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UXUS97 KSLC 281228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 72.3 F/22.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1442 FT/MIN (7.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20622 FT MSL (15739 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 87.0 F/31.0 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................. 16207 FT MSL (11324 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 05/29....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:00:27 / 20:49:53 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 49 MIN 26 SEC (889 MIN 26 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:10 MDT... 70.06 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/28/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13109 FT MSL (8226 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18487 FT MSL (13604 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19285 FT MSL (14403 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.4
K INDEX......................... +5.2
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 -28.3 -18.9 175 56 29 6.3 3.5 36.3 97.4 4.5 M M
24000 -24.5 -12.1 180 54 28 7.0 3.9 33.9 93.1 2.7 M M
22000 -20.3 -4.5 180 50 26 7.0 3.9 31.9 89.4 1.0 M M
20000 -15.8 3.6 175 46 24 7.8 4.3 30.3 86.6 -0.3 1390 7.1
18000 -10.6 12.9 170 42 22 7.7 4.2 28.8 83.9 -1.6 1167 5.9
16000 -6.3 20.7 170 36 19 6.9 3.8 27.1 80.8 -3.3 980 5.0
14000 -2.1 28.2 165 31 16 8.0 4.4 25.4 77.8 -4.9 793 4.0
12000 2.8 37.0 155 25 13 8.5 4.7 24.5 76.1 -6.0 589 3.0
10000 7.7 45.9 160 17 9 7.1 3.9 23.5 74.4 -7.1 384 1.9
9000 10.0 50.0 165 13 7 8.3 4.5 23.0 73.4 -7.7 284 1.4
8000 12.3 54.1 175 11 6 8.0 4.4 22.3 72.2 -8.5 187 0.9
7000 14.4 57.9 180 10 5 6.6 3.6 21.5 70.8 -9.4 94 0.5
6000 16.0 60.8 175 8 4 4.0 2.2 20.3 68.5 -10.7 14 0.1
5000 12.7 54.9 120 6 3 4.5 2.5 13.3 56.0 -17.9 79 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/28/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/28/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.9
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +2.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +12.8
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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 -28.8 -19.8 175 63 32 6.6 3.6 | -29.9 -21.8 170 67 34 6.4 3.5
24000 -24.9 -12.8 180 59 31 6.7 3.7 | -26.0 -14.8 175 67 34 7.1 3.9
22000 -20.9 -5.6 175 56 29 6.7 3.7 | -21.8 -7.2 170 62 32 7.1 3.9
20000 -16.5 2.3 170 52 27 7.6 4.2 | -17.2 1.0 170 58 30 8.1 4.4
18000 -11.4 11.5 170 46 24 7.5 4.1 | -11.7 10.9 170 53 27 8.3 4.6
16000 -7.1 19.2 170 37 19 7.0 3.9 | -7.6 18.3 165 41 21 6.7 3.7
14000 -2.8 27.0 165 27 14 7.8 4.3 | -3.4 25.9 160 29 15 8.3 4.6
12000 2.0 35.6 165 22 11 8.2 4.5 | 1.7 35.1 155 24 12 8.9 4.9
10000 6.8 44.2 160 16 8 7.7 4.2 | 6.9 44.4 155 21 11 8.9 4.9
9000 9.2 48.6 165 15 8 8.8 4.9 | 9.8 49.6 160 19 10 9.9 5.4
8000 11.7 53.1 165 14 7 8.8 4.8 | 12.8 55.0 160 18 9 10.2 5.6
7000 14.2 57.6 165 13 7 7.6 4.2 | 15.7 60.3 165 16 8 10.1 5.6
6000 16.3 61.3 160 10 5 8.4 4.6 | 18.7 65.7 170 15 8 9.8 5.4
5000 19.1 66.4 155 6 3 18.1 9.9 | 24.5 76.1 175 11 5 12.3 6.8
05/28/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/28/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +36.6 LI... -0.3 | CAPE... +57.9 LI... -0.2
CINH... -0.6 K INDEX... +16.9 | CINH... -24.5 K INDEX... +17.8
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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 -29.6 -21.3 190 53 28 7.8 4.3 | -30.3 -22.5 175 44 23 8.6 4.7
24000 -25.0 -13.0 190 55 28 6.8 3.8 | -25.3 -13.5 175 40 21 6.4 3.5
22000 -20.9 -5.6 185 53 27 6.8 3.7 | -21.6 -6.9 180 41 21 6.4 3.5
20000 -17.3 0.9 180 48 25 5.8 3.2 | -17.4 0.7 175 38 19 7.5 4.1
18000 -13.0 8.6 180 40 21 7.8 4.3 | -12.5 9.5 165 32 16 7.0 3.8
16000 -8.0 17.6 170 34 17 8.7 4.8 | -7.3 18.9 165 28 14 9.8 5.4
14000 -2.7 27.1 170 30 16 9.5 5.2 | -1.6 29.1 165 25 13 9.4 5.1
12000 3.0 37.4 170 29 15 9.7 5.3 | 4.0 39.2 170 21 11 9.3 5.1
10000 8.8 47.8 170 28 14 8.6 4.7 | 9.5 49.1 180 18 9 8.9 4.9
9000 11.8 53.2 170 27 14 10.1 5.6 | 12.3 54.1 185 16 8 9.5 5.2
8000 14.8 58.6 170 26 13 10.1 5.5 | 15.2 59.4 190 14 7 9.7 5.3
7000 17.7 63.9 175 24 12 10.0 5.5 | 18.0 64.4 195 12 6 9.4 5.1
6000 20.7 69.3 175 21 11 10.0 5.5 | 20.8 69.4 200 9 4 9.2 5.1
5000 24.8 76.6 175 17 9 26.8 14.7 | 25.0 77.0 215 4 2 12.2 6.7
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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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