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UXUS97 KSLC 311228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.0 F/16.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1136 FT/MIN (5.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17720 FT MSL (12838 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 74.0 F/23.8 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................. 14471 FT MSL (9589 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 06/01....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:58:57 / 20:52:13 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 53 MIN 16 SEC (893 MIN 16 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:35 MDT... 70.46 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/31/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10909 FT MSL (6027 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13065 FT MSL (8183 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14791 FT MSL (9909 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.7
K INDEX......................... +21.5
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 -32.1 -25.8 255 36 18 8.0 4.4 32.9 91.1 7.5 M M
24000 -27.3 -17.1 260 35 18 7.7 4.2 31.6 89.0 6.7 M M
22000 -22.8 -9.0 260 33 17 7.6 4.2 30.0 85.9 5.5 M M
20000 -18.8 -1.8 260 31 16 5.2 2.8 26.9 80.5 3.0 M M
18000 -15.7 3.7 260 31 16 5.1 2.8 23.8 74.9 0.3 M M
16000 -12.0 10.4 260 31 16 7.0 3.8 21.6 71.0 -1.8 980 5.0
14000 -7.6 18.3 270 25 13 8.1 4.4 20.2 68.3 -3.3 788 4.0
12000 -2.8 27.0 265 15 8 8.4 4.6 19.1 66.5 -4.4 585 3.0
10000 2.1 35.8 275 10 5 7.8 4.3 18.2 64.7 -5.5 381 1.9
9000 4.3 39.7 280 8 4 7.0 3.8 17.5 63.5 -6.2 283 1.4
8000 6.4 43.5 295 6 3 6.3 3.5 16.7 62.0 -7.1 191 1.0
7000 8.5 47.3 325 7 3 6.2 3.4 15.8 60.4 -8.1 100 0.5
6000 10.5 50.9 340 6 3 6.1 3.3 15.0 58.9 -9.0 9 0.0
5000 10.0 50.0 100 1 1 -74.0 -40.6 11.0 51.9 -13.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/31/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/31/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +8.5 LI... +2.3 | CAPE... +8.7 LI... +2.4
CINH... -46.6 K INDEX... +19.8 | CINH... -18.3 K INDEX... +12.6
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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 -32.7 -26.9 255 42 22 7.7 4.2 | -33.8 -28.8 255 44 23 8.2 4.5
24000 -28.1 -18.6 255 39 20 7.9 4.3 | -28.9 -20.0 260 40 21 8.4 4.6
22000 -23.3 -9.9 260 37 19 7.9 4.4 | -23.8 -10.8 265 39 20 8.4 4.6
20000 -18.6 -1.5 260 34 18 6.4 3.5 | -18.7 -1.7 265 35 18 7.2 4.0
18000 -15.2 4.6 255 31 16 5.2 2.9 | -14.6 5.7 260 31 16 6.6 3.6
16000 -12.5 9.5 255 29 15 6.0 3.3 | -11.3 11.7 260 25 13 5.6 3.1
14000 -8.1 17.4 255 25 13 8.3 4.5 | -7.7 18.1 250 22 11 7.5 4.1
12000 -3.2 26.2 260 18 9 8.2 4.5 | -3.1 26.4 250 17 9 8.4 4.6
10000 1.7 35.1 270 13 7 7.8 4.3 | 1.9 35.4 265 12 6 7.9 4.3
9000 4.1 39.4 270 11 6 6.6 3.6 | 4.5 40.1 270 10 5 7.5 4.1
8000 6.1 43.0 280 8 4 6.1 3.4 | 6.9 44.4 280 7 4 7.6 4.2
7000 7.9 46.2 305 5 2 6.7 3.6 | 9.2 48.6 290 6 3 9.7 5.3
6000 10.1 50.2 325 4 2 9.3 5.1 | 11.9 53.4 300 5 3 11.3 6.2
5000 14.4 57.9 320 3 2 45.6 25.0 | 17.7 63.9 305 5 3 77.6 42.6
05/31/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/31/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.0
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +8.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +4.0
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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 -28.7 260 44 23 8.6 4.7 | -33.3 -27.9 255 40 21 8.5 4.7
24000 -28.6 -19.5 260 41 21 8.1 4.5 | -28.2 -18.8 250 37 19 7.9 4.4
22000 -23.2 -9.8 260 36 18 8.0 4.4 | -22.9 -9.2 255 32 17 7.9 4.3
20000 -18.3 -0.9 260 31 16 8.0 4.4 | -17.9 -0.2 255 28 15 8.4 4.6
18000 -13.8 7.2 265 27 14 6.9 3.8 | -13.1 8.4 260 25 13 7.7 4.2
16000 -9.9 14.2 260 23 12 6.5 3.6 | -9.0 15.8 260 22 11 7.0 3.8
14000 -6.3 20.7 245 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -5.1 22.8 265 20 10 7.2 3.9
12000 -1.9 28.6 240 15 8 8.3 4.6 | -0.6 30.9 250 14 7 8.7 4.8
10000 3.0 37.4 265 9 5 8.3 4.5 | 4.5 40.1 260 10 5 8.0 4.4
9000 5.7 42.3 280 8 4 8.7 4.8 | 7.1 44.8 275 7 4 8.2 4.5
8000 8.3 46.9 295 7 4 9.0 4.9 | 9.5 49.1 300 6 3 8.6 4.7
7000 11.0 51.8 315 7 4 9.7 5.3 | 12.1 53.8 335 5 3 9.2 5.0
6000 13.8 56.8 325 7 4 10.8 6.6 | 14.8 58.6 345 5 3 10.2 5.6
5000 19.7 67.5 330 7 4 87.7 48.1 | 19.7 67.5 345 5 3 60.4 33.2
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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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