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UXUS97 KSLC 261228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 84.2 F/29.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1708 FT/MIN (8.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22466 FT MSL (17584 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1800 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 19359 FT MSL (14476 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 06/27..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:58:14 / 21:03:20 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 15 HR 5 MIN 6 SEC (905 MIN 6 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:47 MDT... 71.40 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 06/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15322 FT MSL (10440 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17100 FT MSL (12218 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18822 FT MSL (13940 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.0
K INDEX......................... +19.1
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 -24.5 -12.1 250 29 15 7.5 4.1 40.0 103.9 3.5 M M
24000 -20.2 -4.4 245 29 15 5.8 3.2 38.1 100.5 2.0 M M
22000 -16.8 1.8 240 28 14 5.9 3.2 35.2 95.4 -0.4 1678 8.5
20000 -12.3 9.9 230 26 14 7.3 4.0 32.9 91.2 -2.6 1476 7.5
18000 -7.4 18.7 225 27 14 9.2 5.0 32.0 89.6 -3.5 1271 6.5
16000 -1.8 28.8 230 27 14 9.5 5.2 31.8 89.2 -3.9 1044 5.3
14000 3.9 39.0 230 26 13 9.6 5.2 31.7 89.0 -4.1 814 4.1
12000 9.4 48.9 230 23 12 8.7 4.8 31.4 88.5 -4.5 589 3.0
10000 14.3 57.7 225 20 11 7.7 4.2 30.5 86.8 -5.6 385 2.0
9000 16.6 61.9 220 20 10 8.4 4.6 29.9 85.8 -6.2 286 1.5
8000 18.9 66.0 215 22 11 7.2 4.0 29.2 84.6 -6.9 188 1.0
7000 20.6 69.1 200 23 12 5.1 2.8 28.1 82.6 -8.1 105 0.5
6000 21.6 70.9 180 20 11 2.1 1.2 26.3 79.3 -10.2 46 0.2
5000 20.3 68.5 150 10 5 0.2 0.1 21.4 70.6 -15.3 49 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
06/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 06/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.2
CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +17.3 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +8.9
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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 -24.2 -11.6 240 31 16 7.6 4.2 | -24.5 -12.1 230 35 18 7.3 4.0
24000 -19.9 -3.8 235 28 15 5.9 3.2 | -20.2 -4.4 230 33 17 6.6 3.6
22000 -16.5 2.3 230 29 15 5.9 3.2 | -16.3 2.7 230 32 16 6.6 3.6
20000 -12.4 9.7 215 29 15 6.4 3.5 | -11.6 11.1 220 31 16 7.1 3.9
18000 -8.1 17.4 205 29 15 8.7 4.8 | -7.5 18.5 210 31 16 7.0 3.8
16000 -2.7 27.1 215 29 15 9.1 5.0 | -2.9 26.8 200 28 14 8.8 4.8
14000 2.9 37.2 225 29 15 9.5 5.2 | 2.6 36.7 200 27 14 9.2 5.0
12000 8.5 47.3 225 29 15 9.1 5.0 | 8.1 46.6 205 28 15 9.2 5.0
10000 13.7 56.7 225 27 14 7.8 4.3 | 13.7 56.7 205 28 14 8.5 4.6
9000 16.2 61.2 220 26 14 8.1 4.4 | 16.6 61.9 200 28 14 9.7 5.3
8000 18.6 65.5 215 24 12 7.2 3.9 | 19.5 67.1 200 28 14 10.2 5.6
7000 20.7 69.3 205 23 12 5.8 3.2 | 22.4 72.3 200 27 14 10.4 5.7
6000 22.3 72.1 190 21 11 5.1 2.8 | 25.4 77.7 200 24 12 10.3 5.6
5000 24.8 76.6 180 16 8 19.2 10.6 | 29.8 85.6 200 20 10 28.6 15.7
06/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 06/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.6 | CAPE... +21.2 LI... -0.3
CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... +2.7 | CINH... -26.2 K INDEX... +6.9
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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 -25.0 -13.0 220 41 21 7.3 4.0 | -26.0 -14.8 215 49 25 7.0 3.8
24000 -20.7 -5.3 220 41 21 6.9 3.8 | -21.8 -7.2 215 47 24 7.0 3.8
22000 -16.6 2.1 220 40 20 6.9 3.8 | -17.7 0.1 215 42 22 7.1 3.9
20000 -11.8 10.8 220 37 19 7.4 4.0 | -12.5 9.5 215 38 20 8.0 4.4
18000 -7.1 19.2 215 35 18 8.3 4.5 | -7.4 18.7 215 37 19 9.4 5.1
16000 -1.8 28.8 210 33 17 9.3 5.1 | -1.6 29.1 215 37 19 9.7 5.3
14000 3.8 38.8 210 32 17 9.4 5.2 | 4.2 39.6 215 36 19 9.2 5.1
12000 9.4 48.9 205 31 16 9.7 5.3 | 9.7 49.5 220 34 17 9.2 5.0
10000 15.2 59.4 205 31 16 8.9 4.9 | 15.2 59.4 220 29 15 8.2 4.5
9000 18.2 64.8 205 31 16 9.7 5.3 | 18.0 64.4 225 27 14 9.7 5.3
8000 21.2 70.2 205 30 15 10.2 5.6 | 20.8 69.4 230 25 13 9.1 5.0
7000 24.2 75.6 205 29 15 10.1 5.5 | 23.6 74.5 230 23 12 8.8 4.8
6000 27.2 81.0 205 25 13 10.0 5.5 | 26.4 79.5 240 19 10 9.1 5.0
5000 31.6 88.9 205 21 11 27.3 15.0 | 31.3 88.3 235 13 7 14.0 7.7
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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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