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UXUS97 KSLC 241228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 90.2 F/32.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1606 FT/MIN (8.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19828 FT MSL (14948 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 101.0 F/38.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 16482 FT MSL (11602 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 07/25..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:17:21 / 20:51:24 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 34 MIN 2 SEC (874 MIN 2 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:22 MDT... 67.72 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16654 FT MSL (11774 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15953 FT MSL (11073 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17510 FT MSL (12630 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.3
K INDEX......................... +28.3
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 -17.6 0.3 230 12 6 7.2 3.9 47.4 117.3 7.2 M M
24000 -13.9 7.0 230 11 6 5.5 3.0 44.8 112.6 5.2 M M
22000 -10.6 12.9 235 11 6 6.0 3.3 41.8 107.3 2.7 M M
20000 -6.7 19.9 260 7 4 6.3 3.5 39.0 102.1 0.1 M M
18000 -2.7 27.1 290 7 4 7.0 3.9 37.2 98.9 -1.8 1231 6.3
16000 1.6 34.9 280 8 4 7.9 4.3 35.5 95.9 -3.4 1045 5.3
14000 6.8 44.2 275 11 5 9.3 5.1 35.0 94.9 -4.1 828 4.2
12000 12.2 54.0 270 11 6 9.0 4.9 34.5 94.2 -4.5 606 3.1
10000 17.4 63.3 270 10 5 8.2 4.5 33.9 93.1 -5.3 392 2.0
9000 20.0 68.0 260 8 4 9.2 5.0 33.7 92.7 -5.7 286 1.5
8000 22.3 72.1 245 5 3 7.8 4.3 33.2 91.8 -6.3 186 0.9
7000 24.5 76.1 210 5 3 6.3 3.4 32.6 90.6 -7.1 90 0.5
6000 26.2 79.2 180 7 3 4.1 2.3 31.4 88.6 -8.4 9 0.0
5000 22.6 72.7 120 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 24.0 75.2 -15.8 83 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +137.6 LI... -2.4 | CAPE... +550.7 LI... -3.3
CINH... -93.9 K INDEX... +29.1 | CINH... -12.2 K INDEX... +31.7
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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 -18.2 -0.8 240 15 8 6.4 3.5 | -18.3 -0.9 240 16 8 5.4 2.9
24000 -14.6 5.7 245 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -14.9 5.2 240 14 7 6.4 3.5
22000 -11.1 12.0 255 13 7 6.6 3.6 | -11.1 12.0 240 13 7 6.5 3.6
20000 -6.7 19.9 250 11 6 6.7 3.7 | -6.9 19.6 235 11 5 6.6 3.6
18000 -2.5 27.5 245 8 4 7.6 4.2 | -2.7 27.1 230 10 5 8.0 4.4
16000 1.9 35.4 250 7 3 7.9 4.3 | 2.0 35.6 240 10 5 8.5 4.7
14000 6.9 44.4 245 9 5 8.8 4.8 | 7.2 45.0 240 9 5 8.8 4.9
12000 12.2 54.0 245 9 5 9.1 5.0 | 12.5 54.5 230 9 4 9.5 5.2
10000 17.4 63.3 245 7 3 8.1 4.4 | 17.9 64.2 220 7 4 8.5 4.6
9000 19.9 67.8 230 4 2 8.5 4.7 | 20.8 69.4 215 7 4 9.5 5.2
8000 22.1 71.8 190 4 2 7.4 4.1 | 23.5 74.3 215 7 4 9.5 5.2
7000 24.2 75.6 170 5 2 6.9 3.8 | 26.3 79.3 210 7 3 10.0 5.5
6000 26.0 78.8 165 6 3 6.3 3.4 | 29.2 84.6 210 6 3 10.3 5.7
5000 29.4 84.9 155 6 3 33.4 18.3 | 32.1 89.8 215 6 3 12.2 6.7
07/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +440.1 LI... -3.1 | CAPE... +307.6 LI... -2.4
CINH... -10.0 K INDEX... +32.4 | CINH... -13.8 K INDEX... +31.1
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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 -17.7 0.1 230 18 9 5.7 3.1 | -17.0 1.4 240 22 11 6.8 3.7
24000 -14.2 6.4 230 14 7 6.1 3.3 | -13.4 7.9 235 18 9 5.7 3.1
22000 -10.7 12.7 230 12 6 6.3 3.4 | -10.1 13.8 220 14 7 6.4 3.5
20000 -6.7 19.9 225 12 6 6.3 3.5 | -6.0 21.2 215 13 7 6.6 3.6
18000 -2.2 28.0 220 12 6 8.6 4.7 | -1.4 29.5 215 13 7 8.2 4.5
16000 2.7 36.9 220 11 6 8.6 4.7 | 3.4 38.1 215 12 6 8.7 4.8
14000 8.0 46.4 220 10 5 9.1 5.0 | 8.8 47.8 225 10 5 9.4 5.2
12000 13.5 56.3 225 8 4 9.4 5.2 | 14.4 57.9 230 8 4 9.4 5.2
10000 18.9 66.0 235 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 19.8 67.6 240 6 3 8.6 4.7
9000 22.0 71.6 250 6 3 10.4 5.7 | 22.9 73.2 250 5 3 9.8 5.4
8000 24.8 76.6 255 6 3 9.5 5.2 | 25.7 78.3 260 4 2 9.3 5.1
7000 27.7 81.9 270 6 3 9.4 5.1 | 28.4 83.1 285 3 2 8.8 4.9
6000 30.6 87.1 285 6 3 9.6 5.3 | 31.2 88.2 310 3 2 9.5 5.2
5000 36.4 97.5 300 6 3 88.3 48.4 | 36.1 97.0 330 4 2 58.7 32.2
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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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