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UXUS97 KSLC 101228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 86.2 F/30.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 2025 FT/MIN (10.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 25220 FT MSL (20341 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 99.0 F/37.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 20388 FT MSL (15509 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 07/11..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:05:57 / 21:00:36 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 54 MIN 38 SEC (894 MIN 38 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:17 MDT... 70.10 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/10/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15903 FT MSL (11024 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18785 FT MSL (13906 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 20388 FT MSL (15509 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.7
K INDEX......................... +18.5
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 -25.5 -13.9 255 16 8 5.9 3.3 38.4 101.1 0.9 M M
24000 -21.7 -7.1 260 15 8 7.6 4.2 36.1 96.9 -1.0 1916 9.7
22000 -17.2 1.0 275 16 8 7.7 4.2 34.6 94.3 -2.4 1722 8.7
20000 -11.9 10.6 270 18 9 9.1 5.0 33.9 93.1 -3.1 1505 7.6
18000 -5.7 21.7 270 18 9 9.4 5.1 33.7 92.7 -3.4 1252 6.4
16000 -0.1 31.8 270 15 8 9.6 5.2 33.5 92.2 -3.8 1026 5.2
14000 5.2 41.4 260 10 5 8.8 4.8 33.0 91.4 -4.4 808 4.1
12000 10.3 50.5 215 7 3 8.7 4.8 32.2 90.0 -5.3 597 3.0
10000 15.2 59.4 185 6 3 6.2 3.4 31.3 88.3 -6.3 391 2.0
9000 17.7 63.9 165 5 2 7.8 4.3 30.9 87.7 -6.7 285 1.4
8000 20.1 68.2 140 5 3 7.9 4.3 30.4 86.7 -7.3 184 0.9
7000 22.2 72.0 125 6 3 6.7 3.7 29.6 85.2 -8.3 92 0.5
6000 24.0 75.2 120 6 3 4.1 2.3 28.5 83.3 -9.4 7 0.0
5000 18.7 65.7 110 6 3 8.8 4.9 19.6 67.3 -18.5 129 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/10/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/10/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +127.2 LI... -0.1 | CAPE... +251.1 LI... -0.8
CINH... -126.8 K INDEX... +20.2 | CINH... -28.9 K INDEX... +19.4
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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 -25.6 -14.1 250 19 10 5.1 2.8 | -24.9 -12.8 260 26 13 5.2 2.8
24000 -22.1 -7.8 240 14 7 7.5 4.1 | -21.5 -6.7 240 20 10 6.8 3.7
22000 -17.7 0.1 255 12 6 7.7 4.2 | -17.5 0.5 225 14 7 7.1 3.9
20000 -11.5 11.3 255 13 7 9.4 5.2 | -11.3 11.7 230 13 7 9.5 5.2
18000 -5.9 21.4 250 13 7 9.4 5.1 | -5.7 21.7 235 13 7 9.6 5.3
16000 -0.4 31.3 250 10 5 9.2 5.0 | -0.1 31.8 230 12 6 9.4 5.1
14000 5.1 41.2 245 8 4 9.3 5.1 | 5.4 41.7 220 10 5 9.1 5.0
12000 10.5 50.9 225 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 10.8 51.4 210 10 5 9.1 5.0
10000 15.4 59.7 195 8 4 5.9 3.2 | 16.0 60.8 205 10 5 7.2 4.0
9000 17.9 64.2 185 8 4 7.2 4.0 | 18.8 65.8 200 9 5 8.7 4.8
8000 20.1 68.2 180 7 4 7.1 3.9 | 21.5 70.7 205 8 4 9.0 5.0
7000 22.2 72.0 165 6 3 6.7 3.7 | 24.2 75.6 210 7 4 9.7 5.3
6000 23.9 75.0 165 7 3 7.9 4.3 | 27.0 80.6 215 6 3 10.1 5.5
5000 27.3 81.1 165 4 2 1.1 0.6 | 31.1 88.0 230 5 3 26.8 14.7
07/10/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/10/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +194.6 LI... -1.3 | CAPE... +35.4 LI... -0.1
CINH... -14.8 K INDEX... +19.8 | CINH... -18.8 K INDEX... +14.4
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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 -23.3 -9.9 280 32 17 6.4 3.5 | -22.5 -8.5 285 30 16 8.0 4.4
24000 -19.5 -3.1 265 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -18.0 -0.4 280 28 14 6.7 3.6
22000 -15.6 3.9 225 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -14.0 6.8 270 24 12 6.8 3.7
20000 -10.6 12.9 210 18 9 7.7 4.2 | -9.4 15.1 240 21 11 7.3 4.0
18000 -5.5 22.1 210 17 9 9.6 5.3 | -4.4 24.1 225 19 10 9.5 5.2
16000 0.2 32.4 215 15 8 9.5 5.2 | 1.2 34.2 225 18 9 9.6 5.3
14000 6.0 42.8 220 14 7 9.4 5.2 | 6.9 44.4 225 15 8 9.5 5.2
12000 11.6 52.9 230 12 6 9.4 5.2 | 12.5 54.5 230 13 7 9.4 5.2
10000 17.0 62.6 245 9 5 7.7 4.2 | 17.9 64.2 240 10 5 7.8 4.3
9000 19.9 67.8 255 9 4 9.1 5.0 | 20.8 69.4 250 8 4 9.1 5.0
8000 22.7 72.9 270 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 23.5 74.3 270 6 3 9.2 5.1
7000 25.5 77.9 280 8 4 9.3 5.1 | 26.3 79.3 285 6 3 9.6 5.3
6000 28.2 82.8 300 9 4 10.2 5.6 | 29.1 84.4 310 6 3 9.9 5.5
5000 34.2 93.6 310 9 4 7.3 4.0 | 34.1 93.4 325 6 3 8.5 4.7
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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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