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UXUS97 KSLC 131227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.6 F/24.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 898 FT/MIN (4.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15275 FT MSL (10398 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 85.0 F/29.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 10614 FT MSL (5737 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 06/14....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:55:51 / 21:00:06 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 4 MIN 15 SEC (904 MIN 15 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:27:59 MDT... 71.51 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/13/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14309 FT MSL (9432 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20871 FT MSL (15994 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18860 FT MSL (13983 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.3
K INDEX......................... +6.1
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 -25.1 -13.2 275 21 11 7.6 4.2 39.7 103.4 8.1 M M
24000 -20.5 -4.9 270 23 12 8.0 4.4 38.2 100.8 7.1 M M
22000 -15.7 3.7 275 24 12 8.1 4.4 37.0 98.5 6.2 M M
20000 -11.3 11.7 275 29 15 6.3 3.5 34.4 93.9 4.1 M M
18000 -7.6 18.3 270 35 18 6.9 3.8 32.1 89.8 2.1 M M
16000 -3.2 26.2 270 32 16 7.0 3.8 30.4 86.8 0.6 M M
14000 0.7 33.3 280 23 12 7.6 4.1 28.4 83.2 -1.3 784 4.0
12000 5.5 41.9 280 14 7 8.9 4.9 27.4 81.3 -2.4 581 2.9
10000 10.3 50.5 280 8 4 4.8 2.7 26.2 79.2 -3.5 378 1.9
9000 12.4 54.3 325 6 3 6.7 3.7 25.5 77.8 -4.3 284 1.4
8000 14.4 57.9 350 9 5 6.7 3.7 24.5 76.1 -5.3 195 1.0
7000 16.5 61.7 360 11 6 5.5 3.0 23.6 74.5 -6.2 103 0.5
6000 18.2 64.8 005 8 4 4.5 2.5 22.4 72.3 -7.5 23 0.1
5000 14.1 57.4 105 3 1 -99.0 -54.3 14.7 58.5 -15.4 108 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/13/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/13/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.2
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +4.9 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +8.7
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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 -25.4 -13.7 285 23 12 7.8 4.3 | -25.5 -13.9 285 22 12 8.0 4.4
24000 -20.6 -5.1 285 24 13 8.1 4.4 | -20.7 -5.3 285 23 12 7.9 4.4
22000 -15.2 4.6 285 26 13 7.8 4.3 | -15.3 4.5 280 24 12 7.6 4.2
20000 -11.1 12.0 280 28 14 6.8 3.7 | -11.2 11.8 275 25 13 6.8 3.7
18000 -7.0 19.4 275 30 15 7.0 3.8 | -7.1 19.2 270 28 15 7.1 3.9
16000 -2.9 26.8 270 29 15 6.5 3.6 | -2.9 26.8 270 29 15 7.0 3.8
14000 0.7 33.3 275 23 12 6.8 3.7 | 0.9 33.6 270 23 12 6.9 3.8
12000 5.2 41.4 280 17 9 8.3 4.6 | 5.4 41.7 275 18 9 8.3 4.6
10000 10.0 50.0 275 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 10.1 50.2 280 13 7 7.0 3.9
9000 11.9 53.4 300 6 3 5.4 2.9 | 12.3 54.1 285 10 5 5.4 3.0
8000 13.6 56.5 340 6 3 6.6 3.6 | 14.2 57.6 305 8 4 5.3 2.9
7000 15.6 60.1 355 7 4 6.7 3.7 | 15.9 60.6 320 7 4 8.6 4.7
6000 17.2 63.0 345 6 3 6.3 3.5 | 18.2 64.8 315 8 4 12.3 6.8
5000 20.8 69.4 310 4 2 42.9 23.6 | 21.0 69.8 310 8 4 15.9 8.7
06/13/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/13/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.0 | CAPE... +0.2 LI... +4.3
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +5.6 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +1.9
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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 -25.1 -13.2 280 21 11 8.0 4.4 | -25.1 -13.2 275 22 11 8.1 4.5
24000 -20.3 -4.5 275 22 11 7.7 4.2 | -20.3 -4.5 275 24 12 7.8 4.3
22000 -15.7 3.7 275 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -15.7 3.7 270 26 13 7.8 4.3
20000 -11.5 11.3 270 27 14 7.1 3.9 | -11.1 12.0 275 27 14 7.6 4.2
18000 -6.7 19.9 270 30 15 7.5 4.1 | -6.1 21.0 280 28 15 7.6 4.2
16000 -2.3 27.9 270 29 15 7.3 4.0 | -1.5 29.3 280 27 14 7.7 4.2
14000 1.7 35.1 275 24 12 6.6 3.6 | 2.7 36.9 285 24 13 6.7 3.7
12000 6.0 42.8 275 18 10 8.5 4.6 | 6.6 43.9 295 19 10 7.3 4.0
10000 10.8 51.4 285 14 7 6.5 3.6 | 10.9 51.6 300 14 7 6.1 3.4
9000 13.0 55.4 295 12 6 6.3 3.4 | 13.3 55.9 315 11 6 7.2 3.9
8000 15.2 59.4 310 10 5 6.8 3.7 | 15.6 60.1 330 10 5 7.6 4.2
7000 17.3 63.1 320 9 4 9.3 5.1 | 17.9 64.2 335 9 5 8.7 4.8
6000 19.9 67.8 320 9 4 11.4 6.2 | 20.4 68.7 335 8 4 10.3 5.7
5000 22.8 73.0 315 8 4 14.4 7.9 | 23.3 73.9 330 7 4 10.8 5.9
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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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