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UXUS97 KSLC 221228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.9 F/28.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 920 FT/MIN (4.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15582 FT MSL (10699 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 11337 FT MSL (6454 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 07/23..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:15:35 / 20:53:05 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 37 MIN 30 SEC (877 MIN 30 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:20 MDT... 68.12 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/22/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16533 FT MSL (11650 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13400 FT MSL (8517 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14195 FT MSL (9313 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.3
K INDEX......................... +32.9
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 -16.9 1.6 190 13 7 6.5 3.6 48.7 119.7 11.5 M M
24000 -13.2 8.2 190 11 6 6.0 3.3 46.1 115.0 9.6 M M
22000 -9.7 14.5 195 10 5 6.0 3.3 43.5 110.3 7.6 M M
20000 -5.8 21.6 200 8 4 6.0 3.3 40.4 104.8 5.0 M M
18000 -2.4 27.7 200 5 3 6.0 3.3 37.8 100.1 2.6 M M
16000 1.1 34.0 165 4 2 6.7 3.7 35.5 95.9 0.4 M M
14000 5.3 41.5 145 4 2 7.6 4.2 33.9 93.0 -1.3 769 3.9
12000 9.9 49.8 160 4 2 7.9 4.4 32.7 90.9 -2.6 572 2.9
10000 14.4 57.9 175 5 3 7.1 3.9 31.5 88.6 -3.9 377 1.9
9000 16.6 61.9 180 7 4 6.8 3.7 30.7 87.3 -4.7 283 1.4
8000 18.4 65.1 180 8 4 5.7 3.1 29.7 85.4 -5.8 198 1.0
7000 20.2 68.4 185 7 4 5.6 3.1 28.6 83.4 -7.0 116 0.6
6000 22.0 71.6 180 6 3 4.7 2.6 27.6 81.6 -8.2 32 0.2
5000 21.8 71.2 135 3 1 -48.4 -26.5 24.0 75.2 -12.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/22/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/22/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +621.7 LI... -3.2 | CAPE... +636.6 LI... -3.3
CINH... -105.8 K INDEX... +32.0 | CINH... -39.0 K INDEX... +32.1
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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 -17.0 1.4 200 8 4 6.9 3.8 | -16.9 1.6 190 8 4 6.9 3.8
24000 -13.3 8.1 190 7 4 5.8 3.2 | -13.2 8.2 185 7 4 5.5 3.0
22000 -9.9 14.2 180 6 3 5.8 3.2 | -10.0 14.0 170 8 4 5.7 3.2
20000 -6.2 20.8 160 6 3 5.8 3.2 | -6.2 20.8 150 8 4 5.9 3.3
18000 -2.8 27.0 130 6 3 6.7 3.7 | -2.7 27.1 135 9 5 6.3 3.5
16000 1.1 34.0 125 6 3 7.2 3.9 | 1.1 34.0 145 8 4 6.9 3.8
14000 5.5 41.9 140 5 2 7.8 4.3 | 5.5 41.9 170 6 3 7.7 4.2
12000 10.1 50.2 185 4 2 7.8 4.3 | 9.7 49.5 215 4 2 7.4 4.1
10000 14.4 57.9 200 6 3 7.0 3.8 | 13.8 56.8 230 5 3 7.1 3.9
9000 16.4 61.5 195 8 4 6.6 3.6 | 16.1 61.0 225 6 3 7.8 4.3
8000 18.1 64.6 190 9 5 6.1 3.4 | 18.3 64.9 225 6 3 8.5 4.7
7000 19.8 67.6 185 9 5 6.3 3.5 | 20.7 69.3 230 5 3 9.6 5.3
6000 21.5 70.7 180 7 3 8.0 4.4 | 23.3 73.9 245 4 2 10.3 5.6
5000 24.9 76.8 170 4 2 28.0 15.4 | 26.1 79.0 260 4 2 11.9 6.5
07/22/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/22/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +677.4 LI... -2.8 | CAPE... +549.0 LI... -3.0
CINH... -21.8 K INDEX... +32.1 | CINH... -22.3 K INDEX... +33.5
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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 -16.4 2.5 185 11 5 6.8 3.7 | -16.2 2.8 210 13 6 6.6 3.6
24000 -12.7 9.1 190 10 5 6.0 3.3 | -12.6 9.3 220 11 6 5.8 3.2
22000 -9.1 15.6 190 10 5 5.9 3.2 | -9.2 15.4 235 10 5 5.7 3.1
20000 -5.4 22.3 170 9 5 5.8 3.2 | -5.6 21.9 225 10 5 5.5 3.0
18000 -2.1 28.2 165 9 5 5.9 3.3 | -2.4 27.7 220 10 5 6.0 3.3
16000 1.5 34.7 180 8 4 6.7 3.7 | 1.1 34.0 225 9 5 6.5 3.6
14000 5.6 42.1 200 7 4 7.5 4.1 | 5.3 41.5 245 6 3 7.6 4.2
12000 10.0 50.0 225 6 3 8.2 4.5 | 9.9 49.8 260 5 2 8.2 4.5
10000 14.6 58.3 250 6 3 7.3 4.0 | 14.7 58.5 280 4 2 7.2 4.0
9000 17.0 62.6 265 6 3 7.9 4.4 | 17.4 63.3 295 3 2 9.1 5.0
8000 19.5 67.1 275 6 3 9.0 4.9 | 19.9 67.8 305 3 1 8.8 4.8
7000 22.0 71.6 290 6 3 9.9 5.5 | 22.6 72.7 325 3 1 8.4 4.6
6000 24.8 76.6 300 7 3 10.7 5.9 | 25.2 77.4 330 3 1 8.8 4.8
5000 27.7 81.9 305 7 3 12.8 7.0 | 29.9 85.8 345 2 1 55.7 30.6
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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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