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UXUS97 KSLC 021228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 71.8 F/22.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1480 FT/MIN (7.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20642 FT MSL (15765 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 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................. 13487 FT MSL (8610 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 06/03.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:58:06 / 20:53:41 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 55 MIN 35 SEC (895 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:54 MDT... 70.70 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/02/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13397 FT MSL (8520 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16035 FT MSL (11158 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17101 FT MSL (12224 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.5
K INDEX......................... +17.3
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 -30.5 -22.9 240 43 22 7.9 4.3 33.7 92.6 3.8 M M
24000 -25.9 -14.6 245 40 20 7.2 3.9 32.3 90.1 2.7 M M
22000 -21.6 -6.9 245 37 19 7.2 4.0 30.4 86.7 1.2 M M
20000 -17.4 0.7 245 35 18 7.2 4.0 28.5 83.3 -0.5 1430 7.3
18000 -12.2 10.0 245 31 16 9.0 4.9 27.3 81.1 -1.8 1207 6.1
16000 -6.7 19.9 250 27 14 9.3 5.1 26.9 80.4 -2.2 982 5.0
14000 -1.4 29.5 245 22 11 8.6 4.7 26.3 79.3 -2.8 766 3.9
12000 3.5 38.3 245 15 8 8.0 4.4 25.4 77.6 -3.8 560 2.8
10000 7.7 45.9 275 5 3 5.9 3.2 23.7 74.6 -5.5 375 1.9
9000 9.8 49.6 335 4 2 7.2 4.0 22.8 73.1 -6.4 283 1.4
8000 11.8 53.2 005 5 3 6.8 3.7 22.0 71.6 -7.3 192 1.0
7000 13.6 56.5 010 5 2 5.7 3.1 20.9 69.7 -8.5 108 0.6
6000 15.2 59.4 040 4 2 3.2 1.7 19.7 67.4 -9.9 32 0.2
5000 15.6 60.1 070 4 2 -5.0 -2.7 17.2 63.0 -12.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/02/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/02/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +33.5 LI... +0.3 | CAPE... +102.0 LI... +0.1
CINH... -105.9 K INDEX... +11.2 | CINH... -101.4 K INDEX... +12.3
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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 -30.7 -23.3 245 43 22 7.7 4.2 | -30.8 -23.4 250 39 20 7.6 4.2
24000 -26.0 -14.8 245 39 20 7.7 4.2 | -26.2 -15.2 245 37 19 8.3 4.5
22000 -21.4 -6.5 245 35 18 7.8 4.3 | -21.2 -6.2 250 34 17 8.3 4.6
20000 -17.1 1.2 250 31 16 7.1 3.9 | -16.6 2.1 250 30 15 7.5 4.1
18000 -12.1 10.2 245 30 15 8.7 4.8 | -11.6 11.1 250 27 14 8.0 4.4
16000 -6.6 20.1 245 28 15 9.0 5.0 | -6.6 20.1 250 27 14 9.1 5.0
14000 -1.5 29.3 245 23 12 8.5 4.6 | -1.3 29.7 245 24 12 8.5 4.7
12000 3.4 38.1 240 16 8 8.2 4.5 | 3.5 38.3 240 17 9 7.8 4.3
10000 7.5 45.5 245 6 3 6.0 3.3 | 7.9 46.2 240 9 4 6.7 3.7
9000 9.6 49.3 285 2 1 7.8 4.3 | 10.0 50.0 255 4 2 7.2 3.9
8000 11.7 53.1 005 3 1 7.1 3.9 | 12.3 54.1 290 3 1 7.9 4.4
7000 13.4 56.1 360 4 2 6.3 3.5 | 14.5 58.1 315 4 2 9.4 5.2
6000 14.9 58.8 355 3 2 6.5 3.6 | 17.0 62.6 315 5 2 11.0 6.1
5000 16.6 61.9 330 2 1 10.9 6.0 | 19.8 67.6 310 5 3 13.7 7.5
06/02/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/02/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +54.1 LI... +0.9 | CAPE... +6.3 LI... +0.7
CINH... -21.6 K INDEX... +14.8 | CINH... -5.2 K INDEX... +11.4
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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 -29.5 -21.1 250 29 15 7.4 4.1 | -28.6 -19.5 260 28 15 8.1 4.5
24000 -25.0 -13.0 250 31 16 7.1 3.9 | -24.0 -11.2 255 28 15 6.5 3.5
22000 -20.8 -5.4 245 32 16 7.0 3.9 | -20.2 -4.4 255 30 15 6.3 3.5
20000 -15.5 4.1 245 29 15 8.1 4.4 | -15.1 4.8 255 29 15 7.7 4.3
18000 -10.9 12.4 250 26 13 7.5 4.1 | -10.3 13.5 255 27 14 8.1 4.4
16000 -6.2 20.8 250 25 13 8.8 4.8 | -5.5 22.1 250 25 13 8.3 4.6
14000 -1.0 30.2 245 24 12 9.0 4.9 | -0.5 31.1 250 21 11 9.3 5.1
12000 4.3 39.7 245 19 10 8.7 4.8 | 5.0 41.0 250 18 9 9.0 4.9
10000 9.1 48.4 240 12 6 6.6 3.6 | 10.1 50.2 255 14 7 8.0 4.4
9000 11.4 52.5 255 8 4 7.4 4.0 | 12.6 54.7 265 11 6 7.8 4.3
8000 13.7 56.7 280 6 3 7.2 3.9 | 14.9 58.8 290 8 4 6.9 3.8
7000 16.1 61.0 315 6 3 9.8 5.4 | 17.1 62.8 325 6 3 8.0 4.4
6000 18.8 65.8 320 7 3 11.3 6.2 | 19.5 67.1 340 7 3 10.3 5.6
5000 24.5 76.1 325 7 4 80.5 44.2 | 22.2 72.0 340 6 3 10.2 5.6
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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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