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UXUS97 KSLC 091228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.5 F/28.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1803 FT/MIN (9.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 23239 FT MSL (18363 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 95.0 F/35.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 14967 FT MSL (10091 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 07/10....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:05:16 / 21:01:01 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 55 MIN 45 SEC (895 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:08 MDT... 70.23 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/09/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15570 FT MSL (10694 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16915 FT MSL (12039 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17954 FT MSL (13078 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -5.9
K INDEX......................... +23.2
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 -26.2 -15.2 260 27 14 6.1 3.3 37.9 100.3 2.3 M M
24000 -22.2 -8.0 270 24 12 7.9 4.3 35.7 96.3 0.5 M M
22000 -17.5 0.5 275 24 12 7.9 4.4 34.4 94.0 -0.6 1689 8.6
20000 -11.3 11.7 280 22 12 9.2 5.1 33.9 93.0 -1.1 1438 7.3
18000 -6.0 21.2 285 19 10 8.7 4.7 33.4 92.2 -1.6 1219 6.2
16000 -1.0 30.2 280 15 8 8.7 4.8 32.7 90.8 -2.5 1010 5.1
14000 3.8 38.8 280 12 6 7.9 4.3 31.7 89.1 -3.6 806 4.1
12000 8.6 47.5 285 9 5 8.6 4.7 30.7 87.2 -4.8 604 3.1
10000 13.7 56.7 285 7 3 7.6 4.2 30.0 85.9 -5.6 393 2.0
9000 16.2 61.2 290 6 3 8.4 4.6 29.6 85.3 -6.0 286 1.5
8000 18.6 65.5 300 4 2 8.0 4.4 29.1 84.5 -6.6 184 0.9
7000 20.8 69.4 325 3 1 7.5 4.1 28.4 83.1 -7.5 90 0.5
6000 22.7 72.9 040 2 1 5.8 3.2 27.4 81.3 -8.6 5 0.0
5000 23.4 74.1 080 4 2 -4.5 -2.5 25.3 77.6 -10.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/09/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/09/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +337.5 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +546.4 LI... -1.8
CINH... -153.2 K INDEX... +22.3 | CINH... -50.9 K INDEX... +20.1
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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 -26.0 -14.8 275 21 11 5.6 3.1 | -25.9 -14.6 275 15 8 6.5 3.5
24000 -22.2 -8.0 280 17 9 7.5 4.1 | -21.9 -7.4 270 12 6 7.1 3.9
22000 -17.8 -0.0 290 17 9 7.6 4.1 | -17.7 0.1 270 10 5 7.3 4.0
20000 -11.7 10.9 285 19 10 9.3 5.1 | -11.6 11.1 275 14 7 9.3 5.1
18000 -6.4 20.5 280 19 10 8.5 4.7 | -6.1 21.0 275 16 8 8.6 4.7
16000 -1.4 29.5 285 13 7 8.6 4.7 | -1.2 29.8 275 15 8 8.4 4.6
14000 3.6 38.5 280 10 5 8.3 4.6 | 4.0 39.2 275 11 6 8.8 4.8
12000 8.3 46.9 285 9 4 8.4 4.6 | 9.0 48.2 285 7 4 8.3 4.6
10000 13.2 55.8 290 6 3 7.3 4.0 | 13.9 57.0 300 5 3 7.5 4.1
9000 15.7 60.3 300 5 2 8.0 4.4 | 16.5 61.7 305 5 3 8.5 4.7
8000 18.1 64.6 315 4 2 7.5 4.1 | 19.0 66.2 305 5 3 8.6 4.7
7000 20.2 68.4 325 3 2 7.7 4.2 | 21.5 70.7 305 5 3 9.6 5.3
6000 21.9 71.4 310 2 1 7.5 4.1 | 24.1 75.4 305 6 3 11.1 6.1
5000 24.0 75.2 270 1 1 11.7 6.4 | 27.0 80.6 305 6 3 13.8 7.6
07/09/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/09/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +331.4 LI... -0.8 | CAPE... +115.2 LI... +0.1
CINH... -32.6 K INDEX... +15.1 | CINH... -44.7 K INDEX... +15.4
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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 -25.4 -13.7 265 11 6 7.6 4.2 | -24.7 -12.5 260 10 5 8.0 4.4
24000 -21.0 -5.8 250 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -20.2 -4.4 255 10 5 7.1 3.9
22000 -16.9 1.6 245 13 7 7.1 3.9 | -16.0 3.2 255 12 6 7.2 4.0
20000 -11.3 11.7 255 12 6 8.6 4.7 | -10.7 12.7 250 12 6 8.1 4.5
18000 -5.8 21.6 260 12 6 9.0 5.0 | -5.6 21.9 255 11 6 9.2 5.0
16000 -0.6 30.9 265 13 7 8.6 4.7 | -0.2 31.6 260 10 5 9.1 5.0
14000 4.6 40.3 275 12 6 9.1 5.0 | 5.1 41.2 270 8 4 9.0 4.9
12000 10.0 50.0 285 10 5 9.0 5.0 | 10.4 50.7 290 7 3 9.2 5.0
10000 15.3 59.5 300 8 4 7.8 4.3 | 15.7 60.3 320 7 3 6.9 3.8
9000 18.1 64.6 310 8 4 8.7 4.8 | 18.5 65.3 330 7 4 8.4 4.6
8000 20.7 69.3 315 8 4 8.6 4.7 | 21.3 70.3 335 8 4 9.0 4.9
7000 23.2 73.8 320 8 4 9.8 5.4 | 24.0 75.2 340 8 4 9.4 5.1
6000 26.0 78.8 320 9 5 11.0 6.0 | 26.7 80.1 340 8 4 10.5 5.8
5000 28.9 84.0 315 9 4 14.3 7.8 | 30.5 86.9 335 8 4 23.6 12.9
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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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