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UXUS97 KSLC 051227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 77.2 F/25.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 969 FT/MIN (4.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16326 FT MSL (11397 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 89.0 F/32.1 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................. 13321 FT MSL (8392 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 09/06....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:59:07 / 19:53:45 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 54 MIN 38 SEC (774 MIN 38 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:26 MDT... 55.31 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/05/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14973 FT MSL (10044 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17954 FT MSL (13025 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17609 FT MSL (12680 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.1
K INDEX......................... +4.8
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 -23.7 -10.7 225 50 26 7.0 3.8 41.1 105.9 7.5 M M
24000 -19.5 -3.1 220 47 24 7.3 4.0 39.1 102.5 6.0 M M
22000 -14.6 5.7 220 45 23 7.2 3.9 37.2 99.0 4.6 M M
20000 -10.6 12.9 220 42 22 6.7 3.7 35.0 95.0 2.7 M M
18000 -6.3 20.7 220 39 20 7.4 4.1 33.3 92.0 1.3 M M
16000 -2.0 28.4 215 36 18 6.8 3.7 31.5 88.7 -0.3 938 4.8
14000 1.9 35.4 215 32 17 6.6 3.6 29.4 84.9 -2.3 762 3.9
12000 5.7 42.3 210 30 15 7.5 4.1 27.5 81.5 -4.3 587 3.0
10000 10.2 50.4 210 27 14 7.0 3.8 26.3 79.4 -5.8 394 2.0
9000 12.8 55.0 205 25 13 8.5 4.6 26.0 78.9 -6.2 287 1.5
8000 16.1 61.0 200 24 12 9.0 4.9 25.8 78.4 -6.6 150 0.8
7000 18.6 65.5 190 22 11 7.9 4.3 25.3 77.6 -7.1 47 0.2
6000 20.4 68.7 175 18 10 3.1 1.7 24.2 75.6 -8.3 M M
5000 17.1 62.8 140 9 5 -2.2 -1.2 18.0 64.4 -14.5 31 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/05/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/05/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +2.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.1
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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 -23.4 -10.1 215 45 23 7.0 3.9 | -23.5 -10.3 220 45 23 7.3 4.0
24000 -19.2 -2.6 215 40 21 6.9 3.8 | -19.3 -2.7 215 41 21 6.8 3.7
22000 -15.0 5.0 215 39 20 6.9 3.8 | -15.2 4.6 215 39 20 6.8 3.7
20000 -10.3 13.5 215 37 19 7.1 3.9 | -10.4 13.3 210 38 19 7.1 3.9
18000 -6.3 20.7 210 35 18 6.3 3.4 | -6.3 20.7 210 36 19 6.7 3.7
16000 -2.9 26.8 205 32 17 5.5 3.0 | -2.5 27.5 205 34 17 6.6 3.6
14000 0.6 33.1 205 28 15 6.6 3.6 | 1.0 33.8 205 30 16 6.0 3.3
12000 4.7 40.5 205 25 13 8.1 4.5 | 4.9 40.8 200 24 12 7.4 4.0
10000 9.4 48.9 205 24 12 7.1 3.9 | 9.6 49.3 195 20 10 8.1 4.4
9000 12.0 53.6 205 23 12 8.5 4.7 | 12.2 54.0 195 19 10 9.5 5.2
8000 14.5 58.1 200 21 11 8.6 4.7 | 15.0 59.0 195 18 9 9.7 5.3
7000 17.0 62.6 195 20 10 7.6 4.1 | 17.9 64.2 190 17 9 9.3 5.1
6000 19.0 66.2 185 17 9 6.5 3.6 | 20.8 69.4 190 15 8 10.1 5.5
5000 20.7 69.3 170 12 6 8.7 4.8 | 26.6 79.9 190 11 6 82.8 45.4
09/05/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/05/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.6
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +10.0 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +11.2
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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 -23.4 -10.1 220 48 25 7.8 4.3 | -23.6 -10.5 220 49 25 7.8 4.3
24000 -18.9 -2.0 215 44 23 6.8 3.7 | -19.1 -2.4 220 46 24 6.8 3.8
22000 -14.8 5.4 215 42 22 6.8 3.8 | -15.0 5.0 215 43 22 6.8 3.7
20000 -10.4 13.3 215 41 21 6.6 3.6 | -10.4 13.3 215 40 21 6.9 3.8
18000 -6.3 20.7 215 40 21 7.2 3.9 | -6.2 20.8 210 38 19 7.1 3.9
16000 -2.4 27.7 210 35 18 6.2 3.4 | -2.2 28.0 205 32 17 6.6 3.6
14000 1.7 35.1 205 29 15 7.8 4.3 | 2.3 36.1 200 28 14 8.5 4.7
12000 6.5 43.7 200 25 13 8.3 4.6 | 7.5 45.5 195 25 13 9.2 5.1
10000 11.6 52.9 195 21 11 7.4 4.1 | 12.9 55.2 195 23 12 7.8 4.3
9000 14.5 58.1 195 20 10 9.7 5.3 | 15.9 60.6 195 22 11 9.8 5.4
8000 17.5 63.5 195 19 10 9.8 5.4 | 18.8 65.8 195 21 11 10.2 5.6
7000 20.5 68.9 195 18 9 9.3 5.1 | 21.7 71.1 200 19 10 10.1 5.5
6000 23.4 74.1 195 17 9 10.4 5.7 | 24.6 76.3 200 18 9 9.4 5.1
5000 26.4 79.5 195 14 7 11.6 6.4 | 29.0 84.2 200 12 6 11.0 6.1
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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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