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UXUS97 KSLC 181227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 74.4 F/23.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 446 FT/MIN (2.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12313 FT MSL (7432 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 89.0 F/32.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 10848 FT MSL (5967 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 06/19....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:56:09 / 21:01:58 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 49 SEC (905 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:03 MDT... 71.60 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/18/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16523 FT MSL (11642 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22491 FT MSL (17610 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19680 FT MSL (14799 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.6
K INDEX......................... -21.6
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 -21.6 -6.9 300 29 15 7.5 4.1 43.2 109.8 9.2 M M
24000 -17.2 1.0 305 27 14 7.3 4.0 41.6 106.8 8.0 M M
22000 -12.8 9.0 310 25 13 7.4 4.0 39.9 103.8 6.8 M M
20000 -8.6 16.5 305 23 12 7.0 3.9 37.9 100.2 5.2 M M
18000 -3.6 25.5 300 22 11 8.2 4.5 36.2 97.1 3.8 M M
16000 1.5 34.7 295 24 12 8.4 4.6 35.3 95.5 3.1 M M
14000 6.1 43.0 295 27 14 6.5 3.6 33.8 92.9 1.9 M M
12000 9.4 48.9 290 27 14 3.5 1.9 31.2 88.1 -0.5 425 2.2
10000 10.6 51.1 295 16 8 0.1 0.0 26.4 79.5 -5.3 330 1.7
9000 11.3 52.3 310 9 5 6.3 3.5 24.2 75.5 -7.6 281 1.4
8000 13.0 55.4 325 8 4 8.4 4.6 23.1 73.5 -8.9 200 1.0
7000 15.0 59.0 335 7 4 6.9 3.8 22.2 71.9 -9.8 110 0.6
6000 17.0 62.6 330 6 3 5.1 2.8 21.2 70.2 -10.9 20 0.1
5000 14.9 58.8 155 2 1 13.4 7.3 15.6 60.1 -16.8 48 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/18/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/18/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.0
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -21.6 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -20.6
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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 -21.8 -7.2 300 27 14 7.1 3.9 | -22.5 -8.5 290 23 12 7.0 3.8
24000 -17.5 0.5 300 26 13 7.3 4.0 | -18.2 -0.8 295 24 12 7.7 4.2
22000 -13.2 8.2 305 23 12 7.3 4.0 | -13.6 7.5 295 22 11 7.7 4.2
20000 -8.6 16.5 310 21 11 7.6 4.2 | -8.7 16.3 300 20 11 8.3 4.5
18000 -3.5 25.7 300 19 10 7.9 4.3 | -3.2 26.2 300 19 10 7.4 4.1
16000 1.2 34.2 295 22 11 7.8 4.3 | 1.0 33.8 300 21 11 7.1 3.9
14000 5.5 41.9 300 24 12 6.4 3.5 | 4.9 40.8 310 21 11 6.0 3.3
12000 8.8 47.8 305 23 12 3.3 1.8 | 8.3 46.9 320 17 9 5.2 2.8
10000 10.2 50.4 305 14 7 2.2 1.2 | 10.8 51.4 310 10 5 3.5 1.9
9000 11.2 52.2 305 8 4 5.2 2.9 | 12.2 54.0 300 7 4 6.9 3.8
8000 12.8 55.0 305 5 3 6.8 3.7 | 14.3 57.7 285 6 3 7.8 4.3
7000 14.8 58.6 300 4 2 5.3 2.9 | 16.6 61.9 285 6 3 8.6 4.7
6000 16.4 61.5 280 4 2 8.6 4.7 | 19.0 66.2 290 6 3 11.4 6.2
5000 18.7 65.7 275 3 2 11.9 6.5 | 25.0 77.0 300 7 3 90.0 49.4
06/18/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/18/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... -23.1 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -22.1
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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 -23.0 -9.4 280 23 12 7.5 4.1 | -23.3 -9.9 280 23 12 7.9 4.3
24000 -18.4 -1.1 290 23 12 8.0 4.4 | -18.6 -1.5 290 22 11 8.2 4.5
22000 -13.7 7.3 295 22 11 8.0 4.4 | -13.7 7.3 295 21 11 8.2 4.5
20000 -8.8 16.2 295 21 11 8.2 4.5 | -8.9 16.0 300 19 10 8.1 4.5
18000 -3.2 26.2 300 18 10 7.6 4.2 | -3.2 26.2 300 18 9 8.2 4.5
16000 1.2 34.2 300 19 10 7.5 4.1 | 1.6 34.9 305 17 9 8.0 4.4
14000 5.1 41.2 305 16 8 6.2 3.4 | 5.9 42.6 310 13 7 6.5 3.5
12000 8.8 47.8 310 11 6 6.7 3.7 | 9.7 49.5 305 9 5 6.5 3.6
10000 12.6 54.7 305 8 4 4.2 2.3 | 13.7 56.7 300 8 4 5.6 3.1
9000 14.5 58.1 300 6 3 6.1 3.3 | 15.9 60.6 300 7 4 6.7 3.7
8000 16.5 61.7 295 6 3 7.6 4.2 | 18.0 64.4 305 7 4 7.4 4.1
7000 18.8 65.8 300 7 3 9.4 5.2 | 20.2 68.4 315 6 3 7.4 4.1
6000 21.2 70.2 310 7 4 12.0 6.6 | 22.4 72.3 325 6 3 10.1 5.5
5000 24.2 75.6 315 7 4 15.2 8.3 | 27.3 81.1 330 6 3 6.8 3.7
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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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