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UXUS97 KSLC 181228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 84.6 F/29.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1197 FT/MIN (6.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16373 FT MSL (11495 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 95.0 F/35.5 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................. 13655 FT MSL (8777 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 07/19....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:12:09 / 20:56:05 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 43 MIN 57 SEC (883 MIN 57 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:07 MDT... 68.86 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/18/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16631 FT MSL (11753 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13873 FT MSL (8995 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15137 FT MSL (10259 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.9
K INDEX......................... +31.0
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 -16.9 1.6 215 15 8 6.7 3.7 48.7 119.7 10.7 M M
24000 -13.2 8.2 220 12 6 5.8 3.2 46.1 115.0 8.7 M M
22000 -9.9 14.2 210 8 4 5.8 3.2 43.3 110.0 6.5 M M
20000 -6.1 21.0 225 7 4 5.9 3.2 40.1 104.2 3.7 M M
18000 -2.5 27.5 230 7 3 6.6 3.6 37.7 99.8 1.6 M M
16000 1.3 34.3 225 5 2 6.5 3.6 35.5 95.9 -0.4 961 4.9
14000 4.9 40.8 260 2 1 7.3 4.0 33.4 92.1 -2.7 793 4.0
12000 9.4 48.9 310 3 2 8.4 4.6 32.2 89.9 -4.1 599 3.0
10000 14.3 57.7 300 3 2 7.6 4.2 31.2 88.2 -5.1 393 2.0
9000 16.9 62.4 295 3 2 8.3 4.6 30.9 87.6 -5.5 286 1.5
8000 19.3 66.7 260 2 1 7.4 4.1 30.4 86.7 -6.1 185 0.9
7000 21.3 70.3 210 4 2 5.8 3.2 29.6 85.2 -7.0 95 0.5
6000 22.9 73.2 180 6 3 3.9 2.1 28.4 83.1 -8.3 16 0.1
5000 21.9 71.4 125 6 3 -70.1 -38.5 23.8 74.9 -13.1 10 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/18/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/18/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +286.2 LI... -2.3 | CAPE... +425.7 LI... -2.9
CINH... -62.9 K INDEX... +31.4 | CINH... -16.4 K INDEX... +31.7
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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 -17.2 1.0 200 13 6 6.3 3.4 | -17.6 0.3 195 13 7 6.3 3.5
24000 -13.7 7.3 205 9 5 6.0 3.3 | -14.0 6.8 190 10 5 6.0 3.3
22000 -10.2 13.6 210 7 4 5.9 3.3 | -10.5 13.1 195 7 4 6.1 3.3
20000 -6.4 20.5 235 5 2 5.9 3.2 | -6.5 20.3 215 3 2 6.1 3.4
18000 -2.8 27.0 275 4 2 6.6 3.6 | -2.7 27.1 305 2 1 6.7 3.7
16000 1.0 33.8 290 3 2 6.7 3.7 | 1.2 34.2 355 4 2 6.9 3.8
14000 4.9 40.8 310 3 1 7.2 4.0 | 5.4 41.7 360 4 2 7.7 4.2
12000 9.5 49.1 330 4 2 8.6 4.7 | 10.0 50.0 360 3 1 8.6 4.7
10000 14.4 57.9 330 3 2 8.1 4.4 | 15.1 59.2 350 2 1 7.7 4.2
9000 17.0 62.6 325 2 1 9.1 5.0 | 17.9 64.2 320 2 1 9.5 5.2
8000 19.3 66.7 265 1 0 7.4 4.1 | 20.4 68.7 295 2 1 8.9 4.9
7000 21.3 70.3 180 3 1 6.1 3.4 | 23.1 73.6 285 3 1 9.3 5.1
6000 23.1 73.6 170 5 2 8.0 4.4 | 25.9 78.6 285 3 2 9.7 5.3
5000 27.1 80.8 160 4 2 41.3 22.7 | 31.9 89.4 290 3 2 92.3 50.7
07/18/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/18/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +323.7 LI... -2.2 | CAPE... +219.4 LI... -1.9
CINH... -26.8 K INDEX... +29.4 | CINH... -31.3 K INDEX... +28.4
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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 -17.2 1.0 205 15 8 6.5 3.6 | -16.9 1.6 220 15 8 6.6 3.6
24000 -13.5 7.7 200 12 6 6.1 3.4 | -13.1 8.4 230 13 7 6.4 3.5
22000 -9.4 15.1 200 9 4 5.9 3.3 | -9.0 15.8 245 10 5 5.7 3.1
20000 -6.0 21.2 215 5 2 6.0 3.3 | -5.6 21.9 265 7 4 5.8 3.2
18000 -2.1 28.2 255 2 1 7.1 3.9 | -1.9 28.6 295 5 2 7.1 3.9
16000 2.1 35.8 350 1 1 7.4 4.1 | 2.5 36.5 310 3 1 7.8 4.3
14000 6.5 43.7 030 2 1 8.3 4.5 | 7.2 45.0 035 2 1 8.4 4.6
12000 11.3 52.3 355 2 1 8.7 4.8 | 12.1 53.8 040 4 2 9.1 5.0
10000 16.4 61.5 335 4 2 8.0 4.4 | 17.3 63.1 035 4 2 8.1 4.4
9000 19.2 66.6 330 5 3 9.5 5.2 | 20.1 68.2 025 5 2 9.5 5.2
8000 21.8 71.2 325 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 22.8 73.0 015 5 2 8.7 4.8
7000 24.5 76.1 325 7 4 9.4 5.1 | 25.5 77.9 360 5 3 8.4 4.6
6000 27.3 81.1 325 8 4 9.9 5.4 | 28.2 82.8 350 5 3 9.0 5.0
5000 30.2 86.4 325 8 4 13.2 7.3 | 33.4 92.1 340 5 3 69.2 38.0
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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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