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UXUS97 KSLC 251228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 88.8 F/31.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1511 FT/MIN (7.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19221 FT MSL (14341 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 101.0 F/38.8 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................. 16042 FT MSL (11162 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 07/26....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:18:16 / 20:50:30 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 32 MIN 15 SEC (872 MIN 15 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:23 MDT... 67.51 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 07/25/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16774 FT MSL (11894 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15633 FT MSL (10753 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17144 FT MSL (12264 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.7
K INDEX......................... +31.4
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 -17.9 -0.2 240 22 11 6.9 3.8 47.3 117.1 6.9 M M
24000 -14.0 6.8 235 20 10 6.5 3.6 45.0 113.0 5.1 M M
22000 -10.2 13.6 230 19 10 6.4 3.5 42.7 108.9 3.2 M M
20000 -6.1 21.0 220 18 9 6.3 3.5 39.9 103.9 0.8 M M
18000 -2.5 27.5 215 18 9 7.5 4.1 37.5 99.6 -1.5 1203 6.1
16000 1.8 35.2 215 17 9 7.8 4.3 36.1 96.9 -3.1 1013 5.1
14000 6.6 43.9 225 15 8 8.5 4.7 35.0 95.1 -4.2 811 4.1
12000 11.5 52.7 230 14 7 8.5 4.7 34.1 93.5 -5.2 605 3.1
10000 16.5 61.7 220 12 6 7.8 4.3 33.3 91.9 -6.1 396 2.0
9000 19.2 66.6 210 11 6 8.8 4.8 33.1 91.5 -6.5 286 1.5
8000 21.5 70.7 205 10 5 7.6 4.2 32.5 90.5 -7.1 186 0.9
7000 23.6 74.5 190 10 5 6.2 3.4 31.8 89.2 -7.9 93 0.5
6000 25.3 77.5 185 10 5 3.1 1.7 30.5 87.0 -9.3 14 0.1
5000 22.9 73.2 125 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 24.7 76.4 -15.4 48 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/25/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 07/25/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +249.2 LI... -1.5 | CAPE... +596.7 LI... -2.4
CINH... -124.1 K INDEX... +31.0 | CINH... -7.0 K INDEX... +33.7
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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 -18.2 -0.8 230 20 10 6.7 3.7 | -18.0 -0.4 230 21 11 6.0 3.3
24000 -14.2 6.4 240 18 10 6.9 3.8 | -14.1 6.6 230 19 10 7.3 4.0
22000 -9.6 14.7 240 19 10 6.8 3.7 | -9.3 15.3 235 18 9 6.5 3.6
20000 -5.7 21.7 240 21 11 6.9 3.8 | -5.5 22.1 235 19 10 6.7 3.7
18000 -1.8 28.8 235 21 11 6.3 3.4 | -2.0 28.4 230 19 10 6.6 3.6
16000 2.1 35.8 225 20 11 7.7 4.2 | 2.0 35.6 230 18 10 7.8 4.3
14000 6.9 44.4 230 17 9 8.4 4.6 | 6.8 44.2 225 16 8 8.9 4.9
12000 12.1 53.8 235 14 7 8.9 4.9 | 12.2 54.0 220 15 8 9.3 5.1
10000 17.1 62.8 230 11 6 7.6 4.2 | 17.7 63.9 215 14 7 8.9 4.9
9000 19.6 67.3 215 10 5 8.4 4.6 | 20.5 68.9 210 14 7 9.8 5.4
8000 21.9 71.4 195 10 5 7.5 4.1 | 23.1 73.6 205 13 7 9.3 5.1
7000 24.0 75.2 180 12 6 7.0 3.8 | 26.0 78.8 205 12 6 9.7 5.3
6000 25.7 78.3 175 12 6 5.8 3.2 | 28.8 83.8 205 11 6 10.8 5.9
5000 28.7 83.7 165 7 4 28.8 15.8 | 34.8 94.6 205 9 4 87.9 48.2
07/25/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 07/25/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +493.0 LI... -2.6 | CAPE... +315.2 LI... -2.2
CINH... -4.6 K INDEX... +34.3 | CINH... -9.0 K INDEX... +31.2
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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 -17.6 0.3 230 23 12 6.1 3.3 | -16.7 1.9 230 26 13 6.6 3.6
24000 -13.8 7.2 230 21 11 6.7 3.7 | -13.1 8.4 230 25 13 5.7 3.1
22000 -9.3 15.3 230 21 11 6.3 3.5 | -9.2 15.4 230 24 12 6.5 3.6
20000 -5.7 21.7 225 18 10 6.5 3.6 | -5.5 22.1 225 21 11 6.8 3.7
18000 -1.8 28.8 220 18 9 7.4 4.0 | -1.3 29.7 225 19 10 7.8 4.3
16000 2.7 36.9 220 18 9 8.5 4.6 | 3.5 38.3 225 18 9 9.1 5.0
14000 7.8 46.0 220 16 8 9.1 5.0 | 9.0 48.2 225 17 9 9.5 5.2
12000 13.4 56.1 220 15 7 9.6 5.2 | 14.8 58.6 230 15 8 9.5 5.2
10000 19.1 66.4 230 13 7 9.5 5.2 | 20.3 68.5 240 11 6 8.6 4.7
9000 22.1 71.8 230 13 6 10.1 5.6 | 23.2 73.8 245 10 5 9.9 5.4
8000 25.0 77.0 235 12 6 9.5 5.2 | 26.0 78.8 250 9 4 9.2 5.1
7000 28.0 82.4 240 11 6 9.4 5.2 | 28.9 84.0 260 7 4 9.4 5.2
6000 30.8 87.4 245 10 5 10.1 5.5 | 31.7 89.1 270 7 3 9.2 5.0
5000 36.1 97.0 255 7 4 70.3 38.6 | 36.6 97.9 285 5 3 61.1 33.5
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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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