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UXUS97 KSLC 041228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 79.0 F/26.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1353 FT/MIN (6.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19041 FT MSL (14163 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 87.0 F/31.0 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................. 10947 FT MSL (6069 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 06/05....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:57:24 / 20:55:04 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 57 MIN 40 SEC (897 MIN 40 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:14 MDT... 70.91 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/04/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14618 FT MSL (9740 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18611 FT MSL (13733 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18837 FT MSL (13959 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.0
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 -26.2 -15.2 295 33 17 8.5 4.7 38.3 101.0 6.1 M M
24000 -21.3 -6.3 290 30 16 7.4 4.0 37.2 99.0 5.4 M M
22000 -16.9 1.6 285 31 16 7.4 4.0 35.5 95.9 4.0 M M
20000 -13.3 8.1 260 33 17 5.3 2.9 32.1 89.8 1.1 M M
18000 -9.1 15.6 250 33 17 8.8 4.8 30.4 86.8 -0.5 1236 6.3
16000 -3.6 25.5 245 28 14 9.2 5.0 30.1 86.1 -0.9 1012 5.1
14000 1.7 35.1 245 24 12 8.8 4.8 29.5 85.1 -1.4 793 4.0
12000 6.7 44.1 255 19 10 7.6 4.2 28.6 83.4 -2.3 584 3.0
10000 11.3 52.3 280 15 8 6.9 3.8 27.2 80.9 -3.6 388 2.0
9000 13.7 56.7 285 13 7 7.8 4.3 26.7 80.1 -4.1 285 1.4
8000 15.9 60.6 290 11 5 6.7 3.7 26.0 78.9 -4.9 190 1.0
7000 17.7 63.9 290 7 4 5.0 2.7 25.0 76.9 -6.1 106 0.5
6000 19.0 66.2 280 4 2 4.8 2.6 23.3 74.0 -7.8 38 0.2
5000 15.8 60.4 150 3 1 4.3 2.4 16.5 61.8 -14.7 96 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/04/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/04/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +6.7 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... +1.8 LI... +2.7
CINH... -8.1 K INDEX... +11.3 | CINH... -17.6 K INDEX... +12.5
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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 -26.7 -16.1 285 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -26.2 -15.2 280 32 16 7.8 4.3
24000 -21.8 -7.2 280 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -21.6 -6.9 275 32 17 8.0 4.4
22000 -16.9 1.6 280 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -16.8 1.8 275 32 17 8.0 4.4
20000 -12.1 10.2 270 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -11.7 10.9 270 31 16 7.4 4.0
18000 -8.3 17.1 260 31 16 6.4 3.5 | -7.5 18.5 265 30 15 6.6 3.6
16000 -4.0 24.8 260 29 15 7.9 4.3 | -3.8 25.2 265 30 15 6.3 3.5
14000 0.7 33.3 265 26 13 8.2 4.5 | 0.1 32.2 260 29 15 7.7 4.2
12000 5.5 41.9 270 22 11 8.5 4.7 | 4.8 40.6 255 22 11 8.2 4.5
10000 10.3 50.5 275 16 8 6.2 3.4 | 9.7 49.5 255 16 8 6.6 3.6
9000 12.7 54.9 280 12 6 6.6 3.6 | 12.3 54.1 260 12 6 6.6 3.6
8000 14.9 58.8 280 8 4 6.0 3.3 | 14.5 58.1 265 9 5 6.1 3.3
7000 16.6 61.9 275 4 2 5.2 2.9 | 16.4 61.5 285 6 3 8.1 4.4
6000 17.9 64.2 245 4 2 6.2 3.4 | 18.7 65.7 295 6 3 11.1 6.1
5000 20.2 68.4 230 4 2 20.2 11.1 | 21.6 70.9 300 7 3 13.8 7.6
06/04/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/04/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.7 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +2.5
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +13.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +9.1
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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 -14.4 285 31 16 8.0 4.4 | -25.8 -14.4 285 32 17 7.6 4.2
24000 -21.0 -5.8 280 31 16 7.4 4.1 | -21.2 -6.2 280 32 17 7.6 4.2
22000 -16.1 3.0 275 32 17 7.4 4.1 | -16.7 1.9 275 32 16 7.6 4.2
20000 -11.6 11.1 270 32 17 7.6 4.2 | -11.4 11.5 275 32 16 8.0 4.4
18000 -7.2 19.0 270 32 16 6.9 3.8 | -6.7 19.9 275 32 16 7.9 4.3
16000 -3.3 26.1 265 30 16 6.5 3.5 | -2.1 28.2 270 31 16 7.1 3.9
14000 0.6 33.1 255 28 15 8.3 4.5 | 2.0 35.6 265 28 15 6.6 3.6
12000 5.5 41.9 255 24 12 8.8 4.8 | 6.2 43.2 265 20 10 8.2 4.5
10000 10.3 50.5 260 17 9 6.0 3.3 | 11.1 52.0 270 14 7 6.5 3.6
9000 12.7 54.9 270 13 7 8.1 4.5 | 13.6 56.5 285 11 6 8.0 4.4
8000 15.3 59.5 280 11 5 8.2 4.5 | 16.1 61.0 305 9 5 8.1 4.5
7000 17.9 64.2 295 9 4 8.7 4.8 | 18.6 65.5 325 7 4 8.9 4.9
6000 20.5 68.9 310 8 4 10.6 5.8 | 21.2 70.2 345 7 3 10.0 5.5
5000 24.7 76.5 315 8 4 30.6 16.8 | 26.0 78.8 345 6 3 6.5 3.6
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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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