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UXUS97 KSLC 031228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 79.3 F/26.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 2078 FT/MIN (10.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 24091 FT MSL (19209 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 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................. 19820 FT MSL (14938 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 07/04..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:01:31 / 21:02:47 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 1 MIN 17 SEC (901 MIN 17 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:09 MDT... 70.90 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/03/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14196 FT MSL (9314 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17216 FT MSL (12334 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19247 FT MSL (14365 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.7
K INDEX......................... +25.7
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 -28.7 -19.7 245 19 10 7.7 4.2 35.6 96.1 1.3 M M
24000 -24.2 -11.6 245 15 8 7.4 4.1 34.1 93.4 0.0 M M
22000 -19.3 -2.7 245 15 8 7.5 4.1 32.2 90.0 -1.6 1666 8.5
20000 -14.6 5.7 245 15 8 7.9 4.3 30.8 87.5 -2.9 1467 7.5
18000 -9.8 14.4 245 15 8 8.4 4.6 29.8 85.6 -4.0 1264 6.4
16000 -4.7 23.5 250 15 8 8.6 4.7 29.0 84.1 -4.9 1053 5.3
14000 0.5 32.9 250 15 8 9.1 5.0 28.4 83.1 -5.6 836 4.2
12000 6.0 42.8 245 13 7 9.2 5.1 28.1 82.5 -6.1 612 3.1
10000 11.2 52.2 245 9 5 6.7 3.7 27.4 81.4 -6.9 397 2.0
9000 13.9 57.0 230 6 3 8.0 4.4 27.1 80.9 -7.2 287 1.5
8000 16.4 61.5 195 4 2 7.5 4.1 26.7 80.0 -7.7 183 0.9
7000 18.5 65.3 170 6 3 5.4 2.9 25.9 78.5 -8.6 90 0.5
6000 20.2 68.4 165 7 3 3.2 1.7 24.6 76.3 -9.9 10 0.1
5000 16.5 61.7 120 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 17.3 63.1 -17.4 83 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/03/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/03/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +4.6 LI... -0.7 | CAPE... +131.8 LI... -1.1
CINH... -54.8 K INDEX... +25.4 | CINH... -23.6 K INDEX... +25.5
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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 -28.3 -18.9 255 17 9 7.6 4.2 | -27.7 -17.9 255 14 7 7.6 4.1
24000 -23.8 -10.8 250 15 8 7.1 3.9 | -23.4 -10.1 245 13 7 6.8 3.7
22000 -19.7 -3.5 240 14 7 7.1 3.9 | -19.4 -2.9 235 12 6 6.7 3.7
20000 -15.0 5.0 240 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -15.0 5.0 230 11 6 7.7 4.2
18000 -9.7 14.5 240 11 6 8.2 4.5 | -9.7 14.5 225 11 6 8.2 4.5
16000 -4.8 23.4 245 11 5 8.6 4.7 | -4.8 23.4 230 10 5 8.8 4.8
14000 0.5 32.9 245 10 5 9.3 5.1 | 0.6 33.1 235 9 5 9.1 5.0
12000 5.9 42.6 240 9 4 9.0 4.9 | 6.1 43.0 235 8 4 9.2 5.0
10000 11.0 51.8 225 7 4 7.9 4.3 | 11.5 52.7 230 7 4 8.2 4.5
9000 13.7 56.7 210 7 4 8.5 4.7 | 14.3 57.7 230 6 3 9.5 5.2
8000 16.1 61.0 200 7 4 8.1 4.4 | 17.0 62.6 230 6 3 9.3 5.1
7000 18.3 64.9 200 7 4 6.5 3.6 | 19.7 67.5 235 5 3 9.2 5.1
6000 19.9 67.8 190 6 3 7.0 3.8 | 22.6 72.7 245 5 2 10.1 5.5
5000 22.0 71.6 180 5 2 10.5 5.7 | 28.3 82.9 260 4 2 86.1 47.3
07/03/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/03/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +178.5 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +114.2 LI... -0.3
CINH... -12.6 K INDEX... +25.0 | CINH... -42.1 K INDEX... +23.9
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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 -26.9 -16.4 255 14 7 7.0 3.8 | -26.6 -15.9 260 18 10 7.2 3.9
24000 -22.6 -8.7 245 13 7 7.7 4.2 | -22.2 -8.0 260 17 9 7.6 4.2
22000 -18.1 -0.6 235 12 6 7.8 4.3 | -17.7 0.1 255 14 7 7.7 4.2
20000 -13.3 8.1 220 11 5 7.3 4.0 | -12.4 9.7 240 13 6 8.0 4.4
18000 -8.7 16.3 210 11 6 8.1 4.5 | -7.9 17.8 220 12 6 8.4 4.6
16000 -3.9 25.0 215 10 5 8.7 4.8 | -2.8 27.0 220 11 6 8.7 4.8
14000 1.4 34.5 225 8 4 9.2 5.0 | 2.5 36.5 235 9 5 9.1 5.0
12000 7.0 44.6 235 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 8.0 46.4 255 8 4 9.0 4.9
10000 12.6 54.7 255 7 3 8.5 4.7 | 13.3 55.9 275 6 3 8.4 4.6
9000 15.5 59.9 275 7 3 9.3 5.1 | 16.2 61.2 295 6 3 9.2 5.0
8000 18.2 64.8 285 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 18.8 65.8 310 6 3 9.2 5.0
7000 21.0 69.8 300 8 4 9.7 5.3 | 21.6 70.9 325 7 3 9.4 5.2
6000 23.9 75.0 310 9 4 10.5 5.7 | 24.4 75.9 330 7 4 10.0 5.5
5000 30.0 86.0 315 9 4 92.9 50.9 | 27.2 81.0 335 7 4 10.7 5.8
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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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