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UXUS97 KSLC 211228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 90.6 F/32.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1332 FT/MIN (6.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17255 FT MSL (12377 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 99.0 F/37.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1800 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 11503 FT MSL (6625 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 07/22.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:14:42 / 20:53:53 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 39 MIN 11 SEC (879 MIN 11 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:17 MDT... 68.31 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/21/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 17337 FT MSL (12459 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15958 FT MSL (11080 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16463 FT MSL (11585 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.7
K INDEX......................... +31.6
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 -16.8 1.8 175 13 7 7.0 3.8 48.3 118.9 8.6 M M
24000 -12.9 8.8 170 13 7 6.4 3.5 46.0 114.7 6.9 M M
22000 -9.1 15.6 170 12 6 6.3 3.5 43.6 110.5 5.0 M M
20000 -5.0 23.0 170 11 6 6.3 3.5 40.8 105.4 2.6 M M
18000 -1.3 29.7 170 9 5 7.5 4.1 38.7 101.7 0.6 M M
16000 3.0 37.4 150 7 3 7.8 4.3 37.3 99.1 -1.0 1007 5.1
14000 7.9 46.2 120 5 2 8.7 4.8 36.4 97.5 -2.0 802 4.1
12000 13.0 55.4 085 3 2 8.5 4.6 35.7 96.3 -2.8 590 3.0
10000 17.7 63.9 100 2 1 7.2 3.9 34.6 94.4 -3.9 389 2.0
9000 20.2 68.4 155 2 1 8.0 4.4 34.2 93.6 -4.4 285 1.4
8000 22.4 72.3 170 4 2 6.9 3.8 33.4 92.2 -5.2 191 1.0
7000 24.3 75.7 175 5 2 5.3 2.9 32.4 90.4 -6.3 105 0.5
6000 25.6 78.1 170 5 2 2.2 1.2 30.9 87.6 -7.9 35 0.2
5000 23.3 73.9 130 4 2 -85.4 -46.9 25.2 77.4 -13.9 66 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/21/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/21/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +219.5 LI... -1.7 | CAPE... +552.2 LI... -2.4
CINH... -270.1 K INDEX... +31.1 | CINH... -69.5 K INDEX... +30.7
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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 -17.4 0.7 155 11 6 6.2 3.4 | -17.7 0.1 145 11 6 5.9 3.2
24000 -13.6 7.5 150 12 6 6.8 3.7 | -13.9 7.0 150 13 7 6.9 3.8
22000 -9.7 14.5 150 12 6 6.7 3.7 | -9.8 14.4 155 14 7 7.0 3.8
20000 -5.4 22.3 145 10 5 6.6 3.6 | -5.3 22.5 165 15 8 7.1 3.9
18000 -1.4 29.5 145 10 5 7.4 4.1 | -1.2 29.8 160 13 7 7.3 4.0
16000 3.1 37.6 140 8 4 8.1 4.5 | 3.3 37.9 145 10 5 8.1 4.5
14000 8.1 46.6 135 6 3 8.8 4.8 | 8.2 46.8 145 8 4 8.6 4.7
12000 13.1 55.6 150 5 3 8.2 4.5 | 13.2 55.8 150 7 4 8.1 4.5
10000 17.4 63.3 165 8 4 5.1 2.8 | 17.5 63.5 165 9 4 5.8 3.2
9000 19.5 67.1 165 8 4 6.3 3.5 | 19.8 67.6 175 8 4 7.2 4.0
8000 21.3 70.3 170 8 4 6.2 3.4 | 22.0 71.6 185 7 4 8.0 4.4
7000 23.0 73.4 170 9 5 5.6 3.1 | 24.5 76.1 195 6 3 9.4 5.2
6000 24.3 75.7 170 8 4 4.3 2.4 | 27.2 81.0 205 5 3 10.5 5.8
5000 26.4 79.5 150 5 2 23.1 12.7 | 32.9 91.2 225 4 2 82.4 45.2
07/21/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/21/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +563.7 LI... -2.5 | CAPE... +626.7 LI... -3.0
CINH... -46.0 K INDEX... +31.0 | CINH... -51.5 K INDEX... +33.0
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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 -16.9 1.6 160 15 7 6.5 3.6 | -16.6 2.1 170 13 7 6.2 3.4
24000 -13.1 8.4 170 15 8 6.0 3.3 | -13.1 8.4 175 15 8 5.8 3.2
22000 -9.0 15.8 175 15 8 6.9 3.8 | -9.1 15.6 175 15 8 7.1 3.9
20000 -5.0 23.0 175 15 8 6.8 3.7 | -5.1 22.8 175 14 7 7.1 3.9
18000 -0.5 31.1 175 15 8 8.3 4.6 | -1.0 30.2 175 11 6 7.8 4.3
16000 4.0 39.2 170 13 7 8.2 4.5 | 3.5 38.3 185 8 4 7.9 4.3
14000 8.8 47.8 170 11 5 8.4 4.6 | 8.4 47.1 185 3 2 8.7 4.8
12000 13.7 56.7 180 7 4 8.7 4.8 | 13.5 56.3 135 1 1 8.9 4.9
10000 18.5 65.3 205 4 2 6.9 3.8 | 18.5 65.3 060 3 2 7.2 3.9
9000 21.0 69.8 245 3 2 8.5 4.6 | 21.2 70.2 065 4 2 8.3 4.6
8000 23.5 74.3 280 4 2 8.7 4.8 | 23.5 74.3 075 5 3 7.5 4.1
7000 26.2 79.2 295 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 25.7 78.3 075 6 3 6.5 3.6
6000 28.9 84.0 300 7 3 9.7 5.3 | 27.5 81.5 075 7 3 6.9 3.8
5000 35.3 95.5 300 7 3 103.3 56.7 | 29.4 84.9 075 6 3 11.0 6.0
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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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