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UXUS97 KSLC 151227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.4 F/24.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 971 FT/MIN (4.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16163 FT MSL (11282 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 87.0 F/31.0 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................. 13300 FT MSL (8419 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 06/16...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:55:53 / 21:00:56 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 4 SEC (905 MIN 4 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:24 MDT... 71.57 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14273 FT MSL (9392 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18799 FT MSL (13918 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18202 FT MSL (13321 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.4
K INDEX......................... +6.5
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 -25.0 -13.0 350 31 16 8.1 4.4 40.0 103.9 7.4 M M
24000 -20.3 -4.5 345 31 16 7.3 4.0 38.6 101.4 6.5 M M
22000 -15.4 4.3 335 32 16 6.9 3.8 36.6 97.9 5.0 M M
20000 -11.7 10.9 325 27 14 6.3 3.4 34.0 93.2 2.8 M M
18000 -7.4 18.7 315 24 12 7.6 4.2 32.4 90.3 1.4 M M
16000 -3.1 26.4 310 23 12 6.6 3.6 30.5 86.9 -0.2 954 4.8
14000 0.6 33.1 300 23 12 7.3 4.0 28.3 83.0 -2.4 785 4.0
12000 5.2 41.4 295 18 10 8.2 4.5 27.1 80.7 -3.7 588 3.0
10000 9.9 49.8 305 12 6 7.3 4.0 25.9 78.6 -4.9 387 2.0
9000 12.2 54.0 320 9 5 8.3 4.5 25.4 77.6 -5.6 287 1.5
8000 14.5 58.1 335 7 4 7.9 4.4 24.7 76.4 -6.3 190 1.0
7000 16.4 61.5 350 5 2 5.1 2.8 23.7 74.7 -7.4 102 0.5
6000 17.8 64.0 020 2 1 2.7 1.5 22.2 72.0 -9.0 31 0.2
5000 13.8 56.8 105 4 2 -99.0 -54.3 14.6 58.3 -16.7 113 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.8 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +5.9
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -4.2 | CINH... -9.8 K INDEX... -6.5
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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 -24.1 -11.4 350 27 14 8.5 4.7 | -24.0 -11.2 335 27 14 8.4 4.6
24000 -19.2 -2.6 350 27 14 7.8 4.3 | -19.0 -2.2 335 26 13 8.1 4.5
22000 -14.5 5.9 350 28 15 7.8 4.3 | -14.2 6.4 335 24 12 8.1 4.4
20000 -10.5 13.1 345 25 13 6.7 3.7 | -9.5 14.9 340 21 11 7.8 4.3
18000 -6.6 20.1 325 19 10 6.5 3.6 | -5.3 22.5 325 16 8 5.7 3.1
16000 -2.4 27.7 315 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -1.7 28.9 305 15 8 6.7 3.7
14000 1.2 34.2 305 18 9 5.7 3.2 | 2.1 35.8 295 15 8 5.9 3.2
12000 5.1 41.2 300 17 9 7.9 4.3 | 5.5 41.9 295 13 7 7.1 3.9
10000 9.8 49.6 305 11 6 7.7 4.3 | 9.9 49.8 305 9 5 7.6 4.2
9000 11.9 53.4 320 8 4 7.2 4.0 | 12.4 54.3 310 7 4 8.0 4.4
8000 14.1 57.4 335 6 3 6.7 3.7 | 14.8 58.6 310 6 3 8.7 4.8
7000 16.0 60.8 345 3 2 7.3 4.0 | 17.3 63.1 310 5 3 9.5 5.2
6000 17.3 63.1 330 2 1 6.3 3.4 | 19.7 67.5 305 6 3 11.3 6.2
5000 21.1 70.0 285 2 1 45.1 24.8 | 25.6 78.1 305 7 3 89.1 48.9
06/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.1 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +6.3
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -5.5 | 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 -23.4 -10.1 330 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -22.9 -9.2 325 26 13 7.7 4.2
24000 -18.7 -1.7 325 24 12 7.9 4.4 | -18.3 -0.9 315 26 14 7.4 4.1
22000 -13.9 7.0 320 23 12 7.9 4.3 | -13.9 7.0 310 26 14 7.5 4.1
20000 -9.3 15.3 320 19 10 7.8 4.3 | -9.2 15.4 305 24 13 7.8 4.3
18000 -4.6 23.7 305 16 8 6.0 3.3 | -4.0 24.8 295 23 12 6.7 3.7
16000 -1.0 30.2 295 18 9 6.3 3.5 | -0.2 31.6 300 22 11 6.6 3.6
14000 3.2 37.8 290 16 8 6.9 3.8 | 4.0 39.2 300 18 9 6.9 3.8
12000 7.0 44.6 290 13 7 5.8 3.2 | 8.1 46.6 305 15 8 6.8 3.7
10000 10.8 51.4 300 11 5 7.1 3.9 | 12.2 54.0 310 12 6 7.1 3.9
9000 13.3 55.9 310 9 5 8.4 4.6 | 14.4 57.9 315 10 5 7.8 4.3
8000 15.8 60.4 315 9 5 8.9 4.9 | 16.7 62.1 320 8 4 8.4 4.6
7000 18.4 65.1 315 9 4 10.7 5.9 | 19.2 66.6 320 7 4 9.3 5.1
6000 21.2 70.2 315 9 4 11.9 6.6 | 21.8 71.2 325 7 3 10.4 5.7
5000 24.2 75.6 315 8 4 14.3 7.8 | 26.8 80.2 325 6 3 64.0 35.1
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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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