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UXUS97 KSLC 281227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 64.1 F/17.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 208 FT/MIN (1.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12701 FT MSL (7774 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 71.0 F/22.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 9713 FT MSL (4786 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 09/29...... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:21:45 / 19:15:01 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 53 MIN 16 SEC (713 MIN 16 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:18:23 MDT... 46.77 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/28/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11770 FT MSL (6843 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10142 FT MSL (5215 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11259 FT MSL (6332 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.7
K INDEX......................... +23.6
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 -27.6 -17.7 070 8 4 8.6 4.7 37.4 99.4 12.4 M M
24000 -22.6 -8.7 010 8 4 7.1 3.9 36.6 97.8 11.9 M M
22000 -18.4 -1.1 010 11 6 7.1 3.9 34.6 94.2 10.5 M M
20000 -13.6 7.5 030 15 8 7.3 4.0 32.5 90.5 9.0 M M
18000 -9.6 14.7 040 18 9 6.1 3.3 30.5 87.0 7.4 M M
16000 -6.5 20.3 050 18 9 3.4 1.9 27.6 81.6 4.8 M M
14000 -3.9 25.0 060 16 8 5.7 3.1 24.2 75.6 1.7 M M
12000 -0.6 30.9 045 17 9 6.4 3.5 21.7 71.0 -0.8 555 2.8
10000 3.5 38.3 040 14 7 6.8 3.7 20.0 68.0 -2.6 374 1.9
9000 5.6 42.1 035 11 6 6.8 3.7 19.2 66.6 -3.5 282 1.4
8000 7.4 45.3 020 7 4 6.2 3.4 18.1 64.6 -4.6 199 1.0
7000 9.2 48.6 350 4 2 5.1 2.8 16.4 61.4 -6.5 107 0.5
6000 10.9 51.6 315 3 2 5.9 3.3 15.2 59.4 -7.8 27 0.1
5000 11.9 53.4 280 2 1 9.0 4.9 13.4 56.2 -9.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/28/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/28/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +160.3 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +217.2 LI... -0.7
CINH... -29.9 K INDEX... +29.7 | CINH... -29.7 K INDEX... +27.2
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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 -28.3 -18.9 215 41 21 8.3 4.5 | -27.9 -18.2 210 40 21 8.2 4.5
24000 -23.5 -10.3 210 38 19 7.7 4.2 | -23.1 -9.6 205 31 16 6.9 3.8
22000 -18.9 -2.0 210 35 18 7.8 4.3 | -18.9 -2.0 205 27 14 7.1 3.9
20000 -14.3 6.3 210 29 15 6.7 3.7 | -14.4 6.1 210 23 12 6.7 3.7
18000 -10.5 13.1 220 22 11 6.2 3.4 | -10.6 12.9 215 19 10 6.5 3.6
16000 -6.8 19.8 230 15 8 6.2 3.4 | -6.9 19.6 225 15 8 6.3 3.4
14000 -3.2 26.2 240 13 7 6.2 3.4 | -3.5 25.7 245 14 7 6.0 3.3
12000 0.4 32.7 245 13 6 7.0 3.8 | 0.1 32.2 255 13 7 6.2 3.4
10000 5.1 41.2 235 13 7 7.9 4.4 | 4.4 39.9 250 10 5 7.2 4.0
9000 7.7 45.9 230 13 7 9.1 5.0 | 6.7 44.1 245 8 4 7.7 4.2
8000 10.2 50.4 215 13 7 8.4 4.6 | 8.8 47.8 230 5 3 6.7 3.7
7000 12.4 54.3 200 13 7 6.8 3.7 | 10.7 51.3 200 4 2 6.8 3.8
6000 14.3 57.7 185 15 8 6.2 3.4 | 12.5 54.5 170 5 2 7.7 4.2
5000 16.4 61.5 170 7 4 0.4 0.2 | 15.0 59.0 165 4 2 17.4 9.6
09/28/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/28/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +166.1 LI... -0.5 | CAPE... +159.7 LI... +0.6
CINH... -23.8 K INDEX... +27.0 | CINH... -29.6 K INDEX... +24.8
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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 -28.1 -18.6 215 41 21 8.6 4.7 | -28.1 -18.6 210 43 22 8.0 4.4
24000 -23.0 -9.4 210 34 17 7.4 4.1 | -23.4 -10.1 210 35 18 7.3 4.0
22000 -18.6 -1.5 205 28 14 7.5 4.1 | -19.1 -2.4 210 29 15 7.4 4.0
20000 -14.2 6.4 200 22 11 6.4 3.5 | -14.3 6.3 210 22 12 7.2 4.0
18000 -10.6 12.9 200 17 9 6.1 3.3 | -10.4 13.3 205 16 8 6.2 3.4
16000 -7.3 18.9 210 10 5 5.2 2.9 | -7.2 19.0 220 9 5 5.3 2.9
14000 -4.1 24.6 270 6 3 5.8 3.2 | -3.7 25.3 290 7 4 6.6 3.6
12000 -0.3 31.5 310 6 3 7.4 4.1 | 0.0 32.0 330 8 4 6.4 3.5
10000 4.3 39.7 300 3 2 8.2 4.5 | 4.0 39.2 005 7 4 7.2 3.9
9000 6.7 44.1 265 2 1 8.6 4.7 | 6.2 43.2 020 5 3 8.2 4.5
8000 9.1 48.4 200 3 1 8.0 4.4 | 8.5 47.3 045 4 2 7.5 4.1
7000 11.3 52.3 185 5 2 8.3 4.5 | 10.5 50.9 085 4 2 7.2 3.9
6000 13.6 56.5 180 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 12.5 54.5 110 5 3 7.2 3.9
5000 17.0 62.6 180 6 3 19.2 10.6 | 15.4 59.7 120 4 2 4.1 2.2
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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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