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UXUS97 KSLC 121227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 72.9 F/22.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 853 FT/MIN (4.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15378 FT MSL (10500 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 85.0 F/29.9 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................. 12619 FT MSL (7741 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 06/13..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:55:54 / 20:59:39 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 3 MIN 45 SEC (903 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:27:46 MDT... 71.47 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14143 FT MSL (9265 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22478 FT MSL (17600 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 20330 FT MSL (15452 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.9
K INDEX......................... +0.8
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 -26.3 -15.3 270 39 20 8.4 4.6 38.3 100.9 7.0 M M
24000 -21.4 -6.5 270 36 18 8.0 4.4 37.3 99.1 6.3 M M
22000 -16.6 2.1 270 34 18 8.0 4.4 36.0 96.8 5.4 M M
20000 -12.1 10.2 270 34 17 7.5 4.1 34.4 94.0 4.2 M M
18000 -7.2 19.0 270 34 17 7.0 3.9 32.7 90.8 2.6 M M
16000 -3.4 25.9 275 33 17 6.2 3.4 30.4 86.7 0.6 M M
14000 0.3 32.5 275 30 15 6.4 3.5 28.1 82.6 -1.5 731 3.7
12000 4.1 39.4 275 20 10 6.5 3.6 25.9 78.7 -3.6 559 2.8
10000 8.2 46.8 280 10 5 6.7 3.7 24.0 75.3 -5.5 378 1.9
9000 10.3 50.5 280 6 3 7.0 3.9 23.2 73.8 -6.3 284 1.4
8000 12.4 54.3 275 3 2 6.6 3.6 22.3 72.1 -7.3 193 1.0
7000 14.0 57.2 260 2 1 4.4 2.4 21.0 69.9 -8.6 113 0.6
6000 15.0 59.0 175 1 0 3.6 2.0 19.1 66.4 -10.7 56 0.3
5000 10.6 51.1 110 4 2 -99.0 -54.3 11.2 52.1 -18.9 150 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +0.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +0.4
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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 -26.2 -15.2 270 38 19 7.8 4.3 | -26.2 -15.2 275 34 18 7.4 4.1
24000 -21.5 -6.7 270 32 17 7.9 4.3 | -21.6 -6.9 275 30 15 8.0 4.4
22000 -16.8 1.8 270 32 16 7.9 4.3 | -16.9 1.6 275 28 14 8.0 4.4
20000 -11.7 10.9 270 31 16 7.6 4.2 | -11.6 11.1 270 28 14 7.8 4.3
18000 -7.2 19.0 275 29 15 7.4 4.1 | -6.9 19.6 270 27 14 7.8 4.3
16000 -3.1 26.4 275 27 14 6.5 3.6 | -2.7 27.1 270 24 12 6.6 3.6
14000 0.4 32.7 270 25 13 6.0 3.3 | 0.9 33.6 265 21 11 5.7 3.1
12000 4.1 39.4 265 19 10 6.7 3.7 | 4.3 39.7 260 18 9 6.5 3.5
10000 8.3 46.9 260 11 5 6.9 3.8 | 8.4 47.1 255 11 6 6.7 3.7
9000 10.4 50.7 250 7 4 7.1 3.9 | 10.7 51.3 255 8 4 7.4 4.1
8000 12.5 54.5 240 5 2 6.4 3.5 | 13.1 55.6 260 7 3 7.9 4.4
7000 14.2 57.6 225 3 2 5.4 3.0 | 15.5 59.9 275 5 3 8.9 4.9
6000 15.2 59.4 200 2 1 6.6 3.6 | 17.9 64.2 290 5 3 10.6 5.8
5000 17.1 62.8 195 2 1 13.6 7.5 | 20.7 69.3 300 5 3 12.9 7.1
06/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -0.6 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -1.2
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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 -25.9 -14.6 280 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -25.3 -13.5 285 21 11 7.8 4.3
24000 -21.2 -6.2 275 24 12 8.0 4.4 | -20.6 -5.1 280 21 11 7.8 4.3
22000 -16.4 2.5 275 25 13 8.1 4.4 | -15.9 3.4 275 23 12 7.9 4.3
20000 -11.4 11.5 270 26 14 7.4 4.1 | -10.9 12.4 275 26 13 7.5 4.1
18000 -6.8 19.8 270 27 14 7.8 4.3 | -6.6 20.1 270 27 14 7.2 3.9
16000 -2.2 28.0 275 26 13 7.6 4.1 | -2.1 28.2 275 27 14 7.6 4.2
14000 2.0 35.6 270 23 12 6.7 3.7 | 2.5 36.5 275 24 12 7.4 4.0
12000 5.8 42.4 255 19 10 6.6 3.6 | 6.7 44.1 270 20 10 7.1 3.9
10000 9.8 49.6 250 14 7 5.6 3.1 | 11.2 52.2 260 15 8 6.8 3.7
9000 12.2 54.0 255 10 5 7.3 4.0 | 13.7 56.7 265 12 6 7.3 4.0
8000 14.6 58.3 270 8 4 8.1 4.5 | 16.0 60.8 280 8 4 7.8 4.3
7000 17.2 63.0 290 6 3 9.6 5.3 | 18.4 65.1 305 6 3 8.5 4.7
6000 19.8 67.6 310 6 3 11.7 6.4 | 21.0 69.8 330 6 3 10.2 5.6
5000 22.7 72.9 315 6 3 14.3 7.8 | 24.5 76.1 340 6 3 22.5 12.4
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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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