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UXUS97 KSLC 011227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.1 F/12.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1166 FT/MIN (5.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17934 FT MSL (13057 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 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................. 14714 FT MSL (9838 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 05/02..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:25:46 / 20:24:01 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 58 MIN 14 SEC (838 MIN 14 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:53 MDT... 63.92 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/01/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9214 FT MSL (4337 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13535 FT MSL (8658 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15337 FT MSL (10460 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.9
K INDEX......................... +8.8
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 -40.3 -40.5 330 7 4 9.0 4.9 23.8 74.8 3.4 M M
24000 -35.0 -31.0 005 7 4 9.0 4.9 23.3 73.9 3.1 M M
22000 -29.4 -20.9 040 10 5 9.2 5.1 22.8 73.1 2.8 M M
20000 -24.6 -12.3 055 12 6 7.0 3.8 21.7 71.0 1.9 M M
18000 -20.0 -4.0 060 12 6 6.5 3.6 19.5 67.0 -0.0 1163 5.9
16000 -16.0 3.2 060 10 5 6.8 3.7 17.4 63.4 -1.9 984 5.0
14000 -11.8 10.8 055 9 5 7.4 4.0 15.6 60.2 -3.6 800 4.1
12000 -7.2 19.0 040 7 4 8.5 4.6 14.4 57.9 -5.0 603 3.1
10000 -2.1 28.2 070 5 2 8.4 4.6 13.7 56.6 -5.8 390 2.0
9000 0.4 32.7 095 5 3 8.7 4.8 13.3 55.9 -6.3 286 1.5
8000 2.8 37.0 105 6 3 8.1 4.5 12.7 54.9 -6.9 185 0.9
7000 5.2 41.4 115 6 3 6.2 3.4 12.3 54.1 -7.5 83 0.4
6000 7.3 45.1 115 7 3 4.8 2.6 11.5 52.7 -8.4 M M
5000 8.4 47.1 110 7 4 -1.5 -0.8 9.7 49.5 -10.3 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/01/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/01/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +1.8 LI... +3.3 | CAPE... +1.0 LI... +2.8
CINH... -6.1 K INDEX... +8.2 | CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... -0.6
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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 -40.0 -40.0 055 18 9 8.3 4.6 | -38.3 -36.9 070 33 17 7.6 4.2
24000 -35.0 -31.0 040 15 8 8.3 4.6 | -33.8 -28.8 070 29 15 7.7 4.2
22000 -29.7 -21.5 045 16 8 8.9 4.9 | -28.9 -20.0 070 27 14 8.2 4.5
20000 -23.9 -11.0 055 16 8 8.3 4.5 | -23.3 -9.9 070 23 12 8.3 4.6
18000 -19.4 -2.9 065 17 9 6.3 3.5 | -18.4 -1.1 075 20 10 7.7 4.2
16000 -15.6 3.9 060 16 8 6.7 3.7 | -14.3 6.3 080 16 8 6.3 3.5
14000 -11.6 11.1 060 11 6 7.3 4.0 | -10.4 13.3 080 13 6 6.8 3.7
12000 -7.2 19.0 065 8 4 7.9 4.3 | -6.4 20.5 075 9 5 7.5 4.1
10000 -2.4 27.7 075 6 3 8.1 4.4 | -1.8 28.8 060 6 3 8.4 4.6
9000 0.1 32.2 085 5 2 9.0 4.9 | 0.9 33.6 050 5 3 9.4 5.2
8000 2.6 36.7 095 5 2 8.4 4.6 | 3.6 38.5 035 5 2 9.7 5.3
7000 5.0 41.0 105 4 2 7.2 3.9 | 6.5 43.7 015 4 2 9.3 5.1
6000 7.1 44.8 110 4 2 7.7 4.2 | 9.3 48.7 355 4 2 9.5 5.2
5000 10.6 51.1 100 3 1 41.2 22.6 | 12.2 54.0 340 5 2 10.1 5.6
05/01/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/01/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.4 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.3
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +3.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +6.9
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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 -37.1 -34.8 060 27 14 7.6 4.2 | -36.0 -32.8 060 24 12 7.8 4.3
24000 -32.6 -26.7 060 24 12 7.8 4.3 | -31.3 -24.3 050 21 11 7.8 4.3
22000 -27.7 -17.9 060 23 12 8.1 4.4 | -26.7 -16.1 050 17 9 7.7 4.2
20000 -22.2 -8.0 065 21 11 8.4 4.6 | -21.4 -6.5 050 15 8 7.8 4.3
18000 -17.3 0.9 075 20 10 7.6 4.2 | -16.7 1.9 065 14 7 7.9 4.3
16000 -12.8 9.0 080 15 8 6.6 3.6 | -12.2 10.0 080 12 6 7.6 4.2
14000 -9.2 15.4 080 11 6 6.6 3.6 | -8.1 17.4 080 12 6 7.0 3.8
12000 -5.0 23.0 070 10 5 8.3 4.6 | -3.6 25.5 060 13 7 8.8 4.8
10000 0.2 32.4 050 8 4 8.5 4.7 | 1.7 35.1 045 11 6 8.3 4.5
9000 2.9 37.2 035 7 4 8.6 4.7 | 4.3 39.7 025 10 5 7.6 4.2
8000 5.4 41.7 010 7 4 8.6 4.7 | 6.6 43.9 010 9 5 7.5 4.1
7000 8.1 46.6 345 8 4 9.3 5.1 | 8.9 48.0 345 9 5 7.9 4.4
6000 10.7 51.3 330 9 4 10.6 5.8 | 11.1 52.0 330 9 5 11.2 6.2
5000 13.6 56.5 325 9 4 12.0 6.6 | 13.8 56.8 325 9 4 12.3 6.7
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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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