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UXUS97 KSLC 021228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.6 F/17.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1115 FT/MIN (5.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17436 FT MSL (12558 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 74.0 F/23.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 14529 FT MSL (9651 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 05/03....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:24:30 / 20:25:03 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 0 MIN 33 SEC (840 MIN 33 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:47 MDT... 64.22 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/02/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10826 FT MSL (5948 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17710 FT MSL (12832 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17827 FT MSL (12949 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.3
K INDEX......................... +1.0
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 -33.6 -28.5 225 5 3 8.1 4.4 31.0 87.9 6.1 M M
24000 -28.7 -19.7 200 4 2 7.6 4.2 29.9 85.8 5.3 M M
22000 -24.3 -11.7 210 1 1 7.5 4.1 28.1 82.7 4.0 M M
20000 -20.1 -4.2 000 0 0 6.8 3.7 26.2 79.1 2.4 M M
18000 -15.6 3.9 060 1 0 6.7 3.7 23.9 75.0 0.4 M M
16000 -11.7 10.9 170 1 1 6.6 3.6 21.7 71.1 -1.5 981 5.0
14000 -7.8 18.0 195 2 1 7.3 4.0 19.6 67.3 -3.6 805 4.1
12000 -3.1 26.4 210 5 2 8.7 4.8 18.5 65.2 -4.8 606 3.1
10000 2.0 35.6 195 7 3 7.9 4.3 17.8 64.0 -5.6 392 2.0
9000 4.6 40.3 185 8 4 8.7 4.8 17.4 63.3 -6.0 286 1.5
8000 7.0 44.6 180 9 5 7.9 4.3 16.9 62.5 -6.5 183 0.9
7000 9.2 48.6 175 10 5 6.0 3.3 16.2 61.2 -7.3 88 0.4
6000 10.9 51.6 170 9 5 4.1 2.2 15.1 59.1 -8.6 7 0.0
5000 6.4 43.5 110 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 7.0 44.6 -16.9 106 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/02/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/02/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.2
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +0.9 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -0.7
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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 -33.8 -28.8 245 11 6 8.2 4.5 | -33.5 -28.3 245 16 8 8.0 4.4
24000 -28.9 -20.0 245 8 4 7.8 4.3 | -28.7 -19.7 240 12 6 7.7 4.2
22000 -24.2 -11.6 250 4 2 7.8 4.3 | -24.2 -11.6 230 8 4 7.6 4.2
20000 -19.9 -3.8 215 1 0 7.1 3.9 | -19.8 -3.6 210 7 3 7.1 3.9
18000 -15.2 4.6 130 2 1 6.7 3.7 | -15.1 4.8 195 7 3 7.0 3.9
16000 -11.3 11.7 165 3 2 6.3 3.5 | -11.0 12.2 200 6 3 6.8 3.7
14000 -7.7 18.1 195 4 2 6.4 3.5 | -7.1 19.2 200 6 3 6.2 3.4
12000 -3.4 25.9 215 5 2 8.7 4.8 | -3.0 26.6 195 5 3 8.4 4.6
10000 1.8 35.2 200 8 4 8.5 4.6 | 2.2 36.0 195 6 3 8.9 4.9
9000 4.5 40.1 190 10 5 9.0 4.9 | 4.9 40.8 195 7 4 9.6 5.3
8000 7.0 44.6 185 11 5 8.7 4.8 | 7.7 45.9 195 7 4 9.6 5.3
7000 9.3 48.7 180 11 6 7.1 3.9 | 10.6 51.1 195 7 4 9.4 5.1
6000 11.2 52.2 170 9 5 6.9 3.8 | 13.4 56.1 200 7 3 9.9 5.4
5000 12.7 54.9 160 6 3 7.2 3.9 | 18.9 66.0 205 5 3 78.5 43.0
05/02/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/02/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.4
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +3.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.2
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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 -33.4 -28.1 250 16 8 7.6 4.1 | -33.3 -27.9 265 17 9 7.4 4.1
24000 -28.9 -20.0 240 14 7 7.7 4.2 | -28.8 -19.8 260 16 8 7.7 4.2
22000 -24.2 -11.6 230 13 6 7.7 4.2 | -24.2 -11.6 250 14 7 7.7 4.2
20000 -19.3 -2.7 220 11 6 7.2 3.9 | -19.7 -3.5 240 13 7 7.4 4.1
18000 -15.0 5.0 215 11 5 7.1 3.9 | -14.6 5.7 230 11 6 7.6 4.1
16000 -10.7 12.7 205 10 5 7.2 4.0 | -10.1 13.8 220 10 5 7.5 4.1
14000 -6.5 20.3 195 10 5 8.1 4.5 | -5.7 21.7 210 10 5 8.2 4.5
12000 -1.6 29.1 195 9 4 8.8 4.8 | -0.6 30.9 200 9 5 9.3 5.1
10000 3.7 38.7 200 6 3 8.4 4.6 | 4.8 40.6 200 6 3 7.5 4.1
9000 6.4 43.5 210 4 2 9.6 5.2 | 7.5 45.5 200 3 2 8.3 4.6
8000 9.2 48.6 225 4 2 9.9 5.4 | 10.1 50.2 250 1 1 8.4 4.6
7000 12.2 54.0 255 3 2 9.5 5.2 | 12.7 54.9 350 3 1 9.3 5.1
6000 15.0 59.0 275 3 2 9.9 5.4 | 15.3 59.5 350 4 2 9.9 5.4
5000 20.6 69.1 300 4 2 84.5 46.4 | 19.8 67.6 345 5 3 49.7 27.2
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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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