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UXUS97 KSLC 111228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 91.1 F/32.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1673 FT/MIN (8.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22170 FT MSL (17291 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 103.0 F/39.9 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................. 18243 FT MSL (13363 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 07/12....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:06:40 / 21:00:09 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 53 MIN 28 SEC (893 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:25 MDT... 69.96 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/11/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16796 FT MSL (11917 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 23573 FT MSL (18694 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 23654 FT MSL (18774 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.5
K INDEX......................... +6.8
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 -23.0 -9.4 260 21 11 8.8 4.8 40.9 105.7 1.2 M M
24000 -17.8 -0.0 265 18 9 8.7 4.8 40.2 104.4 0.6 M M
22000 -12.0 10.4 275 16 8 7.3 4.0 39.3 102.7 -0.2 1643 8.3
20000 -7.6 18.3 265 17 9 7.5 4.1 37.6 99.7 -1.7 1452 7.4
18000 -3.2 26.2 250 16 8 9.4 5.1 36.2 97.2 -3.1 1259 6.4
16000 2.4 36.3 245 16 8 9.6 5.3 36.0 96.7 -3.5 1033 5.2
14000 8.0 46.4 250 14 7 9.1 5.0 35.7 96.2 -3.9 807 4.1
12000 13.1 55.6 250 12 6 8.3 4.6 35.0 95.0 -4.6 592 3.0
10000 17.9 64.2 250 11 6 6.0 3.3 33.8 92.9 -5.8 391 2.0
9000 20.4 68.7 240 12 6 7.6 4.2 33.4 92.2 -6.2 285 1.4
8000 22.8 73.0 230 12 6 7.2 4.0 32.8 91.1 -6.9 185 0.9
7000 24.9 76.8 210 13 6 5.3 2.9 32.0 89.5 -7.8 93 0.5
6000 26.1 79.0 190 13 7 0.7 0.4 30.3 86.5 -9.5 25 0.1
5000 21.0 69.8 130 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 21.6 70.8 -18.4 142 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/11/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/11/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... +36.1 LI... +2.9
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +6.6 | CINH... -137.5 K INDEX... +6.4
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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 -23.6 -10.5 280 15 8 8.1 4.4 | -23.5 -10.3 310 13 7 8.3 4.6
24000 -18.6 -1.5 285 14 7 8.9 4.9 | -18.3 -0.9 315 12 6 9.2 5.1
22000 -12.6 9.3 290 15 8 8.7 4.7 | -12.8 9.0 315 12 6 8.9 4.9
20000 -7.4 18.7 280 16 8 8.7 4.8 | -7.5 18.5 295 11 6 8.8 4.9
18000 -2.6 27.3 270 16 8 7.6 4.2 | -1.9 28.6 275 12 6 7.4 4.1
16000 2.0 35.6 265 16 8 8.2 4.5 | 2.5 36.5 275 12 6 8.0 4.4
14000 7.4 45.3 270 15 8 9.3 5.1 | 7.6 45.7 265 11 6 9.2 5.0
12000 12.8 55.0 270 13 7 8.7 4.7 | 12.9 55.2 265 9 4 8.8 4.8
10000 17.6 63.7 280 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 18.0 64.4 255 7 3 7.8 4.3
9000 19.9 67.8 270 7 4 7.1 3.9 | 20.6 69.1 250 6 3 8.6 4.7
8000 22.0 71.6 250 6 3 7.1 3.9 | 23.1 73.6 245 5 3 8.8 4.8
7000 23.9 75.0 215 7 4 6.6 3.6 | 25.6 78.1 245 5 3 9.0 4.9
6000 25.3 77.5 195 8 4 4.8 2.6 | 28.3 82.9 250 5 3 10.6 5.8
5000 28.9 84.0 180 7 3 45.6 25.0 | 34.1 93.4 270 5 3 88.5 48.6
07/11/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/11/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +49.3 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... +0.2 LI... +2.1
CINH... -130.2 K INDEX... +4.6 | CINH... -4.5 K INDEX... -0.2
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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 -23.3 -9.9 325 9 5 8.0 4.4 | -22.6 -8.7 015 2 1 7.7 4.2
24000 -18.1 -0.6 345 8 4 9.3 5.1 | -17.6 0.3 060 4 2 8.9 4.9
22000 -12.5 9.5 355 5 3 9.2 5.0 | -12.2 10.0 090 4 2 9.2 5.1
20000 -7.1 19.2 325 4 2 9.2 5.0 | -6.7 19.9 115 5 3 9.2 5.1
18000 -1.2 29.8 270 5 3 8.1 4.5 | -0.5 31.1 130 4 2 8.9 4.9
16000 3.5 38.3 235 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 4.7 40.5 165 4 2 8.6 4.7
14000 8.3 46.9 225 7 4 8.7 4.7 | 9.7 49.5 195 5 3 8.6 4.7
12000 13.6 56.5 235 7 4 9.2 5.0 | 14.7 58.5 225 4 2 8.7 4.8
10000 19.0 66.2 255 5 3 8.4 4.6 | 19.8 67.6 295 3 2 8.0 4.4
9000 21.8 71.2 280 5 3 9.0 4.9 | 22.5 72.5 325 5 2 9.2 5.0
8000 24.5 76.1 295 6 3 9.4 5.1 | 25.1 77.2 335 6 3 8.8 4.9
7000 27.0 80.6 310 7 4 10.1 5.5 | 27.8 82.0 340 7 4 9.4 5.2
6000 29.8 85.6 320 8 4 11.6 6.4 | 30.5 86.9 345 8 4 10.2 5.6
5000 35.9 96.6 325 8 4 93.7 51.4 | 35.5 95.9 340 7 4 61.2 33.6
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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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