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UXUS97 KSLC 271228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 71.0 F/21.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1499 FT/MIN (7.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21085 FT MSL (16202 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 86.0 F/30.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0915 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................. 18430 FT MSL (13546 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 05/28..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:01:01 / 20:49:04 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 48 MIN 3 SEC (888 MIN 3 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:02 MDT... 69.91 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12517 FT MSL (7634 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14000 FT MSL (9117 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16755 FT MSL (11871 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.8
K INDEX......................... +19.4
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 -30.0 -22.0 165 46 24 7.5 4.1 34.6 94.3 3.6 M M
24000 -25.5 -13.9 160 45 23 7.3 4.0 33.1 91.6 2.4 M M
22000 -21.3 -6.3 160 41 21 7.1 3.9 31.0 87.9 0.8 M M
20000 -16.9 1.6 165 37 19 6.1 3.3 28.4 83.1 -1.4 1397 7.1
18000 -13.2 8.2 165 34 17 7.0 3.8 26.1 79.1 -3.5 1224 6.2
16000 -8.7 16.3 165 33 17 8.1 4.5 24.7 76.4 -5.0 1033 5.2
14000 -4.0 24.8 160 28 14 8.8 4.8 23.7 74.7 -6.2 830 4.2
12000 1.3 34.3 160 24 13 8.8 4.8 23.2 73.7 -6.9 613 3.1
10000 6.6 43.9 170 25 13 8.8 4.8 22.6 72.7 -7.6 396 2.0
9000 9.2 48.6 170 22 12 9.3 5.1 22.4 72.3 -8.0 287 1.5
8000 11.8 53.2 165 21 11 8.6 4.7 22.1 71.8 -8.4 179 0.9
7000 14.0 57.2 155 19 10 7.4 4.1 21.5 70.8 -9.2 84 0.4
6000 15.7 60.3 140 16 8 1.3 0.7 20.4 68.7 -10.5 3 0.0
5000 14.1 57.4 125 8 4 14.1 7.8 15.2 59.3 -15.9 16 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +127.3 LI... -0.4 | CAPE... +6.6 LI... +1.4
CINH... -8.2 K INDEX... +8.4 | CINH... -2.7 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 -28.9 -20.0 180 43 22 7.5 4.1 | -28.6 -19.5 180 48 25 8.5 4.7
24000 -24.4 -11.9 180 40 21 6.8 3.8 | -23.5 -10.3 180 46 24 7.4 4.1
22000 -20.7 -5.3 175 42 22 6.3 3.4 | -19.4 -2.9 175 46 24 6.7 3.7
20000 -16.6 2.1 170 41 21 6.1 3.4 | -15.7 3.7 175 44 23 4.7 2.6
18000 -12.7 9.1 165 39 20 7.2 3.9 | -12.6 9.3 170 41 21 6.3 3.4
16000 -8.5 16.7 170 38 20 7.3 4.0 | -8.9 16.0 165 34 18 6.7 3.7
14000 -4.2 24.4 165 35 18 7.6 4.1 | -4.3 24.3 160 28 14 8.7 4.8
12000 0.4 32.7 160 29 15 8.7 4.8 | 1.0 33.8 155 27 14 9.2 5.1
10000 5.7 42.3 155 25 13 9.1 5.0 | 6.6 43.9 155 25 13 9.5 5.2
9000 8.3 46.9 155 22 11 9.1 5.0 | 9.5 49.1 155 25 13 10.0 5.5
8000 11.0 51.8 155 21 11 9.0 5.0 | 12.5 54.5 155 24 12 10.1 5.6
7000 13.6 56.5 150 20 10 8.5 4.7 | 15.4 59.7 160 22 11 9.8 5.4
6000 15.9 60.6 145 16 8 8.8 4.8 | 18.4 65.1 160 19 10 9.9 5.4
5000 20.4 68.7 145 11 6 14.9 8.2 | 24.3 75.7 160 14 7 13.5 7.4
05/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +13.5 LI... +0.5 | CAPE... +14.3 LI... +0.4
CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... +15.4 | CINH... -2.8 K INDEX... +15.3
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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 -28.2 -18.8 180 52 27 8.1 4.5 | -27.6 -17.7 180 50 26 7.3 4.0
24000 -23.4 -10.1 180 50 26 7.8 4.3 | -23.2 -9.8 175 48 25 6.9 3.8
22000 -18.2 -0.8 175 40 21 7.6 4.1 | -19.1 -2.4 175 40 21 7.0 3.8
20000 -15.4 4.3 175 37 19 3.7 2.0 | -15.7 3.7 175 34 18 5.0 2.7
18000 -12.7 9.1 170 35 18 6.2 3.4 | -12.1 10.2 170 29 15 6.5 3.6
16000 -8.2 17.2 160 31 16 8.5 4.7 | -7.2 19.0 160 26 13 9.3 5.1
14000 -2.9 26.8 155 29 15 9.5 5.2 | -1.5 29.3 160 26 13 9.6 5.3
12000 2.8 37.0 155 28 14 9.7 5.3 | 4.2 39.6 155 25 13 9.6 5.3
10000 8.6 47.5 160 27 14 9.3 5.1 | 10.0 50.0 155 24 13 9.1 5.0
9000 11.6 52.9 160 26 14 9.9 5.5 | 12.9 55.2 155 24 12 10.0 5.5
8000 14.5 58.1 160 25 13 10.2 5.6 | 15.8 60.4 160 23 12 10.0 5.5
7000 17.5 63.5 160 24 12 9.9 5.4 | 18.8 65.8 160 21 11 9.7 5.3
6000 20.5 68.9 160 21 11 9.9 5.4 | 21.7 71.1 160 19 10 9.7 5.3
5000 26.4 79.5 160 15 8 14.1 7.8 | 25.1 77.2 160 15 8 16.8 9.2
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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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