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UXUS97 KSLC 191228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 50.4 F/10.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1190 FT/MIN (6.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18334 FT MSL (13451 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 64.0 F/18.2 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................. 16062 FT MSL (11179 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 05/20.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:06:39 / 20:42:01 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 35 MIN 22 SEC (875 MIN 22 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:20 MDT... 68.49 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/19/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8102 FT MSL (3219 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12517 FT MSL (7634 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14895 FT MSL (10012 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.0
K INDEX......................... -2.0
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 -35.8 -32.4 005 14 7 7.9 4.3 29.7 85.5 9.4 M M
24000 -31.0 -23.8 020 16 8 8.1 4.4 28.4 83.1 8.5 M M
22000 -27.1 -16.8 020 15 8 6.4 3.5 26.0 78.9 6.8 M M
20000 -24.3 -11.7 015 12 6 2.3 1.3 22.3 72.2 3.8 M M
18000 -22.4 -8.3 360 8 4 4.8 2.6 17.1 62.7 -0.7 1157 5.9
16000 -18.9 -2.0 010 10 5 7.5 4.1 14.4 57.9 -3.1 995 5.1
14000 -14.3 6.3 025 16 8 7.7 4.2 13.0 55.4 -4.4 798 4.1
12000 -9.6 14.7 025 20 10 8.5 4.7 11.9 53.4 -5.6 596 3.0
10000 -4.6 23.7 025 15 8 8.3 4.6 11.1 51.9 -6.6 387 2.0
9000 -2.2 28.0 025 11 6 8.5 4.6 10.6 51.1 -7.1 285 1.4
8000 0.1 32.2 025 9 4 8.0 4.4 10.0 49.9 -7.9 189 1.0
7000 2.4 36.3 030 6 3 6.4 3.5 9.4 49.0 -8.6 90 0.5
6000 4.5 40.1 060 4 2 4.9 2.7 8.7 47.6 -9.5 M M
5000 3.4 38.1 105 3 2 -84.3 -46.2 4.0 39.3 -14.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/19/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/19/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.9 LI... +4.5 | CAPE... +12.0 LI... +5.9
CINH... -3.0 K INDEX... -6.8 | CINH... -4.1 K INDEX... -0.8
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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 -36.3 -33.3 315 14 7 8.0 4.4 | -36.3 -33.3 270 18 9 8.1 4.4
24000 -31.5 -24.7 335 14 7 8.0 4.4 | -31.5 -24.7 280 16 8 8.1 4.4
22000 -26.8 -16.2 345 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -26.5 -15.7 295 13 7 8.4 4.6
20000 -23.3 -9.9 355 15 8 3.8 2.1 | -22.2 -8.0 315 10 5 6.1 3.3
18000 -20.9 -5.6 010 12 6 2.9 1.6 | -18.8 -1.8 350 7 4 2.5 1.4
16000 -18.3 -0.9 010 12 6 6.6 3.6 | -17.2 1.0 015 7 4 4.6 2.5
14000 -14.3 6.3 020 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -13.9 7.0 025 9 5 7.5 4.1
12000 -9.3 15.3 020 17 9 8.6 4.7 | -9.2 15.4 025 12 6 8.7 4.8
10000 -4.2 24.4 020 15 8 8.2 4.5 | -3.8 25.2 020 11 6 8.9 4.9
9000 -1.9 28.6 025 12 6 7.9 4.3 | -1.1 30.0 015 9 5 9.5 5.2
8000 0.2 32.4 030 8 4 8.2 4.5 | 1.4 34.5 010 8 4 9.4 5.2
7000 2.5 36.5 035 6 3 7.4 4.1 | 4.2 39.6 360 8 4 9.3 5.1
6000 4.7 40.5 055 4 2 8.4 4.6 | 7.0 44.6 350 8 4 9.0 4.9
5000 9.1 48.4 060 3 1 52.2 28.6 | 12.9 55.2 340 7 4 93.3 51.2
05/19/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/19/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.7 LI... +5.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.6
CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +4.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +2.3
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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 -36.2 -33.2 255 26 13 8.0 4.4 | -36.8 -34.2 245 29 15 8.5 4.7
24000 -31.4 -24.5 260 22 11 8.1 4.4 | -31.7 -25.1 250 25 13 8.5 4.7
22000 -26.4 -15.5 265 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -26.7 -16.1 255 20 10 8.4 4.6
20000 -21.3 -6.3 275 11 5 6.8 3.7 | -21.5 -6.7 260 14 7 7.1 3.9
18000 -17.9 -0.2 290 6 3 3.6 2.0 | -17.8 -0.0 270 9 4 4.5 2.4
16000 -15.8 3.6 320 2 1 4.7 2.6 | -15.0 5.0 285 4 2 5.7 3.1
14000 -12.4 9.7 060 4 2 7.4 4.1 | -11.0 12.2 335 1 1 7.8 4.3
12000 -7.7 18.1 050 6 3 8.5 4.7 | -6.3 20.7 045 4 2 8.4 4.6
10000 -2.5 27.5 020 7 4 9.1 5.0 | -1.2 29.8 025 5 2 8.2 4.5
9000 0.3 32.5 005 8 4 9.4 5.2 | 1.4 34.5 005 5 3 9.0 5.0
8000 2.9 37.2 350 8 4 9.4 5.2 | 3.9 39.0 350 6 3 9.1 5.0
7000 5.6 42.1 330 9 4 9.0 4.9 | 6.6 43.9 335 6 3 8.8 4.8
6000 8.4 47.1 325 9 5 10.2 5.6 | 9.3 48.7 325 6 3 10.3 5.6
5000 14.5 58.1 315 9 5 92.1 50.5 | 14.3 57.7 315 6 3 63.5 34.8
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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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