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UXUS97 KSLC 281228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.6 F/13.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 756 FT/MIN (3.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14602 FT MSL (9726 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 68.0 F/20.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0730 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................. 12173 FT MSL (7297 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 06/29....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:59:02 / 21:03:20 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 4 MIN 18 SEC (904 MIN 18 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:11 MDT... 71.29 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/28/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9378 FT MSL (4502 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9479 FT MSL (4603 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12132 FT MSL (7256 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.4
K INDEX......................... +18.8
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 -25.8 -14.4 235 92 48 2.8 1.5 41.0 105.9 16.6 M M
24000 -24.2 -11.6 235 83 43 2.8 1.5 35.9 96.6 12.8 M M
22000 -22.1 -7.8 235 73 37 3.3 1.8 30.3 86.6 8.4 M M
20000 -18.7 -1.7 230 63 32 7.6 4.1 27.5 81.6 6.1 M M
18000 -14.7 5.5 225 50 26 5.0 2.7 25.5 78.0 4.5 M M
16000 -11.9 10.6 235 34 17 6.1 3.4 22.2 71.9 1.5 M M
14000 -8.3 17.1 250 24 12 6.0 3.3 19.8 67.6 -0.7 705 3.6
12000 -4.9 23.2 270 17 9 6.0 3.3 17.2 62.9 -3.2 543 2.8
10000 -1.3 29.7 295 13 7 6.3 3.5 14.9 58.7 -5.6 378 1.9
9000 0.8 33.4 310 12 6 8.2 4.5 14.1 57.3 -6.5 286 1.5
8000 3.0 37.4 320 10 5 8.1 4.4 13.4 56.1 -7.3 190 1.0
7000 5.5 41.9 330 9 5 7.6 4.2 13.0 55.4 -7.8 86 0.4
6000 7.9 46.2 335 7 4 8.1 4.5 12.6 54.6 -8.4 M M
5000 10.2 50.4 340 4 2 8.8 4.8 12.0 53.6 -9.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/28/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/28/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +24.7 LI... +3.3 | CAPE... +43.4 LI... +2.3
CINH... -4.7 K INDEX... +14.3 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +13.1
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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 -26.4 -15.5 235 94 48 3.7 2.0 | -27.3 -17.1 225 94 48 4.0 2.2
24000 -24.2 -11.6 230 86 44 3.8 2.1 | -24.9 -12.8 225 85 44 3.9 2.1
22000 -22.3 -8.1 230 73 38 2.9 1.6 | -22.9 -9.2 225 75 38 3.4 1.9
20000 -19.4 -2.9 230 61 31 6.4 3.5 | -20.3 -4.5 230 64 33 5.5 3.0
18000 -15.9 3.4 230 48 25 4.9 2.7 | -16.5 2.3 230 51 26 6.1 3.4
16000 -13.0 8.6 235 36 18 6.7 3.7 | -13.3 8.1 235 35 18 4.7 2.6
14000 -9.2 15.4 240 22 11 6.3 3.5 | -10.0 14.0 235 17 9 7.0 3.8
12000 -5.6 21.9 265 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -5.5 22.1 250 10 5 7.8 4.3
10000 -1.8 28.8 310 10 5 7.0 3.8 | -0.9 30.4 290 6 3 7.2 3.9
9000 0.5 32.9 330 9 4 8.6 4.7 | 1.4 34.5 300 6 3 8.6 4.7
8000 3.0 37.4 335 7 4 8.7 4.8 | 3.9 39.0 300 7 4 9.3 5.1
7000 5.6 42.1 330 4 2 8.3 4.5 | 6.7 44.1 305 8 4 10.0 5.5
6000 8.1 46.6 320 3 1 9.0 4.9 | 9.5 49.1 305 9 4 10.8 5.9
5000 11.2 52.2 310 1 1 18.8 10.3 | 13.8 56.8 305 9 4 34.1 18.7
06/28/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/28/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +20.1 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +42.1 LI... +1.3
CINH... -7.1 K INDEX... +13.9 | CINH... -0.8 K INDEX... +18.9
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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 -28.4 -19.1 225 92 47 4.3 2.4 | -30.5 -22.9 220 84 43 3.5 1.9
24000 -25.8 -14.4 225 80 41 4.2 2.3 | -28.4 -19.1 220 69 35 3.6 2.0
22000 -23.5 -10.3 225 67 34 3.9 2.2 | -25.7 -14.3 220 53 27 4.9 2.7
20000 -20.9 -5.6 230 53 27 4.7 2.6 | -22.0 -7.6 220 41 21 7.8 4.3
18000 -17.5 0.5 230 40 20 6.5 3.6 | -17.0 1.4 225 31 16 6.9 3.8
16000 -13.5 7.7 220 32 16 7.1 3.9 | -12.9 8.8 225 22 11 6.7 3.7
14000 -9.2 15.4 215 20 10 7.5 4.1 | -9.0 15.8 230 15 8 6.8 3.7
12000 -4.8 23.4 235 10 5 7.4 4.1 | -4.7 23.5 250 10 5 7.6 4.1
10000 -0.2 31.6 280 8 4 7.7 4.2 | -0.4 31.3 295 11 6 7.4 4.1
9000 2.2 36.0 290 8 4 8.8 4.8 | 2.0 35.6 305 13 6 9.1 5.0
8000 4.8 40.6 300 10 5 9.3 5.1 | 4.7 40.5 305 13 7 9.4 5.2
7000 7.6 45.7 305 10 5 9.8 5.4 | 7.6 45.7 305 12 6 9.7 5.3
6000 10.4 50.7 310 11 6 11.0 6.0 | 10.4 50.7 305 12 6 10.0 5.5
5000 14.8 58.6 310 11 6 36.8 20.2 | 14.1 57.4 305 11 5 22.9 12.5
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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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