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UXUS97 KSLC 261228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 92.9 F/33.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1674 FT/MIN (8.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20426 FT MSL (15547 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 104.0 F/40.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 17787 FT MSL (12908 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 07/27....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:19:10 / 20:49:35 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 30 MIN 25 SEC (870 MIN 25 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:23 MDT... 67.30 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16971 FT MSL (12092 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17591 FT MSL (12712 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19060 FT MSL (14181 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.8
K INDEX......................... +25.6
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 -17.3 0.9 235 27 14 7.1 3.9 47.6 117.6 6.0 M M
24000 -13.3 8.1 235 26 14 6.4 3.5 45.3 113.6 4.3 M M
22000 -9.4 15.1 230 27 14 5.5 3.0 43.0 109.4 2.5 M M
20000 -6.0 21.2 225 24 12 5.5 3.0 39.4 102.9 -0.7 1434 7.3
18000 -2.3 27.9 220 17 9 8.3 4.6 37.3 99.2 -2.9 1264 6.4
16000 2.8 37.0 225 13 7 9.3 5.1 36.7 98.1 -3.8 1054 5.4
14000 8.4 47.1 235 12 6 9.6 5.3 36.6 97.8 -4.1 825 4.2
12000 14.0 57.2 250 13 6 9.1 5.0 36.3 97.4 -4.4 599 3.0
10000 19.0 66.2 245 13 7 7.0 3.8 35.5 95.9 -5.4 391 2.0
9000 21.5 70.7 230 12 6 7.8 4.3 35.2 95.3 -5.8 285 1.4
8000 23.8 74.8 210 11 6 7.4 4.1 34.5 94.1 -6.5 187 1.0
7000 25.8 78.4 190 12 6 5.9 3.2 33.6 92.5 -7.5 97 0.5
6000 27.1 80.8 175 13 6 1.0 0.6 32.0 89.6 -9.2 29 0.1
5000 23.8 74.8 125 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 25.1 77.1 -16.3 92 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +1.0 LI... +0.3 | CAPE... +86.9 LI... -0.7
CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... +23.2 | CINH... -14.3 K INDEX... +26.2
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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 0.1 225 26 13 7.0 3.8 | -17.9 -0.2 220 27 14 6.8 3.7
24000 -13.5 7.7 230 24 12 7.1 3.9 | -13.8 7.2 225 23 12 6.7 3.7
22000 -8.9 16.0 240 23 12 5.1 2.8 | -9.4 15.1 230 19 10 5.8 3.2
20000 -5.8 21.6 235 22 11 5.4 2.9 | -5.9 21.4 225 19 10 6.0 3.3
18000 -2.2 28.0 225 20 10 7.7 4.2 | -2.3 27.9 220 20 10 7.8 4.3
16000 2.3 36.1 220 16 8 8.9 4.9 | 2.2 36.0 215 18 9 8.5 4.7
14000 8.0 46.4 230 14 7 9.6 5.3 | 7.6 45.7 220 16 8 9.2 5.1
12000 13.7 56.7 245 13 7 9.2 5.0 | 13.2 55.8 225 14 7 9.4 5.2
10000 18.8 65.8 250 13 7 7.5 4.1 | 18.7 65.7 230 12 6 8.7 4.8
9000 21.3 70.3 240 12 6 7.4 4.1 | 21.6 70.9 230 11 6 9.8 5.4
8000 23.5 74.3 225 11 6 7.2 3.9 | 24.3 75.7 230 10 5 9.5 5.2
7000 25.4 77.7 205 11 6 7.2 4.0 | 27.1 80.8 230 9 4 9.7 5.3
6000 26.9 80.4 190 10 5 4.7 2.6 | 29.9 85.8 235 8 4 10.1 5.6
5000 30.5 86.9 175 7 4 44.6 24.4 | 35.8 96.4 255 6 3 92.0 50.5
07/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +123.3 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +27.0 LI... -0.4
CINH... -14.6 K INDEX... +27.3 | CINH... -13.8 K INDEX... +23.9
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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 -17.6 0.3 215 27 14 6.5 3.6 | -17.0 1.4 215 28 14 6.4 3.5
24000 -13.8 7.2 215 24 12 6.3 3.5 | -13.2 8.2 215 25 13 6.3 3.5
22000 -9.5 14.9 215 20 10 6.2 3.4 | -9.0 15.8 215 22 11 5.7 3.1
20000 -5.9 21.4 210 19 10 6.5 3.6 | -5.7 21.7 210 19 10 6.1 3.3
18000 -1.9 28.6 205 19 10 8.2 4.5 | -1.6 29.1 210 18 9 9.0 4.9
16000 3.0 37.4 210 18 9 9.0 5.0 | 3.8 38.8 215 17 9 9.5 5.2
14000 8.5 47.3 215 16 8 9.5 5.2 | 9.5 49.1 220 15 8 9.5 5.2
12000 14.2 57.6 220 15 7 9.5 5.2 | 15.0 59.0 230 13 6 9.4 5.2
10000 19.7 67.5 235 12 6 9.0 4.9 | 20.4 68.7 250 9 5 7.8 4.3
9000 22.6 72.7 245 10 5 9.7 5.3 | 23.3 73.9 265 8 4 8.9 4.9
8000 25.4 77.7 255 10 5 9.4 5.2 | 25.9 78.6 290 7 3 9.1 5.0
7000 28.3 82.9 275 9 5 10.0 5.5 | 28.6 83.5 300 6 3 9.4 5.1
6000 31.1 88.0 285 9 5 10.3 5.6 | 31.3 88.3 320 7 4 9.8 5.4
5000 37.2 99.0 300 8 4 89.6 49.2 | 35.0 95.0 330 7 4 21.1 11.6
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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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