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UXUS97 KSLC 021228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 95.1 F/35.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1354 FT/MIN (6.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18644 FT MSL (13759 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 100.0 F/38.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 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................. 8122 FT MSL (3238 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 08/03....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:25:46 / 20:42:25 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 16 MIN 40 SEC (856 MIN 40 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:05 MDT... 65.70 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/02/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 17213 FT MSL (12328 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 25468 FT MSL (20583 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 22693 FT MSL (17808 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.2
K INDEX......................... +1.3
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 -17.8 -0.0 240 25 13 7.9 4.3 46.6 115.9 7.0 M M
24000 -13.1 8.4 235 22 11 7.8 4.3 45.2 113.4 6.0 M M
22000 -8.5 16.7 235 19 10 5.6 3.1 43.8 110.8 5.0 M M
20000 -5.6 21.9 235 17 9 5.0 2.8 40.3 104.6 2.1 M M
18000 -1.9 28.6 240 14 7 9.1 5.0 37.4 99.3 -0.7 1286 6.5
16000 3.7 38.7 235 12 6 9.8 5.4 37.1 98.8 -1.0 1060 5.4
14000 9.5 49.1 235 12 6 9.6 5.2 37.1 98.8 -1.0 827 4.2
12000 15.1 59.2 230 13 7 9.0 5.0 36.8 98.3 -1.3 601 3.1
10000 20.1 68.2 225 13 7 6.5 3.6 36.0 96.8 -2.1 392 2.0
9000 22.7 72.9 220 13 7 7.7 4.2 35.7 96.2 -2.5 284 1.4
8000 25.1 77.2 215 14 7 7.3 4.0 35.1 95.3 -3.0 183 0.9
7000 26.9 80.4 205 13 6 5.8 3.2 34.1 93.3 -4.1 98 0.5
6000 28.2 82.8 190 12 6 0.7 0.4 32.4 90.3 -5.9 31 0.2
5000 23.1 73.6 110 5 2 7.2 4.0 23.7 74.7 -14.7 148 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/02/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/02/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +4.2 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +1.0 LI... +1.4
CINH... -16.6 K INDEX... +1.5 | CINH... -10.0 K INDEX... +5.4
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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 -18.4 -1.1 240 24 13 7.2 4.0 | -18.7 -1.7 235 26 13 6.1 3.3
24000 -14.2 6.4 240 22 11 6.9 3.8 | -14.9 5.2 235 23 12 6.6 3.6
22000 -10.1 13.8 240 20 10 5.8 3.2 | -11.0 12.2 240 22 11 6.3 3.5
20000 -6.9 19.6 235 20 10 5.6 3.1 | -7.3 18.9 230 20 11 6.3 3.5
18000 -2.0 28.4 230 20 10 9.6 5.2 | -2.4 27.7 225 20 10 9.6 5.3
16000 3.7 38.7 235 19 10 9.7 5.3 | 3.3 37.9 230 21 11 9.5 5.2
14000 9.4 48.9 240 18 9 9.7 5.3 | 8.9 48.0 235 20 11 9.3 5.1
12000 14.9 58.8 240 17 9 8.6 4.7 | 14.3 57.7 240 18 9 8.9 4.9
10000 19.2 66.6 240 12 6 4.7 2.6 | 19.0 66.2 235 14 7 5.7 3.1
9000 21.4 70.5 230 10 5 5.8 3.2 | 21.4 70.5 230 13 6 6.9 3.8
8000 23.3 73.9 215 9 5 6.1 3.3 | 23.6 74.5 225 10 5 7.1 3.9
7000 25.0 77.0 200 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 25.8 78.4 225 8 4 7.3 4.0
6000 26.1 79.0 195 11 5 3.6 2.0 | 28.2 82.8 240 7 4 10.5 5.8
5000 28.6 83.5 180 5 3 23.2 12.7 | 33.9 93.0 265 7 3 6.7 3.7
08/02/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/02/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.5 LI... +1.5 | CAPE... +0.2 LI... +1.3
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.9 | CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +11.7
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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 -18.4 -1.1 240 31 16 6.7 3.7 | -18.9 -2.0 255 29 15 7.7 4.2
24000 -14.6 5.7 235 27 14 6.0 3.3 | -14.8 5.4 255 27 14 6.3 3.5
22000 -11.0 12.2 235 23 12 6.3 3.5 | -11.0 12.2 250 26 14 6.7 3.7
20000 -7.1 19.2 230 22 11 6.5 3.6 | -6.9 19.6 250 25 13 7.0 3.8
18000 -2.4 27.7 225 20 10 8.9 4.9 | -1.8 28.8 245 25 13 8.7 4.8
16000 2.9 37.2 225 19 10 9.2 5.0 | 3.5 38.3 240 22 11 9.2 5.0
14000 8.5 47.3 230 18 9 9.4 5.2 | 9.0 48.2 240 19 10 9.5 5.2
12000 14.2 57.6 240 17 9 9.3 5.1 | 14.6 58.3 240 16 8 9.4 5.1
10000 19.5 67.1 245 14 7 7.7 4.2 | 20.0 68.0 245 12 6 8.3 4.5
9000 22.3 72.1 255 12 6 7.9 4.3 | 22.8 73.0 255 10 5 9.2 5.1
8000 24.8 76.6 265 11 5 7.8 4.3 | 25.6 78.1 265 8 4 9.3 5.1
7000 27.2 81.0 275 9 5 7.4 4.0 | 28.2 82.8 280 6 3 8.4 4.6
6000 29.3 84.7 295 8 4 11.4 6.3 | 30.7 87.3 310 5 2 10.0 5.5
5000 33.3 91.9 305 8 4 32.6 17.9 | 34.2 93.6 325 5 3 21.1 11.6
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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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