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UXUS97 KSLC 151228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.8 F/20.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 960 FT/MIN (4.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15765 FT MSL (10885 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 77.0 F/25.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 11938 FT MSL (7058 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 05/16..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:10:11 / 20:38:12 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 28 MIN 1 SEC (868 MIN 1 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:12 MDT... 67.63 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12218 FT MSL (7338 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20448 FT MSL (15568 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18694 FT MSL (13814 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.0
K INDEX......................... +2.1
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 -20.2 260 46 24 7.5 4.1 35.9 96.6 8.6 M M
24000 -24.5 -12.1 255 44 23 7.2 3.9 34.3 93.8 7.5 M M
22000 -20.2 -4.4 260 43 22 7.2 4.0 32.4 90.3 6.0 M M
20000 -16.3 2.7 260 41 21 6.3 3.5 30.1 86.2 4.2 M M
18000 -12.2 10.0 260 38 20 6.0 3.3 27.4 81.3 1.9 M M
16000 -8.1 17.4 260 33 17 7.2 3.9 25.4 77.7 0.1 M M
14000 -3.9 25.0 265 25 13 7.0 3.8 23.6 74.5 -1.5 791 4.0
12000 0.5 32.9 265 18 9 8.1 4.4 22.1 71.8 -3.0 600 3.0
10000 5.4 41.7 270 14 7 7.6 4.2 21.1 70.0 -4.0 395 2.0
9000 8.0 46.4 280 13 7 9.0 5.0 20.8 69.5 -4.3 286 1.5
8000 10.6 51.1 280 12 6 8.1 4.4 20.5 68.9 -4.7 180 0.9
7000 12.8 55.0 280 9 5 6.1 3.3 19.8 67.6 -5.5 84 0.4
6000 14.4 57.9 265 4 2 5.0 2.7 18.5 65.4 -6.8 5 0.0
5000 11.0 51.8 125 4 2 6.7 3.7 11.5 52.8 -14.0 70 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +7.5 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +9.7
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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 -29.7 -21.5 260 51 26 7.4 4.1 | -29.9 -21.8 255 53 27 7.5 4.1
24000 -25.3 -13.5 255 49 25 6.4 3.5 | -25.4 -13.7 255 51 26 6.0 3.3
22000 -21.5 -6.7 255 46 24 6.4 3.5 | -21.9 -7.4 255 48 25 6.0 3.3
20000 -17.5 0.5 260 42 22 6.9 3.8 | -18.1 -0.6 260 42 22 6.7 3.7
18000 -12.9 8.8 260 36 18 6.8 3.7 | -13.5 7.7 260 34 18 7.2 4.0
16000 -8.9 16.0 265 29 15 7.0 3.8 | -9.3 15.3 260 28 15 7.4 4.1
14000 -4.5 23.9 265 23 12 7.6 4.2 | -4.6 23.7 260 24 12 8.2 4.5
12000 0.2 32.4 270 17 9 7.9 4.3 | 0.3 32.5 260 18 10 8.2 4.5
10000 4.8 40.6 275 12 6 6.3 3.5 | 5.0 41.0 265 12 6 6.3 3.5
9000 7.1 44.8 290 10 5 7.3 4.0 | 7.3 45.1 270 9 5 6.8 3.7
8000 9.2 48.6 300 8 4 6.4 3.5 | 9.5 49.1 275 7 4 5.6 3.1
7000 11.2 52.2 305 5 3 5.4 3.0 | 11.5 52.7 290 6 3 6.6 3.6
6000 12.7 54.9 285 4 2 7.1 3.9 | 13.5 56.3 305 7 3 10.8 5.9
5000 15.3 59.5 280 4 2 20.9 11.5 | 17.5 63.5 305 8 4 31.7 17.4
05/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.6 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +3.0
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.5 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.1
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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 -30.3 -22.5 260 55 28 7.6 4.2 | -31.2 -24.2 260 52 27 7.6 4.2
24000 -25.8 -14.4 255 51 26 6.4 3.5 | -26.7 -16.1 260 48 25 7.5 4.1
22000 -22.0 -7.6 255 47 24 6.4 3.5 | -22.2 -8.0 260 44 23 7.5 4.1
20000 -18.2 -0.8 255 42 21 6.5 3.5 | -17.9 -0.2 260 41 21 7.1 3.9
18000 -13.6 7.5 255 36 18 7.4 4.0 | -13.1 8.4 260 39 20 7.3 4.0
16000 -9.0 15.8 255 30 15 7.7 4.2 | -8.7 16.3 260 34 18 7.9 4.4
14000 -4.5 23.9 255 23 12 8.4 4.6 | -4.0 24.8 265 27 14 7.8 4.3
12000 0.5 32.9 260 19 10 8.3 4.5 | 0.6 33.1 265 18 9 7.9 4.3
10000 5.2 41.4 275 14 7 5.6 3.1 | 5.3 41.5 285 12 6 7.3 4.0
9000 7.4 45.3 290 11 6 6.8 3.7 | 7.8 46.0 300 10 5 8.5 4.7
8000 9.6 49.3 305 10 5 7.7 4.2 | 10.3 50.5 315 9 5 8.5 4.6
7000 12.1 53.8 315 9 5 8.2 4.5 | 12.9 55.2 325 8 4 8.8 4.8
6000 14.5 58.1 320 9 5 11.5 6.3 | 15.4 59.7 335 8 4 10.5 5.8
5000 18.7 65.7 320 9 4 32.7 17.9 | 18.9 66.0 335 7 4 22.2 12.2
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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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