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UXUS97 KSLC 191227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 64.1 F/17.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 453 FT/MIN (2.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11269 FT MSL (6343 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 70.0 F/21.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 9155 FT MSL (4229 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 09/20....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:12:48 / 19:30:14 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 17 MIN 26 SEC (737 MIN 26 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:21:31 MDT... 50.18 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/19/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12703 FT MSL (7777 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15022 FT MSL (10096 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12764 FT MSL (7838 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.0
K INDEX......................... +3.6
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 -26.4 -15.5 305 37 19 7.9 4.3 38.8 101.8 14.0 M M
24000 -21.1 -6.0 305 33 17 8.0 4.4 37.3 99.1 13.1 M M
22000 -16.3 2.7 305 29 15 8.2 4.5 36.1 96.9 12.4 M M
20000 -12.1 10.2 305 25 13 7.0 3.8 34.1 93.4 10.9 M M
18000 -8.1 17.4 310 22 11 6.5 3.5 32.1 89.7 9.4 M M
16000 -4.8 23.4 310 19 10 5.0 2.8 29.2 84.5 7.0 M M
14000 -1.9 28.6 315 18 9 5.1 2.8 25.9 78.7 4.2 M M
12000 0.9 33.6 315 15 8 5.3 2.9 22.8 73.1 1.2 M M
10000 3.8 38.8 310 11 5 6.0 3.3 20.0 68.0 -1.7 365 1.9
9000 5.5 41.9 310 7 4 8.6 4.7 18.8 65.8 -3.0 287 1.5
8000 8.3 46.9 310 4 2 8.2 4.5 18.0 64.4 -3.9 166 0.8
7000 10.5 50.9 335 3 2 7.1 3.9 17.4 63.2 -4.7 69 0.4
6000 12.5 54.5 010 2 1 4.8 2.6 16.4 61.6 -5.6 M M
5000 10.7 51.3 110 3 2 -73.8 -40.5 11.7 53.1 -10.4 3 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/19/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/19/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +344.9 LI... -1.7 | CAPE... +174.2 LI... -0.9
CINH... -17.9 K INDEX... +21.0 | CINH... -16.3 K INDEX... +14.9
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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 -28.5 -19.3 245 44 23 5.6 3.0 | -30.2 -22.4 245 33 17 6.8 3.7
24000 -25.1 -13.2 245 39 20 6.7 3.7 | -26.1 -15.0 245 31 16 7.0 3.8
22000 -21.2 -6.2 240 32 16 6.6 3.6 | -22.0 -7.6 240 30 15 7.0 3.8
20000 -17.3 0.9 245 27 14 6.5 3.6 | -17.9 -0.2 245 27 14 6.9 3.8
18000 -12.8 9.0 255 24 12 7.0 3.8 | -13.1 8.4 245 23 12 7.6 4.2
16000 -9.4 15.1 250 22 11 6.0 3.3 | -9.1 15.6 245 19 10 6.1 3.4
14000 -5.1 22.8 240 18 9 8.3 4.5 | -5.3 22.5 240 17 9 7.7 4.2
12000 -0.5 31.1 235 13 7 6.7 3.7 | -0.8 30.6 240 14 7 7.4 4.0
10000 3.2 37.8 280 6 3 6.3 3.5 | 3.2 37.8 265 8 4 6.3 3.5
9000 5.1 41.2 315 7 3 7.1 3.9 | 5.2 41.4 285 6 3 6.7 3.7
8000 6.9 44.4 335 8 4 7.5 4.1 | 7.2 45.0 305 5 2 8.2 4.5
7000 8.9 48.0 340 7 4 5.3 2.9 | 9.7 49.5 315 5 2 9.5 5.2
6000 10.6 51.1 325 4 2 8.1 4.4 | 12.3 54.1 315 5 3 11.6 6.3
5000 13.9 57.0 270 2 1 25.4 13.9 | 15.2 59.4 315 5 3 13.8 7.6
09/19/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/19/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +62.0 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +32.0 LI... +0.3
CINH... -24.2 K INDEX... +16.6 | CINH... -21.0 K INDEX... +19.9
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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 -31.0 -23.8 265 40 21 5.9 3.2 | -29.9 -21.8 285 58 30 6.0 3.3
24000 -27.4 -17.3 260 36 19 8.0 4.4 | -26.3 -15.3 285 49 25 6.7 3.7
22000 -22.8 -9.0 260 33 17 7.8 4.3 | -22.3 -8.1 280 41 21 6.6 3.6
20000 -18.4 -1.1 255 29 15 7.1 3.9 | -18.2 -0.8 275 34 17 7.1 3.9
18000 -13.6 7.5 250 24 13 7.4 4.0 | -13.5 7.7 275 26 14 7.3 4.0
16000 -9.4 15.1 250 21 11 6.9 3.8 | -9.8 14.4 275 22 11 6.0 3.3
14000 -5.3 22.5 245 17 9 7.3 4.0 | -5.7 21.7 280 19 10 8.1 4.4
12000 -1.0 30.2 240 13 7 7.8 4.3 | -0.9 30.4 275 16 8 8.3 4.5
10000 3.4 38.1 270 8 4 7.8 4.3 | 4.1 39.4 280 13 7 8.6 4.7
9000 5.8 42.4 295 7 4 8.5 4.7 | 6.6 43.9 285 10 5 8.6 4.7
8000 8.3 46.9 305 7 4 9.0 4.9 | 9.0 48.2 300 8 4 8.4 4.6
7000 10.9 51.6 315 7 4 10.3 5.7 | 11.4 52.5 320 7 4 8.6 4.7
6000 13.7 56.7 315 8 4 11.4 6.2 | 14.0 57.2 330 7 4 9.8 5.4
5000 19.4 66.9 315 7 4 77.8 42.7 | 18.4 65.1 330 6 3 45.4 24.9
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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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