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UXUS97 KSLC 271228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.1 F/20.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 804 FT/MIN (4.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14698 FT MSL (9818 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 78.0 F/26.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1800 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 11816 FT MSL (6936 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 06/28....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:58:37 / 21:03:21 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 4 MIN 44 SEC (904 MIN 44 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:59 MDT... 71.35 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12716 FT MSL (7836 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12186 FT MSL (7306 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13363 FT MSL (8483 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.0
K INDEX......................... +25.6
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 -29.1 -20.4 240 53 27 7.1 3.9 35.9 96.5 8.1 M M
24000 -24.9 -12.8 240 48 24 7.3 4.0 34.0 93.2 6.7 M M
22000 -20.0 -4.0 240 47 24 7.4 4.0 32.0 89.6 5.1 M M
20000 -15.7 3.7 235 49 25 7.3 4.0 30.2 86.3 3.6 M M
18000 -11.3 11.7 230 49 25 7.9 4.4 28.7 83.7 2.3 M M
16000 -6.9 19.6 220 42 22 7.7 4.2 27.1 80.8 0.9 M M
14000 -2.5 27.5 215 32 17 7.1 3.9 25.6 78.1 -0.6 740 3.8
12000 1.2 34.2 215 16 8 6.5 3.6 23.5 74.2 -2.8 570 2.9
10000 5.5 41.9 245 8 4 7.1 3.9 21.9 71.5 -4.4 382 1.9
9000 7.7 45.9 265 9 5 8.0 4.4 21.2 70.2 -5.2 286 1.5
8000 9.9 49.8 285 10 5 7.6 4.2 20.6 69.0 -5.9 189 1.0
7000 12.0 53.6 295 8 4 6.5 3.6 19.8 67.6 -6.8 98 0.5
6000 13.9 57.0 315 5 3 6.4 3.5 18.8 65.9 -7.9 11 0.1
5000 14.8 58.6 060 3 1 12.8 7.0 16.1 60.9 -10.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +258.3 LI... -1.5 | CAPE... +688.7 LI... -3.4
CINH... -24.1 K INDEX... +29.6 | CINH... -16.5 K INDEX... +28.2
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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 -30.2 -22.4 235 57 29 7.8 4.3 | -30.4 -22.7 240 58 30 7.4 4.1
24000 -25.5 -13.9 230 52 27 7.7 4.2 | -26.0 -14.8 230 51 26 7.3 4.0
22000 -20.4 -4.7 235 50 26 7.7 4.2 | -21.7 -7.1 230 51 26 7.3 4.0
20000 -16.1 3.0 235 46 24 7.1 3.9 | -17.4 0.7 235 50 26 7.0 3.8
18000 -11.9 10.6 230 41 21 7.2 4.0 | -12.9 8.8 230 46 24 6.6 3.6
16000 -7.8 18.0 225 36 19 6.8 3.7 | -8.8 16.2 230 42 21 7.9 4.3
14000 -3.8 25.2 215 29 15 6.6 3.6 | -4.1 24.6 230 35 18 8.0 4.4
12000 0.0 32.0 210 17 9 7.3 4.0 | 0.5 32.9 225 27 14 8.1 4.4
10000 4.8 40.6 230 11 6 8.0 4.4 | 5.1 41.2 230 19 10 7.2 3.9
9000 7.1 44.8 245 10 5 7.9 4.4 | 7.5 45.5 235 15 8 8.6 4.7
8000 9.4 48.9 250 8 4 8.0 4.4 | 9.9 49.8 240 13 7 8.3 4.5
7000 11.8 53.2 260 5 3 7.9 4.3 | 12.3 54.1 240 9 5 8.1 4.5
6000 14.2 57.6 265 3 1 8.5 4.7 | 15.0 59.0 245 7 4 8.7 4.7
5000 18.7 65.7 310 1 1 10.4 5.7 | 18.3 64.9 250 4 2 28.0 15.4
06/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +661.9 LI... -3.8 | CAPE... +304.0 LI... -1.8
CINH... -8.1 K INDEX... +30.9 | CINH... -15.1 K INDEX... +29.6
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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 -30.7 -23.3 250 71 37 6.7 3.7 | -28.5 -19.3 250 95 49 2.5 1.4
24000 -26.8 -16.2 245 57 29 7.1 3.9 | -27.0 -16.6 245 74 38 5.5 3.0
22000 -22.4 -8.3 235 53 27 7.4 4.1 | -22.4 -8.3 235 59 31 7.8 4.3
20000 -18.2 -0.8 225 52 27 6.9 3.8 | -17.8 -0.0 230 53 27 7.9 4.3
18000 -13.4 7.9 225 49 25 8.1 4.5 | -12.6 9.3 225 49 25 7.6 4.2
16000 -8.4 16.9 225 43 22 8.5 4.6 | -8.2 17.2 230 42 22 7.0 3.8
14000 -3.7 25.3 225 35 18 7.9 4.4 | -4.0 24.8 235 35 18 7.8 4.3
12000 1.0 33.8 230 27 14 8.4 4.6 | 0.8 33.4 250 27 14 8.4 4.6
10000 6.1 43.0 240 21 11 7.6 4.2 | 5.7 42.3 260 20 10 7.2 4.0
9000 8.6 47.5 245 18 9 8.6 4.7 | 8.2 46.8 270 17 9 8.8 4.8
8000 11.1 52.0 255 16 8 8.8 4.8 | 10.8 51.4 280 14 7 9.5 5.2
7000 13.7 56.7 265 14 7 8.8 4.8 | 13.6 56.5 290 13 6 9.6 5.3
6000 16.5 61.7 270 13 7 9.6 5.3 | 16.5 61.7 295 11 5 9.7 5.3
5000 19.8 67.6 285 10 5 27.5 15.1 | 19.9 67.8 305 9 5 20.2 11.1
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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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