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UXUS97 KSLC 211228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 63.7 F/17.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1021 FT/MIN (5.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15902 FT MSL (11022 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 69.0 F/21.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1230 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................. 8257 FT MSL (3377 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 05/22....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:05:04 / 20:43:51 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 38 MIN 48 SEC (878 MIN 48 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:27 MDT... 68.88 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/21/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10893 FT MSL (6013 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15755 FT MSL (10875 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15888 FT MSL (11008 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.2
K INDEX......................... +22.2
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 -34.6 -30.3 305 53 27 7.6 4.2 29.9 85.8 7.3 M M
24000 -30.0 -22.0 295 48 25 7.6 4.2 28.4 83.1 6.3 M M
22000 -25.5 -13.9 290 44 23 7.7 4.2 26.7 80.1 5.1 M M
20000 -21.5 -6.7 290 39 20 6.2 3.4 24.6 76.4 3.3 M M
18000 -17.1 1.2 285 33 17 7.6 4.2 22.3 72.1 1.2 M M
16000 -12.5 9.5 280 31 16 7.5 4.1 21.0 69.8 0.0 M M
14000 -8.3 17.1 270 26 13 7.1 3.9 19.3 66.8 -1.6 839 4.3
12000 -3.3 26.1 265 21 11 9.6 5.3 18.5 65.2 -2.5 629 3.2
10000 2.4 36.3 260 19 10 8.6 4.7 18.3 64.9 -2.6 400 2.0
9000 5.2 41.4 260 17 9 9.7 5.3 18.1 64.6 -2.8 287 1.5
8000 7.9 46.2 260 15 8 9.0 4.9 17.9 64.2 -3.1 177 0.9
7000 10.2 50.4 250 11 6 7.8 4.3 17.3 63.2 -3.6 76 0.4
6000 12.2 54.0 220 10 5 2.7 1.5 16.3 61.4 -4.7 M M
5000 10.7 51.3 140 5 3 3.9 2.1 11.2 52.2 -9.9 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/21/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/21/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +7.9 LI... +0.3 | CAPE... +29.8 LI... +1.8
CINH... -4.5 K INDEX... +24.7 | CINH... -16.6 K INDEX... +20.7
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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 -34.1 -29.4 310 63 33 7.3 4.0 | -33.1 -27.6 310 63 32 8.0 4.4
24000 -29.7 -21.5 305 59 30 7.3 4.0 | -28.3 -18.9 305 63 32 7.8 4.3
22000 -25.3 -13.5 300 53 28 7.5 4.1 | -23.8 -10.8 300 61 31 7.4 4.1
20000 -21.2 -6.2 295 47 24 6.6 3.6 | -19.7 -3.5 300 56 29 6.3 3.4
18000 -16.8 1.8 280 39 20 6.8 3.7 | -15.9 3.4 295 49 25 4.5 2.5
16000 -12.4 9.7 275 35 18 8.1 4.4 | -13.1 8.4 285 40 21 6.4 3.5
14000 -7.9 17.8 275 34 17 6.9 3.8 | -8.9 16.0 280 34 18 8.2 4.5
12000 -4.2 24.4 270 28 14 6.1 3.4 | -4.5 23.9 280 28 15 6.9 3.8
10000 -0.2 31.6 275 20 10 7.0 3.9 | -0.2 31.6 290 19 10 7.3 4.0
9000 2.3 36.1 285 16 8 9.4 5.2 | 2.3 36.1 295 16 8 9.0 4.9
8000 5.0 41.0 295 13 7 8.9 4.9 | 4.8 40.6 300 13 7 8.8 4.8
7000 7.6 45.7 300 9 5 7.9 4.3 | 7.5 45.5 300 11 6 9.6 5.2
6000 9.9 49.8 305 6 3 8.7 4.8 | 10.2 50.4 305 10 5 10.2 5.6
5000 13.4 56.1 290 2 1 4.1 2.3 | 15.6 60.1 310 8 4 4.4 2.4
05/21/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/21/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +23.5 LI... +4.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.8
CINH... -2.6 K INDEX... +7.7 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -0.9
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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 -32.4 -26.3 310 53 27 7.9 4.3 | -31.6 -24.9 315 47 24 7.3 4.0
24000 -27.6 -17.7 305 54 28 8.0 4.4 | -27.2 -17.0 310 47 24 7.6 4.1
22000 -22.8 -9.0 305 55 29 8.1 4.4 | -22.6 -8.7 310 47 24 7.7 4.3
20000 -17.7 0.1 305 54 28 7.1 3.9 | -17.9 -0.2 310 46 24 7.9 4.3
18000 -13.9 7.0 300 49 25 5.4 2.9 | -13.1 8.4 310 43 22 5.5 3.0
16000 -11.3 11.7 295 41 21 3.3 1.8 | -10.2 13.6 305 38 19 4.4 2.4
14000 -9.2 15.4 290 31 16 6.3 3.5 | -8.0 17.6 300 30 15 4.8 2.6
12000 -4.7 23.5 295 24 12 8.7 4.8 | -4.3 24.3 305 20 10 8.2 4.5
10000 0.5 32.9 305 20 10 8.2 4.5 | 0.9 33.6 325 16 8 8.2 4.5
9000 3.2 37.8 310 19 10 9.1 5.0 | 3.6 38.5 335 16 8 9.6 5.3
8000 5.9 42.6 315 17 9 9.6 5.3 | 6.3 43.3 340 15 8 9.6 5.3
7000 8.7 47.7 320 15 8 9.5 5.2 | 9.1 48.4 345 14 7 10.0 5.5
6000 11.5 52.7 320 14 7 10.1 5.5 | 12.0 53.6 345 14 7 9.6 5.3
5000 15.7 60.3 320 12 6 31.7 17.4 | 15.7 60.3 345 12 6 21.2 11.6
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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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