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UXUS97 KSLC 161227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.2 F/24.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 999 FT/MIN (5.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14422 FT MSL (9495 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 10466 FT MSL (5539 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 09/17..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:09:52 / 19:35:19 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 25 MIN 28 SEC (745 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:22:35 MDT... 51.30 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/16/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14637 FT MSL (9710 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12092 FT MSL (7165 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12984 FT MSL (8058 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.5
K INDEX......................... +30.2
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 -21.7 -7.1 190 30 15 7.2 3.9 43.8 110.9 11.6 M M
24000 -17.8 -0.0 195 27 14 5.6 3.0 41.5 106.8 10.0 M M
22000 -14.1 6.6 195 24 13 6.0 3.3 38.2 100.7 7.4 M M
20000 -10.3 13.5 195 23 12 6.5 3.6 35.8 96.4 5.4 M M
18000 -6.4 20.5 195 25 13 6.7 3.7 33.8 92.8 3.6 M M
16000 -2.7 27.1 195 23 12 6.3 3.4 31.5 88.6 1.5 M M
14000 1.2 34.2 190 20 10 6.8 3.7 29.6 85.2 -0.4 764 3.9
12000 5.5 41.9 180 14 7 7.6 4.2 27.9 82.2 -2.0 578 2.9
10000 10.0 50.0 185 11 6 7.1 3.9 26.7 80.1 -3.3 381 1.9
9000 12.3 54.1 185 10 5 7.3 4.0 26.1 78.9 -4.0 285 1.4
8000 14.7 58.5 190 11 6 6.9 3.8 25.0 77.0 -5.2 174 0.9
7000 16.6 61.9 185 12 6 6.1 3.4 24.1 75.4 -6.3 88 0.4
6000 17.8 64.0 165 11 6 3.3 1.8 22.5 72.5 -8.1 23 0.1
5000 17.9 64.2 145 7 4 -33.2 -18.2 19.9 67.7 -11.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/16/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/16/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +805.6 LI... -4.1 | CAPE... +1235.1 LI... -4.9
CINH... -78.1 K INDEX... +30.2 | CINH... -2.1 K INDEX... +24.1
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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 -25.1 -13.2 225 57 30 7.0 3.8 | -24.0 -11.2 225 57 30 7.3 4.0
24000 -21.0 -5.8 225 51 26 6.7 3.7 | -19.9 -3.8 225 50 26 6.1 3.4
22000 -17.1 1.2 225 47 24 6.7 3.7 | -16.3 2.7 220 45 23 6.2 3.4
20000 -12.8 9.0 225 42 21 7.4 4.1 | -12.0 10.4 220 39 20 6.5 3.6
18000 -7.9 17.8 220 36 18 7.2 4.0 | -7.7 18.1 215 31 16 7.7 4.2
16000 -3.8 25.2 220 30 15 7.0 3.8 | -3.3 26.1 215 28 14 7.4 4.0
14000 0.1 32.2 220 26 13 7.3 4.0 | 0.8 33.4 215 24 12 6.7 3.7
12000 4.4 39.9 220 24 12 7.8 4.3 | 4.6 40.3 210 22 11 7.8 4.3
10000 9.0 48.2 215 25 13 8.2 4.5 | 9.1 48.4 205 21 11 8.4 4.6
9000 11.3 52.3 210 24 12 7.6 4.2 | 11.6 52.9 200 20 10 8.8 4.8
8000 13.4 56.1 200 21 11 7.6 4.2 | 14.1 57.4 195 19 10 9.3 5.1
7000 15.3 59.5 190 21 11 6.9 3.8 | 16.8 62.2 190 18 9 9.8 5.4
6000 16.9 62.4 175 20 10 5.2 2.8 | 19.6 67.3 190 16 8 10.9 6.0
5000 18.4 65.1 165 15 8 10.0 5.5 | 25.0 77.0 185 11 6 70.4 38.6
09/16/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/16/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +616.8 LI... -3.1 | CAPE... +129.5 LI... -1.6
CINH... -3.1 K INDEX... +26.4 | CINH... -12.0 K INDEX... +25.4
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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 -23.3 -9.9 225 54 28 7.4 4.1 | -22.6 -8.7 220 51 26 7.4 4.0
24000 -19.0 -2.2 225 49 25 6.5 3.6 | -18.5 -1.3 225 47 24 6.2 3.4
22000 -15.2 4.6 220 44 23 6.6 3.6 | -14.8 5.4 220 42 22 6.2 3.4
20000 -11.2 11.8 215 37 19 6.0 3.3 | -10.8 12.6 220 36 19 6.0 3.3
18000 -7.2 19.0 210 29 15 6.7 3.7 | -6.8 19.8 210 30 16 7.4 4.0
16000 -3.3 26.1 210 26 13 7.3 4.0 | -2.6 27.3 210 28 14 7.2 3.9
14000 1.0 33.8 205 22 12 7.9 4.4 | 1.8 35.2 200 23 12 8.4 4.6
12000 5.8 42.4 195 19 10 8.9 4.9 | 6.9 44.4 195 19 10 9.4 5.1
10000 10.9 51.6 195 17 9 8.7 4.8 | 12.4 54.3 190 17 9 8.1 4.4
9000 13.7 56.7 190 17 9 9.9 5.5 | 15.2 59.4 190 16 8 9.9 5.4
8000 16.6 61.9 190 16 8 9.8 5.4 | 18.1 64.6 190 15 8 9.8 5.4
7000 19.5 67.1 190 15 8 9.6 5.3 | 21.1 70.0 190 14 7 9.2 5.0
6000 22.4 72.3 190 14 7 9.9 5.4 | 23.9 75.0 190 12 6 9.1 5.0
5000 28.0 82.4 190 10 5 78.9 43.3 | 28.2 82.8 185 8 4 43.4 23.8
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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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