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UXUS97 KSLC 041228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.0 F/28.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1868 FT/MIN (9.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 23930 FT MSL (19051 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 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................. 20438 FT MSL (15559 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 07/05....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:02:05 / 21:02:35 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 0 MIN 30 SEC (900 MIN 30 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:20 MDT... 70.80 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/04/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14990 FT MSL (10111 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17807 FT MSL (12928 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19804 FT MSL (14925 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.4
K INDEX......................... +18.3
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 -26.4 -15.5 265 15 8 7.5 4.1 37.7 99.8 1.6 M M
24000 -22.1 -7.8 260 13 7 6.5 3.5 35.8 96.4 0.1 M M
22000 -18.3 -0.9 280 11 6 6.7 3.7 33.5 92.3 -1.9 1704 8.7
20000 -13.7 7.3 295 13 7 8.1 4.4 32.1 89.8 -3.2 1505 7.6
18000 -8.1 17.4 285 14 7 9.0 4.9 31.1 88.1 -4.2 1272 6.5
16000 -2.7 27.1 270 12 6 9.6 5.3 30.8 87.5 -4.7 1049 5.3
14000 2.9 37.2 270 9 5 9.2 5.0 30.5 86.9 -5.1 824 4.2
12000 8.1 46.6 275 4 2 8.7 4.8 29.9 85.8 -5.8 610 3.1
10000 13.2 55.8 115 1 0 8.0 4.4 29.2 84.6 -6.6 396 2.0
9000 15.9 60.6 115 2 1 8.9 4.9 29.0 84.3 -6.9 286 1.5
8000 18.3 64.9 105 3 1 7.9 4.3 28.5 83.3 -7.5 185 0.9
7000 20.5 68.9 115 3 2 6.3 3.4 27.8 82.1 -8.3 90 0.5
6000 22.2 72.0 125 4 2 4.0 2.2 26.7 80.0 -9.6 9 0.0
5000 17.1 62.8 115 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 18.0 64.3 -18.4 124 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/04/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/04/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +46.9 LI... -0.8 | CAPE... +89.7 LI... -0.6
CINH... -49.1 K INDEX... +17.9 | CINH... -14.9 K INDEX... +16.0
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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 -25.5 -13.9 305 13 7 6.8 3.7 | -24.2 -11.6 020 11 6 6.3 3.4
24000 -21.5 -6.7 275 15 8 6.5 3.6 | -20.5 -4.9 325 7 3 5.9 3.2
22000 -17.7 0.1 250 12 6 6.6 3.6 | -17.0 1.4 270 12 6 6.2 3.4
20000 -13.6 7.5 275 9 5 7.0 3.9 | -13.0 8.6 245 9 5 7.0 3.8
18000 -8.2 17.2 300 9 5 9.2 5.1 | -7.9 17.8 245 5 2 8.9 4.9
16000 -2.7 27.1 280 7 4 9.4 5.2 | -2.6 27.3 270 3 2 9.3 5.1
14000 2.8 37.0 265 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 3.1 37.6 250 3 2 9.7 5.3
12000 8.2 46.8 245 3 2 8.9 4.9 | 8.7 47.7 230 3 2 9.3 5.1
10000 13.4 56.1 180 3 1 8.2 4.5 | 14.0 57.2 210 3 1 8.5 4.7
9000 16.1 61.0 170 3 2 9.3 5.1 | 16.9 62.4 210 3 2 9.8 5.4
8000 18.5 65.3 160 4 2 8.2 4.5 | 19.5 67.1 220 3 2 9.3 5.1
7000 20.7 69.3 155 5 3 7.6 4.1 | 22.3 72.1 235 3 2 9.3 5.1
6000 22.4 72.3 150 5 3 6.6 3.6 | 25.1 77.2 250 3 2 10.3 5.7
5000 25.8 78.4 145 3 2 44.8 24.6 | 30.9 87.6 275 4 2 85.4 46.9
07/04/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/04/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +7.7 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +0.3 LI... +1.3
CINH... -5.6 K INDEX... +13.8 | CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +15.0
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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 -23.1 -9.6 050 9 5 6.9 3.8 | -22.4 -8.3 045 6 3 7.8 4.3
24000 -19.4 -2.9 050 6 3 5.5 3.0 | -18.3 -0.9 090 3 2 5.7 3.1
22000 -16.1 3.0 325 2 1 6.0 3.3 | -14.9 5.2 185 6 3 6.0 3.3
20000 -11.2 11.8 225 6 3 7.5 4.1 | -10.5 13.1 190 10 5 7.0 3.8
18000 -6.6 20.1 205 9 5 8.7 4.8 | -5.9 21.4 190 11 6 8.9 4.9
16000 -1.5 29.3 200 8 4 8.8 4.8 | -0.6 30.9 195 10 5 9.1 5.0
14000 4.0 39.2 210 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 4.8 40.6 205 8 4 9.2 5.0
12000 9.6 49.3 240 4 2 9.4 5.2 | 10.3 50.5 230 5 2 9.3 5.1
10000 15.1 59.2 290 4 2 8.3 4.6 | 15.9 60.6 280 3 2 8.3 4.6
9000 18.0 64.4 305 5 3 9.8 5.4 | 18.7 65.7 320 4 2 9.5 5.2
8000 20.8 69.4 310 6 3 9.5 5.2 | 21.4 70.5 330 6 3 9.2 5.0
7000 23.6 74.5 315 7 4 9.8 5.4 | 24.2 75.6 340 7 4 9.6 5.2
6000 26.4 79.5 320 8 4 10.5 5.8 | 27.0 80.6 340 8 4 10.1 5.5
5000 32.6 90.7 325 8 4 93.0 51.0 | 32.0 89.6 345 7 4 64.6 35.4
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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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