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UXUS97 KSLC 061228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 53.4 F/11.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 914 FT/MIN (4.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15428 FT MSL (10543 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 62.0 F/17.1 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................. 11581 FT MSL (6697 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 05/07..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:19:40 / 20:29:11 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 9 MIN 31 SEC (849 MIN 31 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:26 MDT... 65.36 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/06/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8865 FT MSL (3980 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12391 FT MSL (7506 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13548 FT MSL (8663 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.1
K INDEX......................... +9.8
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 -33.7 -28.7 360 69 35 7.4 4.1 31.7 89.1 11.8 M M
24000 -29.3 -20.7 360 66 34 7.6 4.1 30.1 86.1 10.8 M M
22000 -25.3 -13.5 360 64 33 6.5 3.6 27.7 81.9 9.1 M M
20000 -21.4 -6.5 360 61 31 6.6 3.6 25.4 77.8 7.4 M M
18000 -17.4 0.7 355 53 27 3.7 2.0 22.5 72.4 5.0 M M
16000 -15.8 3.6 340 41 21 4.3 2.4 17.7 63.9 0.8 M M
14000 -12.4 9.7 330 37 19 7.5 4.1 15.1 59.2 -1.7 791 4.0
12000 -7.6 18.3 335 30 15 8.3 4.6 14.2 57.6 -2.7 587 3.0
10000 -3.0 26.6 345 26 14 7.4 4.1 12.9 55.3 -4.0 388 2.0
9000 -0.5 31.1 355 24 12 9.0 5.0 12.4 54.3 -4.5 286 1.5
8000 1.8 35.2 360 19 10 8.1 4.4 11.9 53.3 -5.1 186 0.9
7000 4.0 39.2 010 13 7 5.1 2.8 11.1 52.0 -6.0 92 0.5
6000 5.6 42.1 035 9 4 -0.4 -0.2 9.9 49.9 -7.3 13 0.1
5000 5.7 42.3 065 4 2 15.5 8.5 6.5 43.8 -10.9 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/06/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/06/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.4
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -29.2 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -25.5
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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 -33.5 -28.3 005 64 33 7.1 3.9 | -32.7 -26.9 005 58 30 7.0 3.8
24000 -29.3 -20.7 360 61 31 7.0 3.9 | -28.6 -19.5 005 54 28 6.8 3.7
22000 -25.4 -13.7 005 58 30 6.4 3.5 | -24.9 -12.8 005 50 26 5.9 3.3
20000 -20.6 -5.1 005 56 29 7.5 4.1 | -20.4 -4.7 005 46 24 7.4 4.0
18000 -16.2 2.8 005 55 28 6.9 3.8 | -15.8 3.6 005 45 23 7.9 4.3
16000 -12.5 9.5 360 50 26 4.2 2.3 | -11.4 11.5 005 45 23 6.5 3.5
14000 -10.4 13.3 355 44 23 3.2 1.7 | -8.0 17.6 005 43 22 4.1 2.2
12000 -8.0 17.6 345 40 21 5.4 3.0 | -6.1 21.0 005 37 19 3.3 1.8
10000 -4.2 24.4 350 34 18 6.4 3.5 | -3.5 25.7 360 23 12 5.3 2.9
9000 -2.2 28.0 355 28 14 7.3 4.0 | -1.7 28.9 360 17 9 7.6 4.1
8000 -0.2 31.6 355 21 11 7.8 4.3 | 0.5 32.9 355 15 7 8.2 4.5
7000 2.1 35.8 350 16 8 7.8 4.3 | 2.9 37.2 340 13 7 10.0 5.5
6000 4.4 39.9 345 12 6 8.3 4.6 | 5.7 42.3 335 12 6 10.9 6.0
5000 8.6 47.5 340 7 4 48.3 26.5 | 11.6 52.9 325 10 5 84.2 46.2
05/06/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/06/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -10.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -1.1
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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 -32.2 -26.0 360 53 27 7.6 4.2 | -31.5 -24.7 355 46 24 7.3 4.0
24000 -27.6 -17.7 360 51 26 7.1 3.9 | -27.1 -16.8 355 44 22 7.3 4.0
22000 -23.3 -9.9 360 45 23 6.4 3.5 | -22.2 -8.0 360 41 21 7.2 3.9
20000 -19.4 -2.9 360 40 21 6.6 3.6 | -18.4 -1.1 355 37 19 6.1 3.4
18000 -15.2 4.6 355 36 19 7.3 4.0 | -14.7 5.5 355 33 17 6.5 3.6
16000 -10.8 12.6 360 34 18 7.4 4.0 | -10.6 12.9 350 30 15 7.0 3.8
14000 -6.7 19.9 005 33 17 5.0 2.7 | -6.5 20.3 350 27 14 6.4 3.5
12000 -4.4 24.1 010 29 15 3.0 1.7 | -3.0 26.6 350 26 13 5.9 3.2
10000 -2.1 28.2 005 17 9 6.2 3.4 | 0.7 33.3 350 20 10 6.6 3.6
9000 0.1 32.2 355 14 7 7.9 4.4 | 2.7 36.9 350 15 8 6.7 3.7
8000 2.5 36.5 345 13 7 8.3 4.5 | 4.7 40.5 345 10 5 7.4 4.1
7000 4.9 40.8 330 13 6 10.0 5.5 | 7.0 44.6 340 6 3 8.8 4.8
6000 7.7 45.9 320 12 6 10.9 6.0 | 9.5 49.1 320 5 2 10.3 5.7
5000 10.7 51.3 315 11 6 13.4 7.3 | 12.3 54.1 315 4 2 10.8 5.9
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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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