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UXUS97 KSLC 081228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 93.4 F/34.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1741 FT/MIN (8.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22217 FT MSL (17336 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 101.0 F/38.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1200 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................. 12772 FT MSL (7891 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 08/09....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:31:35 / 20:35:19 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 3 MIN 44 SEC (843 MIN 44 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:27 MDT... 64.16 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/08/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16912 FT MSL (12031 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21296 FT MSL (16415 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 21684 FT MSL (16803 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.8
K INDEX......................... +17.6
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 -21.8 -7.2 280 20 10 7.0 3.9 42.5 108.4 3.1 M M
24000 -17.6 0.3 280 16 8 7.1 3.9 40.5 104.8 1.5 M M
22000 -12.9 8.8 265 12 6 8.0 4.4 38.5 101.3 -0.2 1707 8.7
20000 -8.2 17.2 260 11 6 7.9 4.4 37.2 99.0 -1.4 1507 7.7
18000 -2.9 26.8 255 10 5 9.5 5.2 36.6 97.9 -2.1 1291 6.6
16000 2.7 36.9 265 11 5 9.3 5.1 36.4 97.5 -2.4 1064 5.4
14000 8.2 46.8 280 11 6 9.0 5.0 36.1 96.9 -2.7 840 4.3
12000 13.6 56.5 285 9 4 8.9 4.9 35.6 96.1 -3.2 617 3.1
10000 18.9 66.0 285 4 2 8.4 4.6 35.0 95.0 -3.8 399 2.0
9000 21.6 70.9 275 3 1 9.5 5.2 34.8 94.6 -4.0 288 1.5
8000 24.0 75.2 270 2 1 7.9 4.3 34.3 93.7 -4.6 186 0.9
7000 26.2 79.2 185 2 1 5.8 3.2 33.5 92.3 -5.4 92 0.5
6000 27.7 81.9 165 5 3 4.2 2.3 32.1 89.7 -6.9 17 0.1
5000 22.9 73.2 120 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 23.6 74.4 -15.5 125 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/08/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/08/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.2 LI... +1.1 | CAPE... +13.4 LI... +0.9
CINH... -1.0 K INDEX... +18.9 | CINH... -76.7 K INDEX... +19.3
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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 -22.1 -7.8 280 20 10 7.2 3.9 | -22.1 -7.8 270 18 9 7.2 4.0
24000 -17.8 -0.0 270 18 9 7.3 4.0 | -17.8 -0.0 260 18 9 7.5 4.1
22000 -12.9 8.8 250 17 9 8.1 4.4 | -12.8 9.0 250 18 9 7.8 4.3
20000 -8.2 17.2 245 17 9 8.0 4.4 | -8.2 17.2 245 18 9 7.7 4.2
18000 -2.9 26.8 250 14 7 9.2 5.0 | -3.2 26.2 250 14 7 9.1 5.0
16000 2.5 36.5 270 11 6 9.3 5.1 | 2.3 36.1 255 9 5 9.2 5.1
14000 8.0 46.4 290 9 5 9.2 5.1 | 7.8 46.0 270 6 3 9.2 5.0
12000 13.5 56.3 300 8 4 9.2 5.0 | 13.4 56.1 280 5 3 9.0 5.0
10000 18.8 65.8 280 4 2 8.3 4.6 | 18.6 65.5 275 4 2 7.9 4.3
9000 21.5 70.7 240 3 1 9.0 4.9 | 21.3 70.3 265 3 2 8.8 4.8
8000 23.8 74.8 200 3 2 7.3 4.0 | 23.8 74.8 265 4 2 8.3 4.6
7000 25.7 78.3 180 5 2 6.5 3.6 | 26.3 79.3 265 4 2 8.8 4.8
6000 27.2 81.0 180 6 3 4.8 2.6 | 28.9 84.0 275 4 2 10.4 5.7
5000 28.3 82.9 170 6 3 7.7 4.2 | 31.8 89.2 280 4 2 12.1 6.6
08/08/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/08/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +41.5 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +15.1 LI... +1.0
CINH... -69.6 K INDEX... +20.1 | CINH... -40.7 K INDEX... +20.2
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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 -21.5 -6.7 260 17 9 7.8 4.3 | -21.1 -6.0 260 19 10 7.5 4.1
24000 -17.1 1.2 260 18 9 7.1 3.9 | -16.6 2.1 255 17 9 7.7 4.2
22000 -12.3 9.9 255 18 9 8.0 4.4 | -12.0 10.4 245 15 8 7.5 4.1
20000 -7.6 18.3 250 18 9 8.0 4.4 | -7.1 19.2 250 14 7 7.5 4.1
18000 -2.7 27.1 245 16 8 8.6 4.7 | -2.5 27.5 250 12 6 8.9 4.9
16000 2.6 36.7 240 12 6 9.2 5.0 | 2.8 37.0 255 10 5 9.0 4.9
14000 8.1 46.6 240 8 4 9.4 5.2 | 8.3 46.9 265 8 4 9.4 5.2
12000 13.8 56.8 255 5 3 9.4 5.2 | 13.8 56.8 275 8 4 9.3 5.1
10000 19.3 66.7 290 3 2 8.6 4.7 | 19.3 66.7 285 7 3 8.7 4.8
9000 22.2 72.0 305 4 2 9.4 5.2 | 22.2 72.0 290 7 3 9.7 5.3
8000 24.9 76.8 310 4 2 9.0 4.9 | 24.9 76.8 300 7 4 8.9 4.9
7000 27.6 81.7 315 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 27.6 81.7 305 6 3 8.5 4.7
6000 30.0 86.0 315 7 3 9.4 5.1 | 30.0 86.0 310 5 2 7.5 4.1
5000 35.0 95.0 315 7 4 66.6 36.6 | 33.4 92.1 305 3 2 37.0 20.3
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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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