787
UXUS97 KSLC 171228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.9 F/28.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1061 FT/MIN (5.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17129 FT MSL (12251 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 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................. 13746 FT MSL (8867 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 07/18..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:11:19 / 20:56:46 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 45 MIN 27 SEC (885 MIN 27 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:03 MDT... 69.03 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/17/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16465 FT MSL (11587 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14193 FT MSL (9315 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15434 FT MSL (10556 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.5
K INDEX......................... +32.5
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 -18.1 -0.6 175 15 8 7.0 3.8 47.1 116.9 9.0 M M
24000 -14.1 6.6 170 15 8 6.8 3.7 45.0 113.0 7.4 M M
22000 -10.1 13.8 170 14 7 6.4 3.5 43.0 109.4 5.8 M M
20000 -6.7 19.9 160 11 6 6.0 3.3 40.2 104.4 3.4 M M
18000 -2.7 27.1 150 9 5 6.5 3.6 37.4 99.4 0.8 M M
16000 1.0 33.8 150 7 4 6.8 3.7 35.3 95.6 -1.2 956 4.9
14000 5.3 41.5 150 5 2 7.8 4.3 33.8 92.8 -2.8 769 3.9
12000 9.8 49.6 180 3 1 7.6 4.2 32.6 90.6 -4.2 574 2.9
10000 14.3 57.7 220 1 1 7.2 4.0 31.3 88.3 -5.6 382 1.9
9000 16.6 61.9 200 1 0 7.4 4.0 30.7 87.2 -6.3 283 1.4
8000 18.5 65.3 155 2 1 6.4 3.5 29.7 85.4 -7.3 196 1.0
7000 20.4 68.7 160 5 3 4.8 2.6 28.7 83.6 -8.4 109 0.6
6000 22.0 71.6 155 7 4 4.6 2.5 27.4 81.3 -9.8 32 0.2
5000 21.6 70.9 130 6 3 -60.1 -33.0 23.5 74.2 -14.0 8 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/17/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/17/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +381.8 LI... -1.7 | CAPE... +791.0 LI... -3.1
CINH... -115.5 K INDEX... +32.6 | CINH... -27.0 K INDEX... +33.4
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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 -18.0 -0.4 175 14 7 6.6 3.6 | -17.6 0.3 185 14 7 6.5 3.6
24000 -14.1 6.6 165 13 7 6.6 3.6 | -13.9 7.0 175 13 7 6.0 3.3
22000 -10.3 13.5 165 11 6 6.5 3.5 | -10.4 13.3 170 11 6 6.0 3.3
20000 -6.1 21.0 165 10 5 6.4 3.5 | -6.5 20.3 165 10 5 6.1 3.3
18000 -2.8 27.0 175 10 5 5.8 3.2 | -2.9 26.8 165 10 5 6.1 3.4
16000 0.8 33.4 175 7 4 6.7 3.7 | 0.8 33.4 165 8 4 6.9 3.8
14000 5.2 41.4 145 4 2 7.9 4.4 | 5.1 41.2 150 7 4 8.1 4.4
12000 9.8 49.6 110 3 1 8.0 4.4 | 9.7 49.5 145 4 2 8.2 4.5
10000 14.3 57.7 090 3 1 7.1 3.9 | 14.3 57.7 160 2 1 7.1 3.9
9000 16.6 61.9 110 3 1 7.4 4.1 | 16.7 62.1 220 1 1 8.0 4.4
8000 18.6 65.5 135 4 2 6.5 3.6 | 19.2 66.6 245 2 1 8.9 4.9
7000 20.5 68.9 150 5 3 5.4 2.9 | 21.7 71.1 250 3 1 10.2 5.6
6000 22.1 71.8 155 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 24.3 75.7 255 3 1 11.8 6.5
5000 25.6 78.1 155 5 2 24.9 13.7 | 26.7 80.1 255 3 1 17.1 9.4
07/17/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/17/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +825.8 LI... -2.9 | CAPE... +761.5 LI... -3.2
CINH... -26.3 K INDEX... +31.7 | CINH... -62.2 K INDEX... +32.4
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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 -16.8 1.8 185 14 7 6.8 3.7 | -16.6 2.1 205 15 8 6.6 3.6
24000 -13.1 8.4 185 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -12.9 8.8 215 15 7 6.0 3.3
22000 -9.6 14.7 185 12 6 6.0 3.3 | -9.4 15.1 225 13 7 6.0 3.3
20000 -5.8 21.6 190 11 6 6.0 3.3 | -5.6 21.9 245 13 7 6.0 3.3
18000 -2.3 27.9 185 10 5 6.8 3.7 | -2.1 28.2 255 12 6 6.3 3.5
16000 1.7 35.1 185 10 5 7.0 3.9 | 1.6 34.9 265 11 5 6.5 3.6
14000 6.1 43.0 185 8 4 8.0 4.4 | 6.0 42.8 275 7 4 7.7 4.2
12000 10.7 51.3 185 5 3 8.3 4.5 | 10.4 50.7 350 2 1 7.9 4.3
10000 15.4 59.7 195 2 1 6.3 3.5 | 14.9 58.8 090 6 3 6.3 3.4
9000 18.0 64.4 280 1 1 8.4 4.6 | 17.4 63.3 095 7 4 7.9 4.3
8000 20.7 69.3 315 2 1 8.8 4.8 | 19.7 67.5 100 8 4 7.9 4.3
7000 23.3 73.9 330 4 2 9.4 5.2 | 21.9 71.4 105 8 4 7.7 4.2
6000 25.9 78.6 330 5 3 10.9 6.0 | 23.9 75.0 115 7 4 8.3 4.5
5000 28.6 83.5 325 6 3 16.1 8.8 | 27.7 81.9 120 3 2 49.4 27.1
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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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