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UXUS97 KSLC 141228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 61.4 F/16.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 466 FT/MIN (2.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12077 FT MSL (7197 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 73.0 F/23.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 10484 FT MSL (5604 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 05/15....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:11:08 / 20:37:14 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 26 MIN 6 SEC (866 MIN 6 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:11 MDT... 67.40 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/14/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12713 FT MSL (7833 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21208 FT MSL (16328 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17937 FT MSL (13056 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.2
K INDEX......................... -17.8
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 -29.0 -20.2 280 38 20 7.9 4.3 36.2 97.1 10.5 M M
24000 -24.3 -11.7 280 37 19 7.6 4.2 34.8 94.7 9.7 M M
22000 -19.1 -2.4 275 39 20 7.7 4.2 33.1 91.6 8.5 M M
20000 -14.8 5.4 275 38 20 7.2 3.9 31.3 88.3 7.2 M M
18000 -10.5 13.1 275 35 18 7.0 3.8 29.5 85.1 5.8 M M
16000 -6.3 20.7 265 32 16 7.0 3.9 27.6 81.7 4.2 M M
14000 -2.2 28.0 265 29 15 5.9 3.2 25.7 78.3 2.6 M M
12000 1.0 33.8 280 22 11 4.1 2.2 22.8 73.0 -0.1 462 2.3
10000 3.1 37.6 305 13 7 3.0 1.6 18.8 65.9 -3.9 340 1.7
9000 4.1 39.4 325 11 6 4.8 2.6 16.9 62.4 -5.9 280 1.4
8000 5.4 41.7 340 12 6 6.0 3.3 15.2 59.4 -7.6 212 1.1
7000 7.1 44.8 340 13 7 4.5 2.4 14.1 57.4 -8.8 130 0.7
6000 8.8 47.8 335 10 5 6.1 3.3 12.9 55.2 -10.2 50 0.3
5000 9.5 49.1 310 3 2 -42.3 -23.2 10.1 50.2 -13.3 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/14/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/14/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.8
CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... -27.7 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -23.0
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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 -28.7 -19.7 295 39 20 7.7 4.2 | -28.0 -18.4 285 37 19 8.0 4.4
24000 -24.1 -11.4 300 39 20 7.7 4.2 | -23.2 -9.8 290 36 19 7.2 4.0
22000 -18.9 -2.0 290 34 18 7.8 4.3 | -18.3 -0.9 290 31 16 7.3 4.0
20000 -14.6 5.7 285 33 17 7.1 3.9 | -14.0 6.8 285 29 15 7.2 4.0
18000 -10.6 12.9 280 32 17 6.2 3.4 | -10.0 14.0 280 28 15 6.4 3.5
16000 -6.6 20.1 275 29 15 7.0 3.8 | -6.6 20.1 275 27 14 5.6 3.1
14000 -2.6 27.3 280 24 13 5.6 3.1 | -3.1 26.4 280 24 12 6.1 3.4
12000 0.3 32.5 290 20 10 3.8 2.1 | 0.3 32.5 285 19 10 4.4 2.4
10000 2.5 36.5 300 13 7 4.0 2.2 | 2.8 37.0 285 12 6 4.5 2.5
9000 3.7 38.7 315 10 5 4.8 2.6 | 4.3 39.7 285 9 4 5.6 3.1
8000 5.0 41.0 330 8 4 4.9 2.7 | 6.0 42.8 295 7 3 7.1 3.9
7000 6.5 43.7 335 8 4 6.0 3.3 | 8.1 46.6 295 6 3 9.5 5.2
6000 8.3 46.9 325 6 3 9.6 5.2 | 10.7 51.3 295 6 3 12.2 6.7
5000 13.1 55.6 310 5 3 54.8 30.1 | 13.7 56.7 300 6 3 15.1 8.3
05/14/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/14/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.3
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -18.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -11.5
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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 -27.1 -16.8 280 38 20 7.9 4.3 | -27.5 -17.5 275 40 20 7.6 4.2
24000 -22.6 -8.7 280 36 19 6.8 3.7 | -23.0 -9.4 270 37 19 7.0 3.9
22000 -18.5 -1.3 275 32 16 6.9 3.8 | -18.2 -0.8 270 34 18 7.1 3.9
20000 -14.3 6.3 275 29 15 7.1 3.9 | -13.9 7.0 270 32 17 7.3 4.0
18000 -9.8 14.4 275 27 14 6.3 3.5 | -9.6 14.7 270 30 15 7.1 3.9
16000 -6.2 20.8 275 26 13 5.8 3.2 | -5.6 21.9 270 27 14 6.3 3.4
14000 -2.6 27.3 275 23 12 6.1 3.3 | -2.0 28.4 275 23 12 6.1 3.3
12000 1.4 34.5 280 19 10 6.4 3.5 | 1.9 35.4 275 19 10 7.2 4.0
10000 4.8 40.6 270 12 6 5.1 2.8 | 6.2 43.2 270 13 7 5.9 3.2
9000 6.4 43.5 270 9 5 6.0 3.3 | 8.1 46.6 270 10 5 6.7 3.7
8000 8.3 46.9 270 6 3 7.5 4.1 | 10.2 50.4 275 8 4 7.3 4.0
7000 10.6 51.1 295 5 2 9.7 5.3 | 12.3 54.1 305 5 3 7.8 4.3
6000 13.2 55.8 310 5 3 12.2 6.7 | 14.6 58.3 335 5 3 10.6 5.8
5000 16.2 61.2 320 5 3 14.7 8.1 | 17.4 63.3 340 5 3 11.2 6.2
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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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