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UXUS97 KSLC 301228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 70.9 F/21.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1410 FT/MIN (7.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19791 FT MSL (14908 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 81.0 F/27.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1200 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 11882 FT MSL (6998 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 07/01.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:59:57 / 21:03:13 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 3 MIN 16 SEC (903 MIN 16 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:35 MDT... 71.15 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/30/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13069 FT MSL (8186 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16557 FT MSL (11674 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17250 FT MSL (12366 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.9
K INDEX......................... +13.5
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 -32.2 -26.0 205 40 21 7.4 4.0 32.0 89.5 3.7 M M
24000 -27.7 -17.9 205 34 17 8.0 4.4 30.3 86.6 2.4 M M
22000 -23.0 -9.4 205 31 16 8.0 4.4 29.0 84.2 1.3 M M
20000 -18.3 -0.9 210 28 14 8.0 4.4 27.7 81.9 0.2 M M
18000 -12.9 8.8 215 25 13 8.3 4.6 26.5 79.8 -0.9 1214 6.2
16000 -7.6 18.3 225 21 11 8.9 4.9 25.9 78.7 -1.5 995 5.1
14000 -2.4 27.7 240 15 8 8.7 4.8 25.2 77.4 -2.1 781 4.0
12000 2.7 36.9 265 8 4 8.1 4.4 24.4 76.0 -2.9 569 2.9
10000 7.1 44.8 320 3 2 6.0 3.3 23.0 73.5 -4.4 377 1.9
9000 9.3 48.7 025 4 2 7.6 4.1 22.3 72.1 -5.2 283 1.4
8000 11.5 52.7 045 5 3 7.4 4.0 21.6 70.9 -6.0 188 1.0
7000 13.3 55.9 055 6 3 6.3 3.5 20.5 68.9 -7.2 105 0.5
6000 15.0 59.0 075 5 2 2.1 1.2 19.4 66.9 -8.4 22 0.1
5000 10.9 51.6 105 5 2 10.7 5.9 11.7 53.1 -16.3 109 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/30/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/30/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +13.9 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +174.9 LI... -0.4
CINH... -102.4 K INDEX... +16.8 | CINH... -57.9 K INDEX... +20.9
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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 -33.0 -27.4 205 37 19 8.0 4.4 | -33.5 -28.3 210 25 13 7.8 4.3
24000 -28.2 -18.8 205 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -28.8 -19.8 210 18 9 8.3 4.5
22000 -23.5 -10.3 200 25 13 8.1 4.4 | -23.9 -11.0 195 19 10 8.3 4.6
20000 -18.8 -1.8 205 22 11 8.0 4.4 | -18.9 -2.0 190 19 10 8.4 4.6
18000 -13.7 7.3 215 17 9 7.0 3.8 | -13.6 7.5 185 16 8 7.5 4.1
16000 -8.7 16.3 225 12 6 8.9 4.9 | -8.7 16.3 185 12 6 8.7 4.8
14000 -3.2 26.2 230 8 4 9.3 5.1 | -3.5 25.7 195 8 4 8.8 4.8
12000 2.3 36.1 235 3 2 8.6 4.7 | 1.8 35.2 215 5 3 8.8 4.8
10000 7.2 45.0 085 2 1 6.8 3.7 | 6.9 44.4 255 3 2 7.5 4.1
9000 9.6 49.3 075 4 2 7.1 3.9 | 9.6 49.3 280 3 1 8.6 4.7
8000 11.7 53.1 080 4 2 6.4 3.5 | 12.2 54.0 305 3 2 7.9 4.3
7000 13.5 56.3 085 5 2 6.2 3.4 | 14.8 58.6 315 3 2 8.1 4.5
6000 15.3 59.5 095 4 2 5.7 3.1 | 17.1 62.8 315 5 2 10.3 5.6
5000 17.3 63.1 095 3 1 11.9 6.5 | 20.4 68.7 315 6 3 26.6 14.6
06/30/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/30/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +126.8 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +52.4 LI... +0.4
CINH... -50.1 K INDEX... +22.2 | CINH... -35.3 K INDEX... +18.7
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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 -32.9 -27.2 195 14 7 8.4 4.6 | -31.8 -25.2 265 14 7 7.4 4.0
24000 -27.9 -18.2 190 16 8 7.9 4.4 | -27.3 -17.1 245 15 8 8.6 4.7
22000 -23.2 -9.8 185 17 9 8.0 4.4 | -22.2 -8.0 250 15 8 8.5 4.7
20000 -18.5 -1.3 180 19 10 8.0 4.4 | -16.8 1.8 255 15 8 8.0 4.4
18000 -13.1 8.4 185 20 10 8.0 4.4 | -12.1 10.2 255 14 7 7.6 4.2
16000 -8.3 17.1 195 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -7.5 18.5 260 11 6 8.2 4.5
14000 -3.2 26.2 210 13 7 8.9 4.9 | -2.5 27.5 260 9 5 9.3 5.1
12000 2.0 35.6 235 10 5 8.7 4.7 | 3.0 37.4 240 8 4 9.2 5.0
10000 7.1 44.8 255 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 8.4 47.1 235 5 3 7.8 4.3
9000 9.7 49.5 260 9 5 9.0 4.9 | 11.2 52.2 235 4 2 9.4 5.2
8000 12.4 54.3 260 9 5 9.6 5.3 | 14.0 57.2 245 3 2 9.7 5.3
7000 15.2 59.4 260 9 5 9.5 5.2 | 16.8 62.2 255 3 1 9.9 5.4
6000 17.9 64.2 265 9 5 9.7 5.3 | 19.6 67.3 280 2 1 9.8 5.4
5000 21.8 71.2 270 9 5 25.3 13.9 | 23.3 73.9 310 2 1 21.6 11.9
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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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