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UXUS97 KSLC 131228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 91.3 F/32.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1633 FT/MIN (8.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21729 FT MSL (16851 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 102.0 F/39.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 13148 FT MSL (8270 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 07/14...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:08:09 / 20:59:09 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 51 MIN 0 SEC (891 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:39 MDT... 69.68 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/13/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 17189 FT MSL (12311 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19801 FT MSL (14923 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 20375 FT MSL (15497 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.7
K INDEX......................... +18.0
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 -19.2 -2.6 190 17 9 5.3 2.9 45.6 114.1 5.2 M M
24000 -16.0 3.2 185 16 8 5.5 3.0 42.4 108.3 2.7 M M
22000 -12.7 9.1 160 19 10 7.4 4.1 39.5 103.1 0.2 M M
20000 -7.2 19.0 160 17 9 8.3 4.5 38.3 100.9 -0.9 1441 7.3
18000 -1.9 28.6 170 13 7 8.9 4.9 37.7 99.9 -1.5 1225 6.2
16000 3.3 37.9 200 10 5 9.1 5.0 37.2 99.0 -2.1 1008 5.1
14000 8.7 47.7 235 8 4 8.6 4.7 36.7 98.1 -2.7 788 4.0
12000 13.7 56.7 255 11 6 8.3 4.6 35.9 96.6 -3.5 577 2.9
10000 18.3 64.9 265 13 7 7.2 4.0 34.6 94.3 -4.8 380 1.9
9000 20.6 69.1 270 10 5 6.3 3.5 33.9 93.1 -5.5 283 1.4
8000 22.2 72.0 275 6 3 3.8 2.1 32.5 90.5 -6.9 206 1.0
7000 23.2 73.8 285 4 2 3.2 1.8 30.6 87.1 -8.9 146 0.7
6000 23.8 74.8 240 3 2 1.0 0.6 28.4 83.2 -11.3 97 0.5
5000 21.8 71.2 150 4 2 -91.5 -50.2 23.0 73.4 -17.1 122 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/13/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/13/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.8 LI... +0.9 | CAPE... +7.1 LI... +0.8
CINH... -13.4 K INDEX... +16.2 | CINH... -43.7 K INDEX... +19.9
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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 -19.3 -2.7 210 12 6 6.1 3.4 | -20.0 -4.0 195 9 5 6.0 3.3
24000 -15.7 3.7 210 13 7 6.3 3.4 | -16.1 3.0 190 12 6 7.1 3.9
22000 -11.9 10.6 200 15 8 6.7 3.7 | -11.8 10.8 190 17 9 7.0 3.8
20000 -7.4 18.7 195 18 10 6.9 3.8 | -7.3 18.9 185 18 9 7.0 3.9
18000 -2.4 27.7 195 16 8 9.3 5.1 | -2.7 27.1 185 16 8 8.8 4.8
16000 3.2 37.8 205 13 7 9.3 5.1 | 2.7 36.9 195 14 7 9.3 5.1
14000 8.5 47.3 220 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 8.2 46.8 195 10 5 9.1 5.0
12000 13.4 56.1 255 6 3 7.9 4.3 | 13.4 56.1 200 6 3 8.3 4.6
10000 18.1 64.6 275 6 3 7.0 3.9 | 18.1 64.6 215 5 3 7.0 3.8
9000 20.1 68.2 255 4 2 6.1 3.3 | 20.6 69.1 220 6 3 7.9 4.3
8000 21.7 71.1 215 3 2 4.6 2.5 | 22.8 73.0 225 6 3 7.1 3.9
7000 23.1 73.6 195 5 3 4.6 2.5 | 24.9 76.8 240 5 3 7.7 4.2
6000 24.2 75.6 195 5 3 5.3 2.9 | 27.2 81.0 265 5 3 10.3 5.7
5000 27.9 82.2 205 4 2 37.0 20.3 | 30.0 86.0 280 5 3 13.1 7.2
07/13/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/13/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.1 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +0.7 LI... +0.3
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +22.4 | CINH... -2.0 K INDEX... +22.2
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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 -19.4 -2.9 180 11 6 5.6 3.1 | -18.8 -1.8 190 12 6 5.8 3.2
24000 -15.6 3.9 165 14 7 7.1 3.9 | -15.1 4.8 190 13 7 6.5 3.6
22000 -10.9 12.4 170 17 9 7.2 4.0 | -11.2 11.8 190 13 7 6.9 3.8
20000 -6.6 20.1 175 18 9 7.3 4.0 | -6.7 19.9 190 14 7 7.0 3.8
18000 -2.1 28.2 190 18 9 8.5 4.6 | -2.1 28.2 195 16 8 8.6 4.7
16000 3.0 37.4 195 15 8 8.9 4.9 | 3.1 37.6 205 13 7 9.0 4.9
14000 8.3 46.9 200 12 6 9.2 5.0 | 8.5 47.3 200 9 5 9.3 5.1
12000 13.8 56.8 205 9 5 9.0 5.0 | 14.0 57.2 190 5 3 9.0 5.0
10000 19.0 66.2 230 7 3 7.9 4.3 | 19.2 66.6 190 2 1 8.3 4.6
9000 21.5 70.7 260 6 3 7.4 4.0 | 21.9 71.4 305 1 0 8.8 4.8
8000 23.8 74.8 280 7 4 6.9 3.8 | 24.4 75.9 340 2 1 8.0 4.4
7000 25.9 78.6 300 8 4 7.8 4.3 | 26.8 80.2 340 2 1 8.5 4.7
6000 28.1 82.6 310 9 4 11.2 6.1 | 29.3 84.7 335 3 1 10.4 5.7
5000 34.3 93.7 310 9 5 89.1 48.9 | 32.1 89.8 325 3 1 11.6 6.3
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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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