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UXUS97 KSLC 051228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 88.2 F/31.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1748 FT/MIN (8.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22633 FT MSL (17753 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 99.0 F/37.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 20059 FT MSL (15179 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 07/06....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:02:41 / 21:02:20 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 59 MIN 39 SEC (899 MIN 39 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:30 MDT... 70.70 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/05/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15744 FT MSL (10864 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19486 FT MSL (14606 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 21196 FT MSL (16316 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.4
K INDEX......................... +11.7
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 -22.5 -8.5 170 13 7 7.5 4.1 42.0 107.7 3.8 M M
24000 -18.6 -1.5 170 13 7 5.2 2.8 39.7 103.4 2.0 M M
22000 -15.5 4.1 200 13 7 5.5 3.0 36.4 97.6 -0.7 1706 8.7
20000 -11.3 11.7 225 13 7 6.7 3.7 33.7 92.7 -3.2 1514 7.7
18000 -6.3 20.7 235 11 5 9.6 5.3 32.9 91.2 -4.1 1305 6.6
16000 -0.6 30.9 235 9 4 9.7 5.3 32.8 91.0 -4.3 1075 5.5
14000 5.0 41.0 230 7 4 9.5 5.2 32.6 90.7 -4.6 848 4.3
12000 10.7 51.3 220 7 4 9.5 5.2 32.5 90.4 -4.9 619 3.1
10000 16.1 61.0 210 6 3 8.4 4.6 32.1 89.8 -5.4 396 2.0
9000 18.8 65.8 195 6 3 9.1 5.0 31.9 89.4 -5.7 286 1.5
8000 21.2 70.2 180 7 4 8.0 4.4 31.4 88.4 -6.3 185 0.9
7000 23.2 73.8 175 8 4 5.5 3.0 30.5 86.9 -7.2 94 0.5
6000 24.6 76.3 165 10 5 2.5 1.4 29.0 84.1 -8.9 25 0.1
5000 18.5 65.3 115 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 19.2 66.6 -18.7 171 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/05/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/05/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +7.1 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +2.2 LI... +0.5
CINH... -36.8 K INDEX... +10.5 | CINH... -3.0 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 -22.2 -8.0 195 17 9 6.9 3.8 | -22.5 -8.5 235 17 9 5.9 3.2
24000 -18.5 -1.3 195 17 9 5.1 2.8 | -19.2 -2.6 235 17 9 5.1 2.8
22000 -15.5 4.1 205 17 9 5.4 3.0 | -16.1 3.0 225 15 8 5.7 3.1
20000 -11.3 11.7 220 17 9 6.7 3.7 | -11.3 11.7 215 14 7 7.6 4.2
18000 -6.4 20.5 220 13 7 9.6 5.3 | -6.2 20.8 205 13 7 9.4 5.1
16000 -0.7 30.7 220 7 4 9.5 5.2 | -0.6 30.9 190 12 6 9.4 5.2
14000 4.9 40.8 210 4 2 9.5 5.2 | 5.2 41.4 185 10 5 9.4 5.2
12000 10.4 50.7 200 5 2 9.2 5.0 | 10.7 51.3 185 9 5 9.4 5.2
10000 15.6 60.1 200 6 3 7.7 4.2 | 16.1 61.0 190 9 4 7.9 4.4
9000 18.3 64.9 195 8 4 8.1 4.5 | 18.9 66.0 190 9 5 9.3 5.1
8000 20.6 69.1 185 9 5 7.4 4.0 | 21.5 70.7 195 9 5 9.3 5.1
7000 22.7 72.9 180 11 6 6.3 3.4 | 24.3 75.7 195 9 5 9.7 5.3
6000 24.1 75.4 170 11 5 5.3 2.9 | 27.2 81.0 195 9 4 10.5 5.8
5000 27.1 80.8 160 7 3 38.4 21.0 | 30.1 86.2 200 8 4 12.5 6.8
07/05/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/05/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.8
CINH... -1.7 K INDEX... +7.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +6.7
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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 -22.6 -8.7 245 19 10 6.1 3.3 | -22.4 -8.3 230 21 11 4.9 2.7
24000 -18.8 -1.8 235 15 8 6.3 3.5 | -19.0 -2.2 205 17 9 6.8 3.7
22000 -15.1 4.8 205 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -14.9 5.2 190 20 10 7.1 3.9
20000 -10.5 13.1 190 15 8 7.1 3.9 | -9.5 14.9 185 21 11 8.2 4.5
18000 -5.5 22.1 190 16 8 9.5 5.2 | -4.6 23.7 190 18 9 8.9 4.9
16000 0.2 32.4 190 15 7 9.5 5.2 | 0.8 33.4 195 15 8 9.2 5.0
14000 5.9 42.6 190 13 7 9.7 5.3 | 6.5 43.7 200 14 7 9.5 5.2
12000 11.5 52.7 195 12 6 9.5 5.2 | 12.2 54.0 210 12 6 9.3 5.1
10000 17.1 62.8 200 10 5 7.7 4.2 | 17.7 63.9 220 10 5 7.9 4.3
9000 20.2 68.4 205 9 5 9.5 5.2 | 20.7 69.3 225 9 5 9.5 5.2
8000 23.1 73.6 215 8 4 9.8 5.4 | 23.5 74.3 240 8 4 9.7 5.3
7000 26.1 79.0 220 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 26.3 79.3 245 8 4 10.0 5.5
6000 29.0 84.2 230 6 3 9.9 5.4 | 29.2 84.6 260 7 4 9.4 5.2
5000 31.9 89.4 245 5 3 11.2 6.2 | 34.0 93.2 280 5 3 9.8 5.4
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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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