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UXUS97 KSLC 021228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 77.7 F/25.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1588 FT/MIN (8.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21383 FT MSL (16506 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 89.0 F/32.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 17978 FT MSL (13101 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 07/03....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:00:58 / 21:02:58 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 2 MIN 0 SEC (902 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:58 MDT... 70.99 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/02/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13925 FT MSL (9048 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16934 FT MSL (12057 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18584 FT MSL (13707 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.7
K INDEX......................... +20.7
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 -28.1 -18.6 225 24 12 7.9 4.3 36.3 97.3 3.6 M M
24000 -23.6 -10.5 220 19 10 6.7 3.7 34.8 94.6 2.5 M M
22000 -19.6 -3.3 220 14 7 6.7 3.7 32.6 90.6 0.6 M M
20000 -15.0 5.0 220 15 8 6.9 3.8 30.2 86.4 -1.4 1451 7.4
18000 -10.8 12.6 215 17 8 7.7 4.2 28.5 83.4 -3.0 1265 6.4
16000 -5.7 21.7 225 14 7 9.3 5.1 27.9 82.2 -3.8 1052 5.3
14000 -0.2 31.6 235 12 6 9.0 4.9 27.6 81.7 -4.2 827 4.2
12000 5.2 41.4 245 11 6 9.2 5.1 27.1 80.8 -4.8 607 3.1
10000 10.5 50.9 245 7 4 7.0 3.9 26.6 79.8 -5.4 389 2.0
9000 13.0 55.4 245 5 3 7.8 4.3 26.1 79.1 -5.9 285 1.4
8000 15.2 59.4 240 4 2 7.8 4.3 25.4 77.8 -6.7 189 1.0
7000 17.2 63.0 205 3 2 6.9 3.8 24.5 76.2 -7.7 100 0.5
6000 19.0 66.2 170 6 3 4.3 2.4 23.4 74.2 -8.9 15 0.1
5000 15.7 60.3 130 6 3 5.9 3.3 16.4 61.6 -16.0 79 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/02/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/02/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +12.5 LI... -0.3 | CAPE... +208.4 LI... -1.3
CINH... -47.2 K INDEX... +21.3 | CINH... -27.2 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 -28.5 -19.3 215 23 12 7.5 4.1 | -28.9 -20.0 200 19 10 7.6 4.2
24000 -24.1 -11.4 215 19 10 6.8 3.7 | -24.4 -11.9 200 16 8 6.4 3.5
22000 -20.0 -4.0 215 16 8 6.9 3.8 | -20.6 -5.1 205 14 7 6.5 3.5
20000 -15.2 4.6 205 16 8 7.3 4.0 | -15.6 3.9 200 17 9 8.0 4.4
18000 -10.7 12.7 205 18 9 8.2 4.5 | -10.8 12.6 195 19 10 8.6 4.7
16000 -5.6 21.9 205 14 7 9.0 5.0 | -5.6 21.9 195 15 8 8.9 4.9
14000 -0.4 31.3 215 10 5 8.8 4.8 | -0.4 31.3 195 10 5 8.7 4.8
12000 4.9 40.8 245 9 4 8.7 4.7 | 4.9 40.8 215 7 4 8.9 4.9
10000 9.9 49.8 250 7 4 6.9 3.8 | 10.1 50.2 230 6 3 6.8 3.7
9000 12.6 54.7 240 6 3 7.6 4.2 | 12.9 55.2 235 5 3 8.6 4.7
8000 14.9 58.8 220 6 3 7.4 4.1 | 15.6 60.1 240 5 2 9.1 5.0
7000 17.1 62.8 205 5 3 6.5 3.6 | 18.3 64.9 250 4 2 9.5 5.2
6000 18.9 66.0 190 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 21.2 70.2 265 5 2 9.6 5.3
5000 21.9 71.4 185 6 3 19.8 10.9 | 25.4 77.7 275 5 3 29.5 16.2
07/02/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/02/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +368.2 LI... -1.9 | CAPE... +152.6 LI... -0.7
CINH... -36.2 K INDEX... +23.1 | CINH... -43.9 K INDEX... +22.7
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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 -28.9 -20.0 205 17 9 7.6 4.2 | -28.6 -19.5 250 16 8 8.0 4.4
24000 -24.4 -11.9 195 16 8 7.3 4.0 | -23.9 -11.0 240 15 7 7.4 4.1
22000 -19.4 -2.9 185 16 8 7.4 4.1 | -18.9 -2.0 225 14 7 7.5 4.1
20000 -15.2 4.6 180 18 9 7.3 4.0 | -14.3 6.3 210 15 8 7.8 4.3
18000 -10.5 13.1 180 20 10 8.7 4.8 | -9.7 14.5 200 17 9 7.9 4.3
16000 -5.1 22.8 185 19 10 9.0 4.9 | -4.7 23.5 200 16 8 8.9 4.9
14000 0.2 32.4 190 17 9 9.1 5.0 | 0.7 33.3 205 15 8 9.1 5.0
12000 5.7 42.3 205 12 6 9.2 5.0 | 6.2 43.2 220 13 6 9.0 5.0
10000 11.0 51.8 230 8 4 6.9 3.8 | 11.4 52.5 240 10 5 6.8 3.8
9000 13.7 56.7 255 7 4 8.2 4.5 | 14.1 57.4 250 8 4 8.6 4.7
8000 16.3 61.3 275 7 4 8.8 4.8 | 16.8 62.2 265 7 4 8.8 4.9
7000 19.0 66.2 285 8 4 8.8 4.8 | 19.3 66.7 275 6 3 8.9 4.9
6000 21.5 70.7 300 9 4 9.5 5.2 | 22.0 71.6 290 6 3 9.3 5.1
5000 26.8 80.2 305 8 4 7.0 3.8 | 25.3 77.5 305 5 3 18.3 10.0
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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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