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UXUS97 KSLC 211227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 86.6 F/30.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1523 FT/MIN (7.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19497 FT MSL (14571 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 100.0 F/38.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1800 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 16654 FT MSL (11728 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 08/22..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:44:24 / 20:17:25 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 33 MIN 1 SEC (813 MIN 1 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:54 MDT... 60.35 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/21/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16289 FT MSL (11363 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15495 FT MSL (10569 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17359 FT MSL (12434 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.0
K INDEX......................... +30.4
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 -19.4 -2.9 215 15 8 6.9 3.8 45.6 114.1 6.0 M M
24000 -15.3 4.5 220 14 7 6.9 3.8 43.5 110.3 4.4 M M
22000 -10.9 12.4 215 15 8 6.6 3.6 41.2 106.2 2.4 M M
20000 -7.0 19.4 210 17 9 6.7 3.7 39.0 102.2 0.4 M M
18000 -3.1 26.4 210 18 9 6.4 3.5 36.9 98.4 -1.5 1187 6.0
16000 0.5 32.9 210 19 10 6.7 3.7 34.6 94.3 -3.7 1017 5.2
14000 5.5 41.9 220 18 9 8.8 4.8 33.7 92.7 -4.7 810 4.1
12000 10.6 51.1 210 16 8 8.8 4.8 33.1 91.6 -5.5 596 3.0
10000 15.6 60.1 185 15 7 8.3 4.6 32.3 90.2 -6.4 387 2.0
9000 18.0 64.4 175 13 7 7.8 4.3 31.8 89.3 -7.0 286 1.5
8000 20.7 69.3 170 10 5 6.7 3.7 30.9 87.6 -8.0 168 0.9
7000 22.7 72.9 170 8 4 6.7 3.7 29.9 85.9 -9.1 81 0.4
6000 24.4 75.9 165 8 4 3.2 1.8 28.8 83.9 -10.4 M M
5000 21.2 70.2 125 6 3 -80.3 -44.1 23.0 73.3 -16.5 64 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/21/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/21/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +55.1 LI... -0.7 | CAPE... +377.2 LI... -1.6
CINH... -107.5 K INDEX... +24.8 | CINH... -30.1 K INDEX... +26.4
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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 -20.4 -4.7 230 8 4 7.4 4.0 | -20.7 -5.3 180 10 5 7.2 3.9
24000 -16.3 2.7 215 7 4 6.6 3.6 | -16.5 2.3 180 10 5 7.0 3.8
22000 -12.4 9.7 200 8 4 7.1 3.9 | -11.8 10.8 185 12 6 7.4 4.0
20000 -7.7 18.1 185 9 5 7.1 3.9 | -7.5 18.5 175 12 6 7.3 4.0
18000 -2.9 26.8 185 10 5 8.7 4.8 | -2.8 27.0 175 12 6 8.6 4.7
16000 2.3 36.1 195 10 5 9.1 5.0 | 2.4 36.3 175 11 6 9.1 5.0
14000 7.7 45.9 210 8 4 9.1 5.0 | 7.7 45.9 185 9 5 9.0 4.9
12000 13.0 55.4 235 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 13.0 55.4 195 7 4 9.0 4.9
10000 18.2 64.8 245 7 3 7.7 4.2 | 18.4 65.1 200 7 4 9.3 5.1
9000 20.7 69.3 230 7 4 8.0 4.4 | 21.0 69.8 205 8 4 8.7 4.8
8000 23.0 73.4 220 8 4 7.3 4.0 | 23.7 74.7 200 8 4 8.4 4.6
7000 25.0 77.0 200 9 5 6.5 3.6 | 26.4 79.5 200 9 5 9.7 5.3
6000 26.5 79.7 180 11 5 4.9 2.7 | 29.2 84.6 200 8 4 10.9 6.0
5000 29.1 84.4 155 7 4 25.1 13.8 | 34.7 94.5 200 7 4 72.8 39.9
08/21/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/21/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +291.9 LI... -1.3 | CAPE... +115.5 LI... -1.5
CINH... -19.3 K INDEX... +26.9 | CINH... -42.8 K INDEX... +29.4
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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 -20.0 -4.0 175 17 9 7.0 3.9 | -19.3 -2.7 205 20 10 6.6 3.6
24000 -16.0 3.2 170 17 9 6.6 3.6 | -15.3 4.5 200 18 9 7.0 3.9
22000 -11.5 11.3 170 17 9 7.8 4.3 | -10.7 12.7 185 17 9 6.4 3.5
20000 -7.0 19.4 165 17 9 7.8 4.3 | -6.9 19.6 180 15 8 6.5 3.5
18000 -2.4 27.7 170 15 8 8.5 4.7 | -2.7 27.1 180 13 7 7.9 4.4
16000 2.6 36.7 180 12 6 8.9 4.9 | 2.2 36.0 195 11 5 9.0 5.0
14000 8.1 46.6 195 11 6 9.2 5.1 | 7.6 45.7 210 8 4 9.0 5.0
12000 13.5 56.3 210 10 5 9.2 5.1 | 13.1 55.6 230 5 3 9.3 5.1
10000 18.9 66.0 230 8 4 8.6 4.7 | 18.5 65.3 265 2 1 9.0 4.9
9000 21.8 71.2 245 8 4 9.9 5.4 | 21.4 70.5 305 2 1 10.3 5.6
8000 24.6 76.3 255 8 4 9.6 5.2 | 23.8 74.8 315 2 1 7.8 4.3
7000 27.5 81.5 265 8 4 9.8 5.4 | 26.5 79.7 005 3 2 7.5 4.1
6000 30.3 86.5 275 8 4 10.5 5.8 | 29.2 84.6 020 4 2 8.4 4.6
5000 35.9 96.6 290 8 4 77.7 42.6 | 33.7 92.7 020 5 2 53.2 29.2
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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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