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UXUS97 KSLC 091229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 63.9 F/17.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 755 FT/MIN (3.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14429 FT MSL (9554 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 75.0 F/24.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 11387 FT MSL (6512 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 05/10....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:16:17 / 20:32:15 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 15 MIN 57 SEC (855 MIN 57 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:16 MDT... 66.16 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/09/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11979 FT MSL (7104 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17816 FT MSL (12941 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16947 FT MSL (12071 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.2
K INDEX......................... -5.9
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 -33.3 -27.9 290 43 22 8.0 4.4 31.0 87.7 5.6 M M
24000 -28.5 -19.3 295 39 20 8.5 4.7 29.8 85.7 4.8 M M
22000 -23.3 -9.9 295 36 18 8.6 4.7 28.9 84.0 4.1 M M
20000 -17.6 0.3 295 33 17 8.4 4.6 27.8 82.1 3.3 M M
18000 -12.7 9.1 300 30 15 8.1 4.4 26.8 80.3 2.5 M M
16000 -8.0 17.6 300 28 14 7.3 4.0 25.6 78.0 1.5 M M
14000 -4.1 24.6 295 27 14 6.9 3.8 23.5 74.4 -0.5 715 3.6
12000 -0.1 31.8 305 26 13 6.4 3.5 21.6 70.9 -2.3 536 2.7
10000 3.3 37.9 325 21 11 6.4 3.5 19.1 66.4 -4.8 375 1.9
9000 5.3 41.5 335 21 11 8.3 4.6 18.2 64.8 -5.8 285 1.5
8000 7.6 45.7 335 18 10 8.4 4.6 17.6 63.7 -6.5 187 0.9
7000 10.1 50.2 335 16 8 7.2 4.0 17.2 62.9 -7.1 84 0.4
6000 12.2 54.0 340 12 6 5.5 3.0 16.4 61.6 -7.9 M M
5000 13.9 57.0 335 7 3 -0.9 -0.5 15.3 59.5 -9.2 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/09/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/09/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.5
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -19.6 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -16.8
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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 -33.7 -28.7 295 42 22 7.7 4.2 | -34.0 -29.2 295 39 20 7.4 4.0
24000 -29.0 -20.2 295 39 20 8.8 4.8 | -29.5 -21.1 295 39 20 8.7 4.8
22000 -23.7 -10.7 300 36 19 8.9 4.9 | -23.4 -10.1 295 39 20 8.9 4.9
20000 -17.8 -0.0 300 34 17 8.6 4.7 | -18.3 -0.9 300 36 19 8.5 4.6
18000 -13.0 8.6 305 30 16 7.5 4.1 | -13.5 7.7 305 32 16 7.6 4.2
16000 -8.4 16.9 305 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -8.8 16.2 305 26 13 8.1 4.4
14000 -3.9 25.0 305 24 12 6.0 3.3 | -4.2 24.4 310 22 11 6.8 3.7
12000 -0.7 30.7 315 20 10 4.8 2.6 | -0.2 31.6 315 18 9 6.0 3.3
10000 2.5 36.5 335 17 9 5.9 3.3 | 3.2 37.8 325 13 7 5.9 3.2
9000 4.4 39.9 335 14 7 8.0 4.4 | 5.1 41.2 325 10 5 7.1 3.9
8000 6.5 43.7 340 12 6 8.3 4.6 | 7.2 45.0 320 9 4 7.9 4.3
7000 8.8 47.8 340 10 5 7.4 4.1 | 9.6 49.3 310 8 4 9.6 5.3
6000 10.9 51.6 330 7 4 7.7 4.2 | 12.2 54.0 300 8 4 11.7 6.4
5000 15.2 59.4 310 5 3 49.8 27.3 | 15.1 59.2 300 8 4 13.2 7.2
05/09/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/09/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.5
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -16.3 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -7.7
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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 -33.7 -28.7 305 35 18 8.1 4.4 | -33.4 -28.1 320 40 20 8.5 4.7
24000 -28.9 -20.0 305 35 18 8.1 4.4 | -28.3 -18.9 320 36 19 8.3 4.5
22000 -23.4 -10.1 305 36 18 8.1 4.4 | -22.7 -8.9 320 32 17 8.3 4.5
20000 -18.5 -1.3 305 34 18 8.1 4.4 | -17.8 -0.0 315 30 15 8.1 4.4
18000 -13.8 7.2 305 31 16 7.8 4.3 | -13.2 8.2 315 28 15 7.2 3.9
16000 -8.9 16.0 305 27 14 8.1 4.5 | -9.2 15.4 315 27 14 6.9 3.8
14000 -4.2 24.4 305 23 12 7.6 4.2 | -4.9 23.2 315 25 13 7.5 4.1
12000 0.2 32.4 305 19 10 6.9 3.8 | -0.2 31.6 320 23 12 8.2 4.5
10000 4.2 39.6 305 14 7 6.3 3.4 | 4.7 40.5 320 18 9 8.1 4.5
9000 6.3 43.3 305 12 6 7.7 4.2 | 7.3 45.1 320 15 8 8.4 4.6
8000 8.6 47.5 305 10 5 8.2 4.5 | 9.8 49.6 320 12 6 8.8 4.8
7000 11.0 51.8 305 9 5 9.9 5.4 | 12.4 54.3 325 9 4 8.7 4.8
6000 13.7 56.7 305 9 5 11.9 6.5 | 14.9 58.8 325 6 3 9.9 5.4
5000 16.7 62.1 305 8 4 14.0 7.7 | 17.7 63.9 325 5 2 10.7 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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