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UXUS97 KSLC 051227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.6 F/25.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1244 FT/MIN (6.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18665 FT MSL (13781 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 91.0 F/33.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 14335 FT MSL (9451 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 06/06..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:57:05 / 20:55:43 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 58 MIN 38 SEC (898 MIN 38 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:24 MDT... 71.00 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/05/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14800 FT MSL (9916 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17755 FT MSL (12871 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18371 FT MSL (13487 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.3
K INDEX......................... +6.3
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 -23.7 -10.7 310 23 12 7.5 4.1 41.2 106.1 6.6 M M
24000 -19.4 -2.9 300 23 12 6.6 3.6 39.4 102.9 5.3 M M
22000 -15.5 4.1 290 27 14 6.6 3.6 37.1 98.8 3.5 M M
20000 -11.2 11.8 280 30 16 6.3 3.5 34.4 93.8 1.2 M M
18000 -7.5 18.5 270 34 17 6.8 3.7 32.1 89.7 -0.8 1179 6.0
16000 -2.8 27.0 265 32 16 8.2 4.5 30.8 87.5 -2.0 979 5.0
14000 1.8 35.2 265 24 12 6.6 3.6 29.4 84.9 -3.4 784 4.0
12000 5.8 42.4 260 14 7 8.8 4.8 27.6 81.7 -5.3 604 3.1
10000 10.9 51.6 245 10 5 7.4 4.1 27.0 80.6 -6.1 391 2.0
9000 13.5 56.3 245 7 4 7.3 4.0 26.7 80.1 -6.5 284 1.4
8000 15.6 60.1 255 5 2 6.1 3.4 25.9 78.6 -7.4 192 1.0
7000 17.2 63.0 295 2 1 4.9 2.7 24.6 76.3 -8.8 115 0.6
6000 18.2 64.8 305 1 0 1.4 0.8 22.7 72.9 -10.8 55 0.3
5000 14.5 58.1 120 3 2 3.6 2.0 15.5 59.8 -18.3 129 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/05/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/05/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.8 LI... +3.3 | CAPE... +0.5 LI... +2.6
CINH... -7.7 K INDEX... +5.5 | CINH... -4.4 K INDEX... +3.3
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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 -23.3 -9.9 295 18 9 8.3 4.5 | -23.6 -10.5 275 18 9 8.0 4.4
24000 -18.7 -1.7 295 19 10 6.4 3.5 | -19.0 -2.2 285 19 10 7.1 3.9
22000 -14.9 5.2 295 26 13 6.4 3.5 | -14.7 5.5 290 22 12 7.2 3.9
20000 -10.5 13.1 285 25 13 6.7 3.7 | -10.6 12.9 285 22 11 7.0 3.8
18000 -6.7 19.9 275 24 13 6.4 3.5 | -6.0 21.2 270 21 11 6.6 3.6
16000 -2.8 27.0 260 25 13 6.8 3.7 | -2.0 28.4 260 22 11 6.8 3.8
14000 1.5 34.7 250 22 11 7.4 4.1 | 1.9 35.4 250 23 12 7.1 3.9
12000 5.8 42.4 245 16 8 8.3 4.6 | 6.3 43.3 245 19 10 7.7 4.2
10000 10.7 51.3 250 11 6 6.7 3.7 | 10.8 51.4 245 11 6 5.8 3.2
9000 13.1 55.6 260 8 4 6.7 3.7 | 13.3 55.9 250 7 4 7.3 4.0
8000 15.1 59.2 275 5 2 6.0 3.3 | 15.6 60.1 265 5 2 7.8 4.3
7000 16.9 62.4 300 2 1 5.2 2.8 | 18.0 64.4 285 3 2 8.5 4.7
6000 17.9 64.2 290 1 0 5.5 3.0 | 20.4 68.7 300 3 2 11.2 6.1
5000 19.8 67.6 260 2 1 20.8 11.4 | 24.3 75.7 305 5 2 30.0 16.5
06/05/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/05/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.2 LI... +2.5 | CAPE... +2.7 LI... +2.0
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +8.3 | CINH... -23.4 K INDEX... +7.9
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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 -24.0 -11.2 260 24 12 7.7 4.2 | -24.3 -11.7 270 24 13 7.8 4.3
24000 -19.5 -3.1 265 23 12 7.5 4.1 | -19.7 -3.5 265 23 12 7.5 4.1
22000 -15.0 5.0 275 22 11 7.5 4.1 | -15.2 4.6 265 21 11 7.4 4.1
20000 -9.7 14.5 280 21 11 7.8 4.3 | -10.5 13.1 265 20 10 8.0 4.4
18000 -5.2 22.6 275 19 10 7.3 4.0 | -5.2 22.6 260 18 9 7.9 4.3
16000 -1.2 29.8 265 20 10 6.5 3.6 | -0.6 30.9 255 19 10 7.7 4.2
14000 2.9 37.2 250 21 11 7.4 4.0 | 3.9 39.0 250 19 10 7.8 4.3
12000 7.5 45.5 240 19 10 8.7 4.8 | 8.7 47.7 240 16 8 9.0 4.9
10000 12.4 54.3 230 13 7 6.3 3.4 | 14.0 57.2 240 12 6 7.6 4.1
9000 15.0 59.0 230 9 5 7.3 4.0 | 16.8 62.2 240 9 5 9.1 5.0
8000 17.4 63.3 245 5 3 7.8 4.3 | 19.4 66.9 250 6 3 9.0 4.9
7000 20.1 68.2 270 4 2 8.8 4.9 | 21.9 71.4 270 3 2 7.7 4.2
6000 22.6 72.7 310 4 2 10.8 5.9 | 24.1 75.4 340 3 2 9.8 5.4
5000 28.4 83.1 325 6 3 5.2 2.8 | 28.8 83.8 345 4 2 9.4 5.2
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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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