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UXUS97 KSLC 301228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.4 F/28.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1400 FT/MIN (7.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20160 FT MSL (15281 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 97.0 F/36.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 13367 FT MSL (8488 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 07/31....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:22:54 / 20:45:39 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 22 MIN 45 SEC (862 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:17 MDT... 66.41 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/30/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16177 FT MSL (11298 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15203 FT MSL (10324 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16274 FT MSL (11396 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -5.3
K INDEX......................... +23.0
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 -21.5 -6.7 250 32 16 8.1 4.5 43.0 109.4 5.5 M M
24000 -16.9 1.6 255 28 14 7.0 3.8 41.4 106.6 4.3 M M
22000 -12.8 9.0 255 21 11 6.4 3.5 39.5 103.1 2.8 M M
20000 -9.8 14.4 250 18 9 5.4 3.0 36.3 97.3 -0.1 1395 7.1
18000 -5.0 23.0 260 15 8 9.6 5.3 34.5 94.2 -1.8 1185 6.0
16000 0.7 33.3 265 13 7 9.6 5.3 34.4 94.0 -2.0 955 4.9
14000 5.9 42.6 265 11 6 8.4 4.6 33.9 93.0 -2.7 740 3.8
12000 10.3 50.5 250 9 5 7.4 4.1 32.6 90.6 -4.2 549 2.8
10000 14.2 57.6 210 8 4 5.5 3.0 30.9 87.6 -6.2 373 1.9
9000 16.3 61.3 195 8 4 6.9 3.8 30.1 86.2 -7.1 282 1.4
8000 18.3 64.9 185 8 4 6.2 3.4 29.3 84.7 -8.1 193 1.0
7000 20.0 68.0 170 8 4 5.1 2.8 28.1 82.6 -9.3 111 0.6
6000 21.7 71.1 150 8 4 4.8 2.7 26.9 80.4 -10.6 31 0.2
5000 19.5 67.1 115 6 3 -89.7 -49.2 21.2 70.2 -16.6 59 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/30/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/30/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +597.5 LI... -3.5 | CAPE... +702.9 LI... -3.8
CINH... -187.7 K INDEX... +19.1 | CINH... -54.2 K INDEX... +18.4
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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 -22.4 -8.3 255 29 15 7.9 4.3 | -22.4 -8.3 255 27 14 7.4 4.1
24000 -17.9 -0.2 260 26 13 6.9 3.8 | -18.0 -0.4 260 23 12 7.2 3.9
22000 -13.8 7.2 255 21 11 6.6 3.6 | -13.8 7.2 250 20 10 6.8 3.7
20000 -10.3 13.5 250 20 10 6.3 3.5 | -10.1 13.8 245 18 9 6.6 3.6
18000 -5.0 23.0 255 16 8 9.6 5.3 | -5.1 22.8 245 17 9 9.4 5.2
16000 0.7 33.3 270 14 7 9.7 5.3 | 0.5 32.9 260 12 6 9.4 5.1
14000 6.3 43.3 275 12 6 9.1 5.0 | 6.2 43.2 275 10 5 9.3 5.1
12000 11.1 52.0 270 9 4 7.5 4.1 | 11.5 52.7 275 8 4 8.5 4.6
10000 14.8 58.6 220 5 3 5.9 3.2 | 15.6 60.1 225 7 3 5.8 3.2
9000 16.6 61.9 200 6 3 6.8 3.7 | 17.8 64.0 210 6 3 7.5 4.1
8000 18.4 65.1 185 8 4 7.0 3.9 | 19.9 67.8 210 6 3 7.9 4.3
7000 20.3 68.5 185 9 5 6.5 3.6 | 22.4 72.3 225 5 3 9.8 5.4
6000 22.3 72.1 175 8 4 8.2 4.5 | 25.2 77.4 240 5 2 10.3 5.6
5000 25.7 78.3 165 4 2 36.2 19.8 | 28.1 82.6 255 5 2 12.3 6.7
07/30/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/30/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +618.2 LI... -3.3 | CAPE... +124.8 LI... 0.0
CINH... -17.9 K INDEX... +19.9 | CINH... -45.4 K INDEX... +21.8
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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 -21.6 -6.9 260 25 13 6.5 3.6 | -20.9 -5.6 270 23 12 5.9 3.2
24000 -17.4 0.7 255 21 11 7.5 4.1 | -16.9 1.6 265 20 10 7.5 4.1
22000 -12.9 8.8 255 19 10 6.8 3.7 | -12.4 9.7 260 18 10 7.5 4.1
20000 -8.9 16.0 240 16 8 6.3 3.5 | -7.4 18.7 250 17 9 7.5 4.1
18000 -4.9 23.2 230 16 8 9.2 5.0 | -3.3 26.1 235 15 8 7.7 4.2
16000 0.5 32.9 230 13 7 9.0 5.0 | 1.2 34.2 220 14 7 8.4 4.6
14000 6.1 43.0 240 9 5 9.4 5.2 | 6.4 43.5 230 12 6 9.0 4.9
12000 11.7 53.1 255 8 4 9.6 5.2 | 11.9 53.4 245 10 5 9.1 5.0
10000 17.1 62.8 265 7 4 7.8 4.3 | 17.3 63.1 270 8 4 8.8 4.8
9000 19.8 67.6 265 8 4 8.8 4.8 | 20.2 68.4 290 7 4 9.3 5.1
8000 22.3 72.1 275 8 4 8.6 4.7 | 22.9 73.2 305 7 4 9.2 5.0
7000 24.5 76.1 290 7 4 9.5 5.2 | 25.6 78.1 320 7 4 9.1 5.0
6000 26.9 80.4 305 8 4 12.0 6.6 | 28.1 82.6 325 7 4 10.2 5.6
5000 29.8 85.6 310 8 4 15.1 8.3 | 30.8 87.4 330 7 3 11.9 6.5
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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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