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UXUS97 KSLC 311228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 91.8 F/33.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1562 FT/MIN (7.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20917 FT MSL (16036 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 101.0 F/38.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 18710 FT MSL (13829 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 08/01..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:23:51 / 20:44:36 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 20 MIN 45 SEC (860 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:13 MDT... 66.18 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/31/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16428 FT MSL (11547 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18717 FT MSL (13836 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 20131 FT MSL (15250 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.8
K INDEX......................... +13.9
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 -21.1 -6.0 275 26 13 6.9 3.8 43.2 109.8 3.8 M M
24000 -16.4 2.5 280 21 11 8.7 4.8 41.8 107.3 2.8 M M
22000 -11.3 11.7 295 17 9 5.6 3.0 41.0 105.9 2.2 M M
20000 -8.7 16.3 290 11 6 4.3 2.3 36.5 97.8 -1.8 1496 7.6
18000 -4.3 24.3 275 7 3 9.6 5.3 35.0 95.0 -3.3 1307 6.6
16000 1.4 34.5 260 6 3 9.7 5.3 34.9 94.9 -3.5 1076 5.5
14000 7.2 45.0 255 7 4 9.7 5.3 34.9 94.8 -3.6 842 4.3
12000 12.8 55.0 245 7 3 9.2 5.1 34.7 94.4 -4.0 615 3.1
10000 18.1 64.6 215 6 3 8.2 4.5 34.1 93.5 -4.6 398 2.0
9000 20.8 69.4 195 6 3 9.5 5.2 34.0 93.2 -4.9 287 1.5
8000 23.2 73.8 180 7 4 7.7 4.3 33.5 92.3 -5.5 186 0.9
7000 25.2 77.4 170 9 4 5.9 3.3 32.7 90.8 -6.4 96 0.5
6000 26.6 79.9 160 10 5 3.5 1.9 31.3 88.3 -8.0 23 0.1
5000 21.0 69.8 110 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 22.2 71.9 -17.3 155 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/31/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/31/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +132.3 LI... +0.1 | CAPE... +29.5 LI... +0.6
CINH... -55.2 K INDEX... +13.9 | CINH... -6.2 K INDEX... +12.7
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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 -21.2 -6.2 275 29 15 6.6 3.6 | -20.6 -5.1 280 34 17 6.0 3.3
24000 -17.0 1.4 275 22 11 7.6 4.1 | -17.0 1.4 275 25 13 6.3 3.5
22000 -12.1 10.2 280 14 7 5.5 3.0 | -12.7 9.1 260 15 8 6.9 3.8
20000 -8.8 16.2 265 8 4 5.7 3.1 | -8.7 16.3 245 9 5 7.0 3.8
18000 -4.3 24.3 235 5 3 9.4 5.2 | -4.0 24.8 220 7 4 9.0 4.9
16000 1.3 34.3 235 6 3 9.5 5.2 | 1.5 34.7 215 6 3 9.4 5.2
14000 7.0 44.6 235 7 3 9.5 5.2 | 7.1 44.8 215 6 3 9.3 5.1
12000 12.5 54.5 225 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 12.7 54.9 215 7 3 9.3 5.1
10000 17.6 63.7 200 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 18.1 64.6 215 7 4 8.3 4.6
9000 20.2 68.4 195 7 4 8.2 4.5 | 20.9 69.6 215 7 4 9.0 5.0
8000 22.7 72.9 190 9 4 7.5 4.1 | 23.6 74.5 210 7 4 9.0 4.9
7000 24.7 76.5 185 9 5 6.5 3.5 | 26.4 79.5 210 7 3 9.9 5.4
6000 26.2 79.2 175 9 4 5.6 3.1 | 29.2 84.6 215 6 3 10.3 5.6
5000 28.7 83.7 150 6 3 33.8 18.6 | 34.8 94.6 220 5 3 79.0 43.3
07/31/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/31/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1.1 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +1.8
CINH... -1.3 K INDEX... +11.7 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +13.3
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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 -19.6 -3.3 290 34 18 7.0 3.8 | -19.2 -2.6 295 31 16 6.8 3.7
24000 -15.8 3.6 285 27 14 5.9 3.3 | -15.0 5.0 295 25 13 7.1 3.9
22000 -11.7 10.9 265 17 9 7.0 3.8 | -10.8 12.6 290 20 10 6.6 3.6
20000 -7.6 18.3 240 11 6 7.0 3.9 | -6.9 19.6 265 13 7 6.8 3.7
18000 -3.0 26.6 210 10 5 8.6 4.7 | -1.9 28.6 225 12 6 8.5 4.7
16000 2.2 36.0 205 9 5 9.2 5.0 | 3.3 37.9 215 12 6 9.2 5.0
14000 7.9 46.2 210 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 8.8 47.8 225 10 5 9.2 5.1
12000 13.5 56.3 220 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 14.2 57.6 245 7 4 9.2 5.1
10000 19.0 66.2 240 5 3 8.7 4.8 | 19.7 67.5 280 5 3 8.8 4.8
9000 22.0 71.6 260 5 3 9.8 5.4 | 22.6 72.7 300 6 3 9.5 5.2
8000 24.8 76.6 270 6 3 9.5 5.2 | 25.3 77.5 310 7 3 9.0 4.9
7000 27.7 81.9 290 6 3 9.9 5.4 | 28.1 82.6 325 7 4 9.7 5.3
6000 30.6 87.1 300 7 3 10.3 5.7 | 30.8 87.4 330 8 4 10.3 5.6
5000 36.7 98.1 310 7 4 91.9 50.4 | 35.7 96.3 330 7 4 60.0 32.9
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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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