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UXUS97 KSLC 061228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 87.4 F/30.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1442 FT/MIN (7.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21640 FT MSL (16762 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 97.0 F/36.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 16972 FT MSL (12093 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 07/07...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:03:17 / 21:02:03 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 58 MIN 46 SEC (898 MIN 46 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:40 MDT... 70.59 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/06/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15796 FT MSL (10918 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18320 FT MSL (13442 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19550 FT MSL (14672 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.9
K INDEX......................... +24.4
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 -21.6 -6.9 230 22 11 6.4 3.5 43.2 109.8 5.5 M M
24000 -18.1 -0.6 220 21 11 5.2 2.8 40.4 104.7 3.3 M M
22000 -15.1 4.8 200 23 12 5.5 3.0 37.2 98.9 0.5 M M
20000 -10.6 12.9 190 23 12 7.0 3.8 34.8 94.6 -1.6 1481 7.5
18000 -5.9 21.4 185 20 11 9.0 5.0 33.6 92.5 -2.8 1281 6.5
16000 -0.4 31.3 190 17 9 9.4 5.2 33.3 91.9 -3.2 1058 5.4
14000 4.9 40.8 195 14 7 9.0 4.9 32.8 91.1 -3.8 839 4.3
12000 10.2 50.4 205 12 6 9.1 5.0 32.3 90.2 -4.4 621 3.2
10000 15.5 59.9 205 11 6 7.4 4.0 31.7 89.1 -5.0 403 2.0
9000 18.4 65.1 205 11 5 9.1 5.0 31.7 89.1 -5.1 287 1.5
8000 21.0 69.8 205 10 5 8.5 4.7 31.4 88.5 -5.4 179 0.9
7000 23.4 74.1 195 9 5 7.1 3.9 30.9 87.6 -6.0 76 0.4
6000 25.5 77.9 180 10 5 5.3 2.9 30.0 86.0 -6.9 M M
5000 22.1 71.8 130 7 3 -99.0 -54.3 22.8 73.1 -14.1 51 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/06/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/06/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +3.7 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +84.9 LI... -1.4
CINH... -35.7 K INDEX... +26.0 | CINH... -25.4 K INDEX... +27.5
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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 -21.8 -7.2 225 21 11 6.8 3.7 | -21.1 -6.0 220 23 12 7.5 4.1
24000 -18.3 -0.9 215 22 11 4.8 2.7 | -17.3 0.9 215 25 13 5.0 2.7
22000 -15.5 4.1 205 25 13 5.4 3.0 | -14.5 5.9 205 26 13 5.4 3.0
20000 -10.3 13.5 200 25 13 8.1 4.4 | -10.0 14.0 200 28 14 6.9 3.8
18000 -5.9 21.4 190 23 12 8.4 4.6 | -5.7 21.7 200 27 14 8.0 4.4
16000 -0.7 30.7 195 19 10 9.0 5.0 | -1.0 30.2 200 22 11 8.1 4.4
14000 4.6 40.3 195 16 8 8.8 4.8 | 4.2 39.6 200 18 9 9.0 5.0
12000 9.8 49.6 200 14 7 8.9 4.9 | 9.6 49.3 200 15 8 9.4 5.2
10000 14.9 58.8 205 12 6 7.3 4.0 | 15.1 59.2 205 14 7 7.7 4.2
9000 17.7 63.9 200 12 6 8.8 4.8 | 18.0 64.4 205 13 7 9.3 5.1
8000 20.3 68.5 200 11 6 8.4 4.6 | 20.8 69.4 205 12 6 9.7 5.3
7000 22.7 72.9 195 12 6 7.0 3.9 | 23.8 74.8 205 11 6 9.2 5.1
6000 24.7 76.5 185 12 6 6.3 3.4 | 26.7 80.1 210 10 5 10.0 5.5
5000 27.6 81.7 165 7 4 21.4 11.7 | 32.5 90.5 210 7 4 84.3 46.3
07/06/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/06/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +154.1 LI... -2.0 | CAPE... +144.8 LI... -1.7
CINH... -22.6 K INDEX... +29.2 | CINH... -21.3 K INDEX... +28.3
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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 -20.9 -5.6 220 26 13 7.8 4.3 | -20.9 -5.6 220 31 16 7.6 4.2
24000 -16.7 1.9 220 26 14 5.9 3.3 | -16.8 1.8 215 29 15 5.8 3.2
22000 -12.8 9.0 210 27 14 5.7 3.1 | -12.9 8.8 210 27 14 6.4 3.5
20000 -9.6 14.7 200 28 14 5.9 3.2 | -9.2 15.4 205 24 12 6.8 3.7
18000 -5.2 22.6 200 27 14 8.5 4.7 | -4.7 23.5 205 21 11 8.1 4.5
16000 -0.3 31.5 195 23 12 8.3 4.6 | 0.3 32.5 205 19 10 8.6 4.7
14000 4.8 40.6 200 19 10 9.1 5.0 | 5.8 42.4 205 17 9 9.4 5.2
12000 10.4 50.7 205 17 9 9.5 5.2 | 11.4 52.5 210 16 8 9.4 5.2
10000 15.9 60.6 210 15 8 8.1 4.4 | 16.9 62.4 215 13 7 7.9 4.3
9000 19.0 66.2 215 14 7 9.7 5.3 | 19.9 67.8 225 12 6 9.7 5.3
8000 21.9 71.4 220 13 7 9.8 5.4 | 22.8 73.0 230 10 5 9.8 5.4
7000 24.8 76.6 225 12 6 9.6 5.3 | 25.7 78.3 240 8 4 9.6 5.3
6000 27.7 81.9 230 11 6 10.3 5.7 | 28.4 83.1 255 7 4 9.8 5.4
5000 30.6 87.1 235 9 5 11.9 6.6 | 33.0 91.4 275 6 3 8.6 4.7
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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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