6 67.3 300 9 5 8.2 4.5 | 20.2 68.4 300 10 5 11.4 6.3
5000 22.5 72.5 285 7 4 21.0 11.5 | 24.4 75.9 305 9 5 33.0 18.1
06/17/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/17/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -6.7 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -10.2
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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 -20.2 -4.4 300 34 17 7.8 4.3 | -20.3 -4.5 305 34 17 7.9 4.3
24000 -15.9 3.4 300 35 18 6.3 3.5 | -15.9 3.4 300 35 18 6.2 3.4
22000 -12.1 10.2 295 37 19 6.3 3.4 | -12.2 10.0 300 36 19 6.2 3.4
20000 -7.5 18.5 300 38 20 7.9 4.4 | -7.4 18.7 305 37 19 7.4 4.1
18000 -2.2 28.0 300 38 19 7.4 4.1 | -2.6 27.3 305 36 18 7.7 4.2
16000 1.7 35.1 305 34 18 5.5 3.0 | 1.5 34.7 310 34 18 6.4 3.5
14000 4.7 40.5 295 31 16 5.0 2.8 | 5.0 41.0 300 31 16 5.3 2.9
12000 7.7 45.9 290 28 14 7.0 3.8 | 8.8 47.8 295 27 14 7.6 4.2
10000 11.9 53.4 285 22 11 5.7 3.1 | 13.3 55.9 300 23 12 7.1 3.9
9000 14.4 57.9 290 19 10 8.0 4.4 | 15.9 60.6 305 20 10 8.9 4.9
8000 16.9 62.4 290 16 8 8.6 4.7 | 18.5 65.3 305 17 9 9.1 5.0
7000 19.5 67.1 295 13 7 9.4 5.2 | 21.2 70.2 315 13 7 8.8 4.8
6000 22.2 72.0 300 11 6 11.4 6.3 | 23.7 74.7 320 11 5 10.0 5.5
5000 26.5 79.7 305 9 5 33.4 18.3 | 27.4 81.3 325 8 4 20.9 11.5
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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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