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UXUS97 KSLC 051228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 82.3 F/27.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 856 FT/MIN (4.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15343 FT MSL (10467 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 94.0 F/34.9 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................. 12812 FT MSL (7936 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 08/06..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:28:39 / 20:38:58 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 10 MIN 19 SEC (850 MIN 19 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:49 MDT... 64.94 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 08/05/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16648 FT MSL (11772 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 26247 FT MSL (21371 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 22819 FT MSL (17943 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.9
K INDEX......................... -12.2
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 -20.0 -4.0 290 35 18 7.6 4.2 45.0 113.1 8.3 M M
24000 -15.7 3.7 290 36 19 6.7 3.7 43.2 109.7 7.0 M M
22000 -11.6 11.1 290 37 19 6.8 3.7 41.1 105.9 5.4 M M
20000 -6.9 19.6 285 36 18 7.0 3.9 38.9 101.9 3.7 M M
18000 -2.8 27.0 280 37 19 7.3 4.0 36.9 98.4 2.0 M M
16000 1.5 34.7 280 35 18 7.3 4.0 35.2 95.4 0.5 M M
14000 5.4 41.7 285 26 13 5.6 3.1 33.0 91.4 -1.5 738 3.7
12000 8.9 48.0 300 19 10 7.0 3.8 30.6 87.1 -3.9 573 2.9
10000 13.2 55.8 305 12 6 7.0 3.8 29.0 84.1 -5.5 385 2.0
9000 15.5 59.9 310 7 3 8.1 4.5 28.4 83.1 -6.2 285 1.4
8000 17.8 64.0 315 4 2 7.9 4.4 27.7 81.9 -6.8 187 0.9
7000 20.1 68.2 335 2 1 6.0 3.3 27.0 80.7 -7.6 91 0.5
6000 21.5 70.7 135 1 0 3.6 2.0 25.5 77.9 -9.2 19 0.1
5000 21.9 71.4 125 3 2 -4.7 -2.6 23.0 73.5 -11.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/05/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/05/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.6
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -14.8 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -12.6
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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 -20.6 -5.1 290 34 17 7.9 4.4 | -21.0 -5.8 285 31 16 8.6 4.7
24000 -16.0 3.2 295 35 18 7.2 3.9 | -16.1 3.0 290 32 16 7.7 4.2
22000 -11.7 10.9 295 36 19 7.2 3.9 | -11.5 11.3 290 32 16 7.6 4.2
20000 -6.8 19.8 290 34 17 7.2 4.0 | -6.4 20.5 290 29 15 7.4 4.0
18000 -2.7 27.1 285 30 16 6.7 3.7 | -2.3 27.9 290 27 14 6.3 3.4
16000 1.3 34.3 280 27 14 6.5 3.6 | 1.4 34.5 285 24 12 6.2 3.4
14000 5.1 41.2 280 21 11 6.2 3.4 | 5.3 41.5 275 21 11 7.0 3.8
12000 8.8 47.8 285 17 9 6.9 3.8 | 9.3 48.7 275 17 9 6.7 3.7
10000 13.2 55.8 280 12 6 7.2 4.0 | 13.6 56.5 270 12 6 7.2 3.9
9000 15.7 60.3 275 9 5 7.8 4.3 | 16.1 61.0 270 10 5 8.6 4.7
8000 18.0 64.4 260 6 3 7.9 4.3 | 18.7 65.7 275 8 4 8.7 4.8
7000 20.1 68.2 240 3 2 6.8 3.8 | 21.2 70.2 280 6 3 8.9 4.9
6000 21.4 70.5 200 2 1 5.4 3.0 | 23.8 74.8 290 5 3 10.3 5.7
5000 23.8 74.8 170 2 1 22.1 12.1 | 26.6 79.9 300 5 3 13.1 7.2
08/05/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/05/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.1 LI... +6.8 | CAPE... +0.2 LI... +5.8
CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... -13.2 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -16.5
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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 -21.3 -6.3 280 29 15 8.0 4.4 | -21.1 -6.0 285 28 14 8.0 4.4
24000 -16.4 2.5 280 28 15 8.3 4.6 | -16.3 2.7 285 26 13 8.1 4.4
22000 -10.8 12.6 280 27 14 7.4 4.1 | -10.9 12.4 285 24 12 7.6 4.2
20000 -6.3 20.7 285 25 13 7.5 4.1 | -6.3 20.7 285 22 11 7.6 4.2
18000 -2.0 28.4 285 24 12 6.3 3.5 | -1.9 28.6 285 22 11 7.0 3.9
16000 1.9 35.4 280 22 11 6.4 3.5 | 2.3 36.1 285 21 11 7.0 3.9
14000 5.8 42.4 275 20 10 7.0 3.8 | 6.5 43.7 285 19 10 7.2 4.0
12000 10.3 50.5 270 17 9 7.7 4.2 | 11.0 51.8 285 17 9 7.9 4.3
10000 14.7 58.5 280 13 7 7.3 4.0 | 15.7 60.3 290 14 7 7.6 4.1
9000 17.4 63.3 285 11 6 8.6 4.7 | 18.3 64.9 295 12 6 8.6 4.7
8000 19.9 67.8 295 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 20.8 69.4 305 9 5 8.4 4.6
7000 22.5 72.5 305 9 5 9.8 5.4 | 23.3 73.9 315 8 4 9.2 5.1
6000 25.2 77.4 315 9 4 11.6 6.4 | 25.9 78.6 325 7 4 10.5 5.8
5000 28.1 82.6 320 8 4 14.7 8.1 | 28.7 83.7 330 6 3 11.3 6.2
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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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