906
UXUS97 KSLC 111228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.8 F/26.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1557 FT/MIN (7.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21242 FT MSL (16362 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 91.0 F/33.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 17393 FT MSL (12513 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 05/12...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:14:09 / 20:34:15 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 20 MIN 6 SEC (860 MIN 6 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:12 MDT... 66.67 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/11/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14315 FT MSL (9435 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22772 FT MSL (17892 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 22565 FT MSL (17685 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.8
K INDEX......................... -5.3
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 -27.4 -17.3 275 27 14 7.6 4.2 37.0 98.6 3.3 M M
24000 -22.9 -9.2 270 27 14 7.4 4.1 35.4 95.7 2.1 M M
22000 -18.5 -1.3 265 26 13 7.5 4.1 33.7 92.7 0.7 M M
20000 -13.8 7.2 265 21 11 6.9 3.8 31.4 88.5 -1.2 1433 7.3
18000 -9.4 15.1 275 17 9 7.8 4.3 29.9 85.8 -2.6 1241 6.3
16000 -4.6 23.7 295 18 9 8.6 4.7 28.8 83.9 -3.8 1037 5.3
14000 0.9 33.6 285 16 8 9.0 5.0 28.4 83.2 -4.2 814 4.1
12000 6.2 43.2 265 13 7 8.9 4.9 27.9 82.1 -4.8 595 3.0
10000 11.3 52.3 240 10 5 7.2 3.9 26.9 80.5 -5.7 384 2.0
9000 13.6 56.5 225 10 5 7.6 4.2 26.3 79.4 -6.4 285 1.4
8000 15.7 60.3 205 11 5 7.0 3.9 25.6 78.0 -7.2 192 1.0
7000 17.7 63.9 190 12 6 5.3 2.9 24.6 76.3 -8.3 104 0.5
6000 19.0 66.2 170 14 7 3.0 1.7 23.1 73.6 -10.0 34 0.2
5000 12.2 54.0 115 8 4 -99.0 -54.3 12.8 55.1 -20.5 200 1.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/11/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/11/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.1
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +4.0 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +8.1
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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 -27.7 -17.9 275 28 15 7.5 4.1 | -27.6 -17.7 275 31 16 7.6 4.2
24000 -23.2 -9.8 270 28 14 7.1 3.9 | -23.2 -9.8 275 28 14 6.9 3.8
22000 -19.0 -2.2 270 26 14 7.1 3.9 | -19.1 -2.4 275 26 13 6.8 3.7
20000 -14.1 6.6 270 22 11 7.3 4.0 | -14.3 6.3 275 21 11 7.2 4.0
18000 -9.7 14.5 275 19 10 7.9 4.3 | -10.0 14.0 285 18 9 8.3 4.5
16000 -4.7 23.5 280 17 9 9.0 4.9 | -4.7 23.5 280 17 9 9.3 5.1
14000 0.9 33.6 275 16 8 9.4 5.1 | 1.0 33.8 270 16 8 9.5 5.2
12000 6.3 43.3 260 15 8 8.5 4.7 | 6.5 43.7 260 14 7 8.8 4.8
10000 11.3 52.3 245 13 7 7.8 4.3 | 11.5 52.7 240 13 7 6.9 3.8
9000 13.8 56.8 230 11 6 7.9 4.3 | 14.1 57.4 230 12 6 8.1 4.4
8000 16.0 60.8 215 11 5 7.4 4.1 | 16.5 61.7 215 12 6 8.0 4.4
7000 18.0 64.4 195 13 7 5.8 3.2 | 19.0 66.2 205 12 6 8.4 4.6
6000 19.4 66.9 180 14 7 4.7 2.6 | 21.6 70.9 200 11 6 9.8 5.4
5000 20.6 69.1 155 7 4 3.4 1.9 | 24.5 76.1 200 9 5 10.5 5.8
05/11/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/11/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1.2 LI... +0.5 | CAPE... +1.3 LI... +0.8
CINH... -4.5 K INDEX... +13.3 | CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... +11.9
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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 -27.4 -17.3 285 33 17 7.8 4.3 | -27.5 -17.5 285 33 17 8.0 4.4
24000 -22.9 -9.2 280 29 15 6.7 3.7 | -22.8 -9.0 285 30 16 7.1 3.9
22000 -18.4 -1.1 275 24 13 6.8 3.7 | -18.1 -0.6 280 25 13 7.2 3.9
20000 -14.4 6.1 270 20 10 6.9 3.8 | -13.8 7.2 270 25 13 7.4 4.0
18000 -9.9 14.2 265 17 9 8.8 4.8 | -9.1 15.6 260 21 11 8.7 4.8
16000 -4.4 24.1 260 17 9 9.3 5.1 | -3.6 25.5 255 18 9 9.4 5.2
14000 1.3 34.3 255 15 8 9.5 5.2 | 2.1 35.8 250 16 8 9.6 5.2
12000 7.0 44.6 250 14 7 9.5 5.2 | 7.7 45.9 250 14 7 9.6 5.3
10000 12.6 54.7 240 12 6 8.5 4.7 | 13.4 56.1 250 12 6 8.6 4.7
9000 15.6 60.1 240 11 6 9.6 5.3 | 16.3 61.3 250 11 6 9.9 5.4
8000 18.3 64.9 240 10 5 9.8 5.4 | 19.1 66.4 245 9 5 9.4 5.2
7000 21.2 70.2 240 8 4 9.6 5.3 | 22.0 71.6 250 7 3 9.3 5.1
6000 24.0 75.2 245 7 4 10.2 5.6 | 24.6 76.3 250 5 3 9.7 5.3
5000 29.4 84.9 260 5 3 74.8 41.1 | 28.9 84.0 275 3 2 45.0 24.7
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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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