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UXUS97 KSLC 141228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 89.7 F/32.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1353 FT/MIN (6.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19334 FT MSL (14455 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 100.0 F/38.2 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................. 12706 FT MSL (7827 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 07/15.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:08:55 / 20:58:36 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 49 MIN 41 SEC (889 MIN 41 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:46 MDT... 69.52 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/14/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 17015 FT MSL (12136 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18523 FT MSL (13644 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18882 FT MSL (14004 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.3
K INDEX......................... +22.5
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 -18.2 -0.8 185 11 6 6.0 3.3 46.9 116.4 7.0 M M
24000 -14.7 5.5 185 14 7 5.7 3.1 44.0 111.2 4.8 M M
22000 -11.3 11.7 180 18 9 6.6 3.6 41.2 106.2 2.5 M M
20000 -6.8 19.8 170 22 11 6.8 3.8 38.8 101.9 0.4 M M
18000 -2.3 27.9 170 20 10 8.4 4.6 37.5 99.5 -0.9 1210 6.1
16000 2.7 36.9 175 13 7 8.8 4.8 36.7 98.1 -1.7 1002 5.1
14000 7.9 46.2 160 8 4 8.5 4.7 36.1 96.9 -2.4 787 4.0
12000 12.8 55.0 150 5 2 7.9 4.3 35.1 95.2 -3.4 581 2.9
10000 17.3 63.1 230 1 0 7.6 4.2 33.8 92.8 -4.8 386 2.0
9000 19.7 67.5 305 3 1 8.6 4.7 33.2 91.7 -5.4 285 1.5
8000 21.8 71.2 300 4 2 7.0 3.8 32.4 90.3 -6.3 193 1.0
7000 23.9 75.0 285 3 2 5.8 3.2 31.6 88.9 -7.1 99 0.5
6000 25.7 78.3 185 3 2 5.0 2.7 30.5 86.9 -8.3 16 0.1
5000 23.0 73.4 130 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 24.2 75.5 -14.8 60 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/14/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/14/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.3 LI... -0.1 | CAPE... +44.5 LI... -0.6
CINH... -16.5 K INDEX... +23.0 | CINH... -66.4 K INDEX... +25.5
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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 -17.9 -0.2 160 11 6 6.6 3.6 | -18.5 -1.3 155 11 6 6.8 3.7
24000 -14.5 5.9 185 12 6 5.3 2.9 | -14.8 5.4 165 12 6 5.7 3.1
22000 -11.4 11.5 195 15 7 6.3 3.4 | -11.5 11.3 175 14 7 6.6 3.6
20000 -7.1 19.2 185 18 9 6.5 3.6 | -7.1 19.2 175 17 9 6.9 3.8
18000 -2.5 27.5 180 16 8 8.6 4.7 | -2.6 27.3 175 15 8 8.6 4.7
16000 2.6 36.7 170 13 6 8.9 4.9 | 2.6 36.7 170 13 6 8.8 4.8
14000 7.9 46.2 165 8 4 8.8 4.8 | 7.8 46.0 170 10 5 8.8 4.8
12000 12.7 54.9 150 5 2 7.9 4.4 | 12.8 55.0 180 6 3 8.3 4.6
10000 17.3 63.1 130 1 1 7.4 4.1 | 17.6 63.7 200 4 2 7.5 4.1
9000 19.6 67.3 000 0 0 8.4 4.6 | 20.2 68.4 220 4 2 8.4 4.6
8000 21.6 70.9 260 1 1 6.9 3.8 | 22.6 72.7 245 4 2 8.0 4.4
7000 23.7 74.7 200 2 1 7.2 4.0 | 25.2 77.4 255 5 2 8.9 4.9
6000 25.7 78.3 180 5 3 8.2 4.5 | 28.0 82.4 265 5 2 10.1 5.5
5000 29.7 85.5 175 5 2 44.8 24.6 | 34.0 93.2 280 4 2 89.4 49.0
07/14/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/14/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +73.6 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +157.6 LI... -1.4
CINH... -57.9 K INDEX... +26.9 | CINH... -82.8 K INDEX... +29.9
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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 -18.3 -0.9 170 15 8 6.5 3.6 | -17.9 -0.2 180 12 6 6.6 3.6
24000 -14.4 6.1 160 16 8 6.6 3.6 | -14.0 6.8 170 13 7 6.5 3.6
22000 -10.0 14.0 155 16 8 6.7 3.7 | -9.8 14.4 160 14 7 6.3 3.5
20000 -6.2 20.8 150 15 8 6.7 3.7 | -6.1 21.0 155 14 7 6.4 3.5
18000 -2.0 28.4 150 15 8 7.2 3.9 | -2.2 28.0 150 14 7 7.3 4.0
16000 2.6 36.7 155 11 6 8.3 4.6 | 2.3 36.1 150 10 5 8.1 4.4
14000 7.5 45.5 180 7 4 8.5 4.7 | 7.1 44.8 145 6 3 7.9 4.4
12000 12.7 54.9 225 7 3 8.8 4.8 | 12.1 53.8 165 1 1 8.8 4.8
10000 17.5 63.5 265 9 5 7.5 4.1 | 17.0 62.6 275 2 1 7.6 4.1
9000 20.1 68.2 275 10 5 8.7 4.8 | 19.7 67.5 275 3 2 9.4 5.2
8000 22.6 72.7 280 11 6 8.3 4.6 | 22.2 72.0 255 3 2 8.3 4.6
7000 25.2 77.4 290 12 6 9.4 5.2 | 24.6 76.3 245 3 2 7.3 4.0
6000 28.0 82.4 295 12 6 10.6 5.8 | 26.8 80.2 235 3 2 7.9 4.4
5000 34.3 93.7 300 10 5 95.8 52.5 | 31.4 88.5 265 2 1 61.4 33.7
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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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