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UXUS97 KSLC 151228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 84.0 F/28.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1021 FT/MIN (5.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14994 FT MSL (10112 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 95.0 F/35.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 12026 FT MSL (7144 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 07/16..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:09:42 / 20:58:01 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 48 MIN 19 SEC (888 MIN 19 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:52 MDT... 69.37 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16950 FT MSL (12068 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15680 FT MSL (10798 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15601 FT MSL (10719 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.5
K INDEX......................... +27.7
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 -18.5 -1.3 215 13 7 6.8 3.7 46.8 116.3 9.2 M M
24000 -14.8 5.4 215 14 7 5.8 3.2 44.3 111.7 7.2 M M
22000 -11.3 11.7 215 16 8 6.3 3.5 41.5 106.8 5.0 M M
20000 -7.0 19.4 200 18 9 6.7 3.7 39.0 102.2 2.9 M M
18000 -2.4 27.7 190 17 9 8.5 4.7 37.7 99.9 1.6 M M
16000 2.4 36.3 190 15 8 8.1 4.5 36.8 98.2 0.7 M M
14000 6.7 44.1 185 6 3 6.9 3.8 35.2 95.3 -0.9 728 3.7
12000 10.4 50.7 040 5 3 7.0 3.8 33.1 91.6 -3.0 557 2.8
10000 14.5 58.1 010 8 4 6.1 3.4 31.4 88.4 -4.8 375 1.9
9000 16.6 61.9 360 8 4 7.0 3.9 30.5 86.9 -5.7 284 1.4
8000 18.3 64.9 350 7 4 5.9 3.2 29.3 84.7 -6.9 201 1.0
7000 19.9 67.8 345 6 3 3.4 1.9 28.0 82.4 -8.3 124 0.6
6000 21.2 70.2 325 3 2 3.0 1.7 26.5 79.7 -10.1 57 0.3
5000 21.2 70.2 210 1 1 -54.7 -30.0 23.0 73.5 -13.9 21 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +146.6 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +157.5 LI... -1.4
CINH... -150.3 K INDEX... +29.6 | CINH... -107.5 K INDEX... +29.5
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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 -18.5 -1.3 220 11 5 6.7 3.7 | -18.6 -1.5 215 12 6 6.9 3.8
24000 -14.9 5.2 220 11 6 5.8 3.2 | -14.8 5.4 215 11 6 6.0 3.3
22000 -11.5 11.3 225 12 6 6.3 3.5 | -11.3 11.7 225 11 5 6.4 3.5
20000 -7.2 19.0 210 14 7 6.7 3.7 | -7.0 19.4 215 12 6 6.7 3.7
18000 -2.9 26.8 200 13 7 8.0 4.4 | -2.8 27.0 205 12 6 7.8 4.3
16000 1.6 34.9 200 9 5 7.8 4.3 | 1.7 35.1 195 9 5 7.9 4.3
14000 6.0 42.8 200 4 2 7.6 4.2 | 6.1 43.0 195 4 2 7.3 4.0
12000 10.5 50.9 060 2 1 7.0 3.8 | 10.6 51.1 130 1 0 7.2 4.0
10000 14.3 57.7 020 5 3 6.5 3.6 | 14.6 58.3 030 3 2 5.9 3.2
9000 16.3 61.3 015 6 3 6.7 3.7 | 16.7 62.1 005 5 2 6.9 3.8
8000 17.9 64.2 015 7 3 5.5 3.0 | 18.7 65.7 350 6 3 7.1 3.9
7000 19.5 67.1 010 5 3 5.0 2.7 | 20.9 69.6 335 6 3 8.1 4.4
6000 21.0 69.8 355 3 2 7.9 4.3 | 23.4 74.1 320 7 4 10.4 5.7
5000 25.1 77.2 325 3 1 43.1 23.7 | 29.6 85.3 315 8 4 97.6 53.6
07/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +325.5 LI... -1.5 | CAPE... +365.5 LI... -2.1
CINH... -63.1 K INDEX... +27.6 | CINH... -67.4 K INDEX... +27.5
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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 -18.1 -0.6 215 13 6 7.6 4.2 | -17.8 -0.0 235 14 7 7.1 3.9
24000 -14.1 6.6 210 11 6 6.2 3.4 | -13.9 7.0 230 13 7 6.3 3.5
22000 -10.4 13.3 200 10 5 6.3 3.5 | -10.2 13.6 225 11 6 6.1 3.4
20000 -6.3 20.7 205 9 4 6.4 3.5 | -6.4 20.5 220 8 4 5.9 3.3
18000 -2.3 27.9 210 8 4 7.8 4.3 | -2.4 27.7 225 5 3 7.9 4.4
16000 2.3 36.1 215 8 4 8.1 4.5 | 2.2 36.0 245 4 2 8.1 4.4
14000 7.0 44.6 215 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 7.2 45.0 000 0 0 8.5 4.7
12000 11.5 52.7 250 3 1 7.8 4.3 | 12.0 53.6 030 3 1 8.1 4.4
10000 16.0 60.8 330 5 2 6.7 3.7 | 16.6 61.9 010 6 3 6.6 3.6
9000 18.0 64.4 335 7 4 7.1 3.9 | 19.0 66.2 360 8 4 7.5 4.1
8000 20.2 68.4 325 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 21.4 70.5 350 8 4 7.7 4.2
7000 22.5 72.5 320 10 5 9.5 5.2 | 23.7 74.7 340 8 4 8.8 4.8
6000 25.1 77.2 315 11 6 12.1 6.7 | 26.3 79.3 325 8 4 10.8 5.9
5000 31.4 88.5 310 11 5 94.4 51.8 | 31.5 88.7 320 7 4 64.6 35.4
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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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