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UXUS97 KSLC 271228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 91.8 F/33.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1569 FT/MIN (8.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19193 FT MSL (14308 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 100.0 F/38.2 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................. 16101 FT MSL (11216 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 07/28...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:20:06 / 20:48:39 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 28 MIN 33 SEC (868 MIN 33 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:22 MDT... 67.09 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16539 FT MSL (11654 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16590 FT MSL (11705 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17843 FT MSL (12958 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.2
K INDEX......................... +27.4
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 -17.8 -0.0 220 28 15 6.1 3.4 47.3 117.1 7.3 M M
24000 -14.1 6.6 220 25 13 6.5 3.6 44.7 112.5 5.3 M M
22000 -10.3 13.5 215 23 12 6.3 3.5 42.5 108.5 3.4 M M
20000 -6.3 20.7 210 17 9 6.2 3.4 39.6 103.2 0.8 M M
18000 -2.9 26.8 205 13 7 6.7 3.7 37.0 98.5 -1.6 1265 6.4
16000 1.5 34.7 215 13 7 8.6 4.7 35.5 95.8 -3.1 1074 5.5
14000 7.2 45.0 210 13 6 9.6 5.3 35.3 95.6 -3.3 844 4.3
12000 12.8 55.0 205 13 6 9.3 5.1 35.1 95.2 -3.5 616 3.1
10000 18.1 64.6 195 12 6 8.0 4.4 34.6 94.2 -4.1 397 2.0
9000 20.9 69.6 190 12 6 8.6 4.7 34.4 93.9 -4.3 286 1.5
8000 23.1 73.6 190 14 7 7.1 3.9 33.8 92.8 -5.0 190 1.0
7000 25.1 77.2 180 17 9 6.3 3.5 33.0 91.3 -6.0 101 0.5
6000 27.0 80.6 175 16 8 6.2 3.4 32.1 89.8 -7.0 13 0.1
5000 26.8 80.2 145 6 3 -56.2 -30.8 28.3 83.0 -10.9 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +96.0 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +92.8 LI... -1.0
CINH... -79.7 K INDEX... +24.0 | CINH... -26.4 K INDEX... +28.0
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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 -17.5 0.5 225 27 14 6.4 3.5 | -17.7 0.1 225 26 13 6.6 3.6
24000 -13.8 7.2 220 22 11 6.2 3.4 | -13.9 7.0 225 21 11 6.3 3.5
22000 -10.1 13.8 210 19 10 5.8 3.2 | -10.2 13.6 220 19 10 5.9 3.3
20000 -6.5 20.3 205 16 8 5.7 3.2 | -6.5 20.3 210 18 9 5.8 3.2
18000 -3.0 26.6 200 13 7 6.0 3.3 | -3.0 26.6 205 15 8 6.7 3.7
16000 1.2 34.2 215 8 4 8.3 4.5 | 1.2 34.2 210 12 6 7.9 4.3
14000 6.7 44.1 235 7 4 9.2 5.0 | 6.5 43.7 215 10 5 9.3 5.1
12000 12.1 53.8 240 9 5 8.9 4.9 | 12.0 53.6 220 9 5 9.3 5.1
10000 17.2 63.0 235 12 6 6.9 3.8 | 17.3 63.1 225 10 5 8.1 4.4
9000 19.9 67.8 230 13 7 8.2 4.5 | 20.1 68.2 225 9 5 9.5 5.2
8000 22.1 71.8 215 13 7 7.5 4.1 | 22.7 72.9 230 9 5 9.2 5.0
7000 24.2 75.6 205 12 6 6.6 3.6 | 25.5 77.9 230 8 4 9.2 5.1
6000 26.2 79.2 195 11 6 8.8 4.8 | 28.4 83.1 240 7 4 9.5 5.2
5000 30.0 86.0 180 6 3 37.1 20.3 | 34.3 93.7 250 5 3 89.2 48.9
07/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +154.4 LI... -1.6 | CAPE... +150.3 LI... -1.6
CINH... -23.4 K INDEX... +29.6 | CINH... -55.1 K INDEX... +30.3
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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 -17.7 0.1 220 27 14 6.8 3.7 | -17.6 0.3 225 30 15 6.7 3.7
24000 -13.9 7.0 215 23 12 6.1 3.4 | -13.7 7.3 220 28 14 6.6 3.6
22000 -10.3 13.5 215 19 10 6.1 3.4 | -9.9 14.2 215 26 13 6.2 3.4
20000 -6.4 20.5 210 19 10 6.2 3.4 | -6.0 21.2 210 25 13 6.0 3.3
18000 -2.6 27.3 205 19 10 5.8 3.2 | -2.2 28.0 210 22 12 7.2 3.9
16000 1.4 34.5 205 13 7 7.8 4.3 | 2.0 35.6 205 17 9 7.9 4.3
14000 6.8 44.2 215 12 6 9.4 5.2 | 7.3 45.1 210 13 7 9.1 5.0
12000 12.4 54.3 225 11 6 9.5 5.2 | 12.6 54.7 225 9 5 8.8 4.9
10000 17.9 64.2 235 9 5 7.9 4.3 | 17.6 63.7 270 5 3 7.2 4.0
9000 20.8 69.4 245 8 4 9.2 5.1 | 20.2 68.4 295 7 4 8.4 4.6
8000 23.4 74.1 255 7 4 8.4 4.6 | 22.7 72.9 310 8 4 8.7 4.7
7000 26.0 78.8 280 6 3 8.7 4.8 | 25.2 77.4 320 9 4 8.3 4.6
6000 28.7 83.7 295 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 27.7 81.9 325 8 4 10.1 5.5
5000 34.2 93.6 305 7 3 77.3 42.4 | 32.6 90.7 330 8 4 56.0 30.7
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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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