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UXUS97 KSLC 041227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.5 F/28.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1066 FT/MIN (5.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16089 FT MSL (11163 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 87.0 F/31.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1345 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................. 7245 FT MSL (2319 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 10/05....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:27:52 / 19:05:03 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 37 MIN 11 SEC (697 MIN 11 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:16:27 MDT... 44.50 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/04/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14933 FT MSL (10007 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18424 FT MSL (13498 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17759 FT MSL (12833 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.8
K INDEX......................... +23.5
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 -24.5 -12.1 275 16 8 8.3 4.5 39.3 102.7 6.8 M M
24000 -19.6 -3.3 270 14 7 8.0 4.4 38.1 100.5 6.0 M M
22000 -14.9 5.2 265 11 6 6.9 3.8 36.8 98.3 5.1 M M
20000 -11.1 12.0 275 10 5 6.5 3.6 34.4 94.0 3.1 M M
18000 -7.0 19.4 290 11 6 7.4 4.1 32.6 90.6 1.4 M M
16000 -2.6 27.3 295 10 5 7.8 4.3 31.1 88.0 -0.0 1059 5.4
14000 2.4 36.3 285 9 4 9.5 5.2 30.4 86.7 -0.9 849 4.3
12000 8.0 46.4 270 8 4 8.7 4.8 30.0 86.0 -1.1 622 3.2
10000 13.5 56.3 250 8 4 10.7 5.8 29.7 85.4 -1.5 398 2.0
9000 16.1 61.0 235 8 4 9.5 5.2 29.4 84.9 -1.8 290 1.5
8000 19.2 66.6 215 8 4 7.9 4.3 28.8 83.8 -2.4 161 0.8
7000 21.3 70.3 195 9 4 6.4 3.5 27.9 82.2 -3.3 70 0.4
6000 22.5 72.5 175 9 5 -0.9 -0.5 26.2 79.1 -5.1 4 0.0
5000 16.3 61.3 125 8 4 -99.0 -54.3 17.3 63.2 -14.3 160 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/04/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/04/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.2 | CAPE... +14.7 LI... +1.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +15.1 | CINH... -69.0 K INDEX... +17.5
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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 -25.2 -13.4 295 16 8 8.0 4.4 | -25.3 -13.5 290 13 7 7.5 4.1
24000 -20.7 -5.3 300 15 8 7.3 4.0 | -20.7 -5.3 295 13 7 7.7 4.3
22000 -16.3 2.7 290 13 7 7.5 4.1 | -16.1 3.0 290 12 6 7.8 4.3
20000 -11.2 11.8 275 8 4 7.8 4.3 | -10.9 12.4 270 9 5 7.8 4.3
18000 -6.3 20.7 265 5 3 8.5 4.6 | -6.2 20.8 245 7 4 7.9 4.3
16000 -1.4 29.5 285 8 4 7.7 4.2 | -1.7 28.9 265 7 4 7.5 4.1
14000 3.1 37.6 290 10 5 8.2 4.5 | 2.9 37.2 285 8 4 8.7 4.8
12000 8.1 46.6 275 9 5 8.4 4.6 | 8.0 46.4 265 8 4 8.7 4.8
10000 13.0 55.4 245 8 4 9.4 5.1 | 13.1 55.6 245 8 4 9.4 5.1
9000 15.1 59.2 230 7 4 6.9 3.8 | 15.3 59.5 230 7 4 7.4 4.1
8000 17.0 62.6 215 6 3 6.1 3.3 | 17.4 63.3 215 7 3 7.4 4.1
7000 18.6 65.5 195 6 3 5.5 3.0 | 19.3 66.7 205 6 3 7.9 4.3
6000 19.9 67.8 180 6 3 3.1 1.7 | 21.4 70.5 210 5 3 8.7 4.8
5000 17.8 64.0 120 3 2 -59.4 -32.6 | 26.0 78.8 225 3 2 56.6 31.0
10/04/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/04/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +74.5 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +40.5 LI... +1.3
CINH... -121.5 K INDEX... +18.9 | CINH... -51.2 K INDEX... +14.7
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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 -25.0 -13.0 280 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -24.8 -12.6 290 18 9 6.8 3.7
24000 -20.6 -5.1 280 13 7 8.1 4.5 | -20.4 -4.7 290 16 8 8.1 4.5
22000 -15.8 3.6 290 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -15.6 3.9 290 12 6 8.2 4.5
20000 -10.5 13.1 275 9 5 7.9 4.3 | -10.1 13.8 280 9 5 8.1 4.4
18000 -5.8 21.6 250 8 4 7.9 4.3 | -5.4 22.3 260 7 4 7.4 4.1
16000 -1.4 29.5 250 7 4 7.1 3.9 | -1.0 30.2 240 7 4 7.4 4.0
14000 3.0 37.4 265 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 3.4 38.1 240 6 3 8.4 4.6
12000 8.2 46.8 255 6 3 8.8 4.8 | 8.5 47.3 245 5 2 8.9 4.9
10000 13.4 56.1 240 6 3 9.8 5.4 | 13.9 57.0 250 5 2 10.0 5.5
9000 15.9 60.6 245 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 16.5 61.7 260 5 2 8.6 4.7
8000 18.5 65.3 245 5 2 8.4 4.6 | 19.1 66.4 270 4 2 8.2 4.5
7000 20.9 69.6 260 4 2 8.9 4.9 | 21.5 70.7 300 3 2 8.5 4.7
6000 23.0 73.4 290 3 2 9.6 5.2 | 23.4 74.1 340 3 2 8.2 4.5
5000 27.9 82.2 310 5 3 64.9 35.6 | 25.4 77.7 350 3 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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