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UXUS97 KSLC 121228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 96.3 F/35.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 2116 FT/MIN (10.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 25580 FT MSL (20700 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 106.0 F/41.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 20793 FT MSL (15913 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 07/13....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:07:24 / 20:59:40 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 52 MIN 16 SEC (892 MIN 16 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:32 MDT... 69.82 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 17363 FT MSL (12483 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22570 FT MSL (17690 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 23802 FT MSL (18922 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.7
K INDEX......................... +8.5
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 -21.7 -7.1 185 13 7 3.9 2.1 42.1 107.9 0.7 M M
24000 -18.1 -0.6 165 13 6 7.9 4.3 39.4 103.0 -1.5 1978 10.0
22000 -13.4 7.9 165 11 5 9.1 5.0 38.3 100.9 -2.7 1778 9.0
20000 -7.9 17.8 180 11 6 9.3 5.1 37.9 100.2 -3.1 1554 7.9
18000 -1.5 29.3 180 13 7 9.4 5.1 37.7 99.9 -3.4 1297 6.6
16000 4.1 39.4 180 15 8 9.4 5.2 37.5 99.5 -3.6 1070 5.4
14000 9.7 49.5 175 17 9 9.4 5.1 37.3 99.1 -3.9 842 4.3
12000 15.2 59.4 170 19 10 9.2 5.1 36.9 98.5 -4.3 617 3.1
10000 20.5 68.9 170 20 10 7.8 4.3 36.4 97.5 -5.0 400 2.0
9000 23.3 73.9 165 19 10 8.9 4.9 36.3 97.3 -5.1 286 1.5
8000 25.7 78.3 160 16 8 7.5 4.1 35.8 96.4 -5.7 184 0.9
7000 27.7 81.9 160 15 7 5.6 3.1 34.8 94.7 -6.7 95 0.5
6000 29.3 84.7 155 14 7 2.6 1.4 33.5 92.3 -8.1 19 0.1
5000 21.8 71.2 115 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 22.5 72.4 -19.3 205 1.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.9 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +10.5 LI... +0.3
CINH... -30.1 K INDEX... +5.0 | CINH... -11.5 K INDEX... +7.5
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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 -20.5 -4.9 180 12 6 4.0 2.2 | -19.6 -3.3 170 16 8 4.6 2.5
24000 -17.3 0.9 160 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -16.6 2.1 160 17 9 5.6 3.0
22000 -13.3 8.1 160 14 7 8.6 4.7 | -13.1 8.4 165 15 8 8.3 4.6
20000 -7.4 18.7 180 15 8 8.9 4.9 | -7.4 18.7 180 16 8 8.7 4.8
18000 -1.9 28.6 190 17 9 9.7 5.3 | -1.8 28.8 180 16 8 9.6 5.3
16000 3.8 38.8 185 18 9 9.5 5.2 | 4.0 39.2 175 17 9 9.5 5.2
14000 9.4 48.9 180 18 9 9.1 5.0 | 9.6 49.3 175 17 9 9.4 5.2
12000 14.9 58.8 175 20 10 8.9 4.9 | 15.1 59.2 175 16 8 9.1 5.0
10000 20.0 68.0 175 20 10 7.8 4.3 | 20.3 68.5 180 14 7 8.4 4.6
9000 22.6 72.7 175 19 10 8.2 4.5 | 23.1 73.6 185 13 7 9.5 5.2
8000 25.0 77.0 175 16 8 8.1 4.4 | 25.8 78.4 190 12 6 9.4 5.1
7000 27.2 81.0 175 15 8 7.1 3.9 | 28.7 83.7 195 11 6 9.8 5.4
6000 28.7 83.7 170 12 6 6.0 3.3 | 31.5 88.7 200 10 5 10.7 5.9
5000 30.9 87.6 160 5 3 26.1 14.3 | 34.4 93.9 205 8 4 12.8 7.0
07/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +7.0 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +2.6 LI... +0.2
CINH... -16.5 K INDEX... +7.9 | CINH... -1.5 K INDEX... +9.6
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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 -19.4 -2.9 160 18 10 4.3 2.4 | -19.6 -3.3 155 21 11 4.1 2.2
24000 -16.4 2.5 155 20 11 5.8 3.2 | -16.4 2.5 150 23 12 6.8 3.7
22000 -12.8 9.0 160 19 10 8.6 4.7 | -12.3 9.9 160 21 11 8.7 4.7
20000 -6.8 19.8 170 17 9 9.0 4.9 | -6.3 20.7 170 17 9 8.9 4.9
18000 -1.2 29.8 175 16 8 9.6 5.3 | -0.7 30.7 180 15 8 9.4 5.2
16000 4.5 40.1 180 14 7 9.5 5.2 | 5.0 41.0 195 12 6 9.4 5.2
14000 10.2 50.4 185 13 7 9.6 5.3 | 10.6 51.1 215 10 5 9.3 5.1
12000 15.9 60.6 195 12 6 9.4 5.1 | 16.2 61.2 235 7 4 9.3 5.1
10000 21.3 70.3 210 9 5 8.3 4.6 | 21.4 70.5 280 6 3 8.2 4.5
9000 24.3 75.7 225 8 4 9.6 5.2 | 24.3 75.7 300 7 4 9.0 4.9
8000 27.1 80.8 240 7 4 9.4 5.1 | 27.1 80.8 305 7 4 9.4 5.2
7000 29.9 85.8 260 7 4 9.5 5.2 | 29.9 85.8 320 9 4 9.5 5.2
6000 32.7 90.9 280 8 4 9.7 5.3 | 32.6 90.7 320 9 5 9.9 5.4
5000 38.9 102.0 290 7 3 95.0 52.1 | 37.4 99.3 325 8 4 56.1 30.8
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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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