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UXUS97 KSLC 031228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 67.9 F/19.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1284 FT/MIN (6.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20374 FT MSL (15490 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 78.0 F/26.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1200 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 17253 FT MSL (12369 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 05/04....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:23:16 / 20:26:05 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 2 MIN 49 SEC (842 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:41 MDT... 64.51 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/03/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11795 FT MSL (6911 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17618 FT MSL (12734 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18944 FT MSL (14060 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.1
K INDEX......................... +8.5
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 -32.9 -27.2 280 15 8 8.1 4.4 31.6 88.9 4.7 M M
24000 -28.2 -18.8 280 17 9 6.8 3.7 30.4 86.8 3.8 M M
22000 -24.4 -11.9 265 17 9 6.2 3.4 27.8 82.0 1.8 M M
20000 -20.6 -5.1 265 17 9 6.4 3.5 25.3 77.6 -0.3 1461 7.4
18000 -16.3 2.7 270 17 9 6.8 3.7 22.9 73.2 -2.5 1264 6.4
16000 -11.6 11.1 275 16 8 9.1 5.0 21.7 71.0 -3.7 1064 5.4
14000 -6.1 21.0 280 13 7 9.2 5.0 21.3 70.4 -4.1 840 4.3
12000 -0.6 30.9 285 9 5 9.1 5.0 20.9 69.7 -4.5 617 3.1
10000 4.8 40.6 265 6 3 7.9 4.4 20.5 68.9 -5.1 396 2.0
9000 7.5 45.5 250 5 3 8.9 4.9 20.3 68.6 -5.3 286 1.5
8000 10.1 50.2 225 5 3 8.4 4.6 20.0 68.0 -5.7 178 0.9
7000 12.3 54.1 195 6 3 7.4 4.0 19.3 66.8 -6.5 82 0.4
6000 14.3 57.7 175 7 4 5.2 2.9 18.4 65.1 -7.5 M M
5000 10.0 50.0 115 6 3 10.5 5.8 10.6 51.1 -15.5 86 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/03/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/03/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +3.9 LI... +1.5 | CAPE... +16.6 LI... -0.1
CINH... -30.6 K INDEX... +9.3 | CINH... -13.1 K INDEX... +11.8
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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 -33.1 -27.6 270 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -33.3 -27.9 260 11 6 8.0 4.4
24000 -28.4 -19.1 295 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -28.5 -19.3 275 7 4 7.1 3.9
22000 -24.6 -12.3 270 13 7 6.5 3.5 | -24.5 -12.1 255 11 6 6.7 3.7
20000 -20.9 -5.6 265 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -20.9 -5.6 255 12 6 5.6 3.1
18000 -16.7 1.9 270 15 8 6.8 3.8 | -16.6 2.1 260 12 6 7.8 4.3
16000 -11.6 11.1 270 13 7 9.0 5.0 | -11.5 11.3 250 10 5 9.1 5.0
14000 -6.1 21.0 270 10 5 9.2 5.1 | -6.0 21.2 230 8 4 9.2 5.0
12000 -0.6 30.9 270 6 3 9.0 4.9 | -0.5 31.1 215 7 3 9.2 5.0
10000 4.7 40.5 255 3 2 7.8 4.3 | 4.9 40.8 200 6 3 7.9 4.3
9000 7.4 45.3 230 4 2 8.9 4.9 | 7.7 45.9 195 6 3 9.1 5.0
8000 10.0 50.0 215 5 2 8.2 4.5 | 10.4 50.7 195 6 3 9.5 5.2
7000 12.3 54.1 195 6 3 7.2 3.9 | 13.2 55.8 200 6 3 9.7 5.3
6000 14.2 57.6 175 8 4 5.7 3.1 | 16.0 60.8 200 6 3 9.7 5.3
5000 16.1 61.0 140 5 2 0.7 0.4 | 19.8 67.6 200 5 3 24.7 13.6
05/03/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/03/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +29.1 LI... -0.4 | CAPE... +22.7 LI... +0.3
CINH... -9.0 K INDEX... +16.3 | CINH... -16.9 K INDEX... +17.6
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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 -33.4 -28.1 240 10 5 8.0 4.4 | -33.9 -29.0 235 10 5 7.4 4.1
24000 -28.7 -19.7 240 11 6 7.4 4.1 | -29.5 -21.1 240 14 7 7.9 4.3
22000 -24.4 -11.9 235 14 7 7.1 3.9 | -24.5 -12.1 235 16 8 8.3 4.5
20000 -20.2 -4.4 225 14 7 6.1 3.4 | -19.5 -3.1 225 19 10 7.0 3.8
18000 -16.1 3.0 220 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -15.2 4.6 220 19 10 7.9 4.3
16000 -11.0 12.2 220 10 5 8.9 4.9 | -10.3 13.5 215 14 7 8.9 4.9
14000 -5.5 22.1 220 8 4 9.6 5.2 | -5.0 23.0 225 10 5 9.4 5.1
12000 0.2 32.4 220 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 0.6 33.1 235 7 4 9.5 5.2
10000 5.8 42.4 220 6 3 8.4 4.6 | 6.3 43.3 250 4 2 8.3 4.6
9000 8.7 47.7 220 6 3 9.6 5.3 | 9.1 48.4 275 3 2 9.5 5.2
8000 11.5 52.7 230 5 3 10.1 5.5 | 11.8 53.2 315 3 1 9.3 5.1
7000 14.4 57.9 240 5 2 9.9 5.4 | 14.4 57.9 335 3 2 9.5 5.2
6000 17.2 63.0 260 4 2 9.7 5.3 | 17.2 63.0 350 5 2 9.5 5.2
5000 22.7 72.9 285 4 2 10.6 5.8 | 20.4 68.7 350 5 3 14.9 8.2
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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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