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UXUS97 KSLC 221227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 81.3 F/27.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1703 FT/MIN (8.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22420 FT MSL (17534 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 17619 FT MSL (12734 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 06/23...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:56:57 / 21:02:54 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 57 SEC (905 MIN 57 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:55 MDT... 71.56 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/22/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14772 FT MSL (9886 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17783 FT MSL (12897 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19188 FT MSL (14302 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.2
K INDEX......................... +24.7
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 -25.9 -14.6 270 35 18 6.4 3.5 38.5 101.4 3.7 M M
24000 -22.1 -7.8 270 29 15 6.3 3.5 36.1 97.0 1.8 M M
22000 -18.3 -0.9 275 28 15 6.4 3.5 33.7 92.6 -0.3 1677 8.5
20000 -13.4 7.9 265 28 14 8.0 4.4 31.9 89.5 -2.0 1462 7.4
18000 -8.4 16.9 260 25 13 8.9 4.9 31.3 88.3 -2.9 1253 6.4
16000 -3.2 26.2 255 20 11 9.0 4.9 30.5 86.9 -3.6 1040 5.3
14000 2.1 35.8 245 17 9 9.0 4.9 30.0 86.0 -4.2 819 4.2
12000 7.4 45.3 245 14 7 8.5 4.6 29.4 85.0 -4.9 603 3.1
10000 12.4 54.3 250 9 5 7.3 4.0 28.6 83.5 -5.8 394 2.0
9000 15.0 59.0 240 7 3 7.6 4.2 28.3 82.9 -6.1 285 1.5
8000 17.4 63.3 220 4 2 7.6 4.2 27.7 81.9 -6.7 184 0.9
7000 19.5 67.1 185 3 1 6.4 3.5 26.8 80.3 -7.7 93 0.5
6000 21.2 70.2 160 3 1 3.8 2.1 25.6 78.1 -8.9 11 0.1
5000 16.7 62.1 115 5 2 9.4 5.2 17.5 63.4 -17.2 110 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/22/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/22/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +8.4 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +20.2 LI... -0.2
CINH... -73.1 K INDEX... +23.3 | CINH... -30.3 K INDEX... +19.4
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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 -24.9 -12.8 280 33 17 7.2 4.0 | -24.4 -11.9 275 25 13 7.0 3.8
24000 -20.7 -5.3 275 30 15 6.3 3.5 | -20.3 -4.5 275 24 13 6.7 3.7
22000 -17.0 1.4 270 26 13 6.4 3.5 | -15.8 3.6 265 24 12 6.4 3.5
20000 -13.1 8.4 270 23 12 6.1 3.3 | -12.2 10.0 255 22 12 6.1 3.4
18000 -8.6 16.5 265 21 11 9.2 5.0 | -8.0 17.6 250 22 11 8.5 4.7
16000 -3.0 26.6 250 20 10 9.7 5.3 | -2.7 27.1 255 20 10 9.2 5.1
14000 2.4 36.3 240 18 9 9.0 4.9 | 2.8 37.0 255 17 9 9.3 5.1
12000 7.4 45.3 235 14 7 8.3 4.6 | 8.0 46.4 240 13 7 7.8 4.3
10000 12.3 54.1 225 10 5 6.6 3.6 | 12.7 54.9 225 9 5 6.5 3.6
9000 14.8 58.6 215 8 4 7.5 4.1 | 15.4 59.7 225 7 4 8.1 4.4
8000 17.2 63.0 200 6 3 7.3 4.0 | 18.0 64.4 230 6 3 8.3 4.5
7000 19.3 66.7 195 5 3 6.4 3.5 | 20.6 69.1 250 5 2 9.2 5.0
6000 21.0 69.8 190 3 1 7.8 4.3 | 23.3 73.9 270 5 3 10.6 5.8
5000 24.6 76.3 230 1 0 41.5 22.8 | 29.2 84.6 290 6 3 87.4 48.0
06/22/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/22/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +16.0 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +0.4 LI... +1.5
CINH... -16.1 K INDEX... +18.4 | CINH... -0.8 K INDEX... +18.3
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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 -23.5 -10.3 265 30 15 7.5 4.1 | -23.3 -9.9 265 28 14 7.7 4.2
24000 -19.2 -2.6 265 27 14 6.5 3.6 | -18.8 -1.8 265 25 13 7.0 3.9
22000 -14.8 5.4 265 22 12 6.4 3.5 | -14.6 5.7 260 22 11 7.1 3.9
20000 -11.0 12.2 255 23 12 6.4 3.5 | -10.2 13.6 255 23 12 7.4 4.1
18000 -7.1 19.2 240 23 12 7.8 4.3 | -6.1 21.0 250 24 12 7.5 4.1
16000 -2.2 28.0 235 20 10 9.1 5.0 | -1.3 29.7 240 21 11 8.7 4.8
14000 3.3 37.9 240 16 8 9.3 5.1 | 4.0 39.2 240 18 9 9.1 5.0
12000 8.8 47.8 245 14 7 9.2 5.1 | 9.5 49.1 250 14 7 9.0 4.9
10000 14.0 57.2 255 11 6 5.7 3.1 | 14.7 58.5 265 10 5 7.0 3.8
9000 16.7 62.1 270 9 5 7.7 4.2 | 17.5 63.5 285 9 5 8.5 4.7
8000 19.2 66.6 290 8 4 8.4 4.6 | 20.1 68.2 300 8 4 8.8 4.8
7000 21.9 71.4 305 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 22.8 73.0 315 8 4 8.9 4.9
6000 24.5 76.1 315 8 4 10.7 5.9 | 25.4 77.7 325 8 4 10.1 5.5
5000 30.7 87.3 320 8 4 5.8 3.2 | 29.1 84.4 330 8 4 22.1 12.1
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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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