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UXUS97 KSLC 271228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 48.1 F/8.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 158 FT/MIN (0.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11838 FT MSL (6960 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 52.0 F/11.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1530 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 7390 FT MSL (2512 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 04/28...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:31:01 / 20:19:50 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 48 MIN 49 SEC (828 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:25 MDT... 62.68 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7626 FT MSL (2748 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9899 FT MSL (5021 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10553 FT MSL (5675 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.1
K INDEX......................... +17.1
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 -42.1 -43.8 235 41 21 9.0 5.0 22.5 72.4 8.8 M M
24000 -36.7 -34.1 230 38 20 9.0 4.9 21.9 71.4 8.6 M M
22000 -31.6 -24.9 230 35 18 8.4 4.6 21.0 69.8 8.0 M M
20000 -26.2 -15.2 240 30 15 7.1 3.9 19.5 67.2 7.0 M M
18000 -22.0 -7.6 250 26 13 7.3 4.0 17.8 64.0 5.6 M M
16000 -18.0 -0.4 245 17 9 6.3 3.5 15.7 60.2 3.8 M M
14000 -14.1 6.6 230 11 6 6.9 3.8 13.6 56.5 2.0 M M
12000 -10.1 13.8 210 8 4 7.0 3.8 11.6 52.9 0.1 M M
10000 -5.8 21.6 200 4 2 7.6 4.2 10.0 50.1 -1.4 385 2.0
9000 -3.4 25.9 195 4 2 8.7 4.8 9.5 49.1 -2.0 286 1.5
8000 -1.1 30.0 195 3 2 7.4 4.1 9.0 48.3 -2.6 185 0.9
7000 1.0 33.8 185 4 2 6.3 3.4 8.3 47.0 -3.4 92 0.5
6000 3.4 38.1 175 5 3 7.7 4.2 7.7 45.9 -4.1 M M
5000 3.4 38.1 135 4 2 7.7 4.2 4.2 39.6 -7.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +62.5 LI... +0.6 | CAPE... +105.3 LI... +0.6
CINH... -3.7 K INDEX... +22.8 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +23.8
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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 -42.4 -44.3 230 38 20 8.5 4.7 | -42.7 -44.9 230 36 18 8.9 4.9
24000 -37.3 -35.1 230 35 18 8.5 4.6 | -37.3 -35.1 230 30 15 8.9 4.9
22000 -32.3 -26.1 230 31 16 8.3 4.6 | -32.1 -25.8 225 25 13 8.6 4.7
20000 -26.9 -16.4 235 27 14 7.9 4.3 | -26.5 -15.7 225 22 11 8.0 4.4
18000 -22.2 -8.0 240 23 12 7.1 3.9 | -21.7 -7.1 220 19 10 7.6 4.2
16000 -18.0 -0.4 240 20 10 7.2 3.9 | -17.2 1.0 220 17 9 7.3 4.0
14000 -13.8 7.2 230 15 8 7.1 3.9 | -13.2 8.2 220 15 8 6.8 3.8
12000 -9.7 14.5 215 12 6 6.9 3.8 | -9.2 15.4 225 14 7 6.5 3.6
10000 -5.8 21.6 195 9 5 6.8 3.7 | -5.4 22.3 225 11 6 6.3 3.4
9000 -3.8 25.2 185 8 4 7.9 4.3 | -3.7 25.3 220 9 5 6.9 3.8
8000 -1.7 28.9 185 6 3 7.2 4.0 | -1.8 28.8 215 7 4 5.8 3.2
7000 0.3 32.5 190 5 2 6.5 3.6 | -0.1 31.8 235 5 2 6.1 3.3
6000 2.5 36.5 205 4 2 8.6 4.7 | 1.4 34.5 275 5 2 7.5 4.1
5000 6.2 43.2 220 2 1 5.6 3.1 | 4.1 39.4 290 5 3 17.3 9.5
04/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +33.0 LI... +1.7 | CAPE... +26.0 LI... +1.1
CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... +21.3 | CINH... -18.8 K INDEX... +17.3
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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 -42.5 -44.5 215 32 16 9.0 4.9 | -42.4 -44.3 230 29 15 8.9 4.9
24000 -37.1 -34.8 215 32 17 9.0 4.9 | -37.1 -34.8 220 28 14 8.9 4.9
22000 -31.2 -24.2 215 29 15 8.8 4.8 | -31.3 -24.3 225 27 14 8.5 4.6
20000 -26.1 -15.0 215 24 12 8.0 4.4 | -26.4 -15.5 225 26 13 8.0 4.4
18000 -21.4 -6.5 220 19 10 7.6 4.2 | -21.7 -7.1 230 24 12 7.5 4.1
16000 -17.1 1.2 235 17 9 7.1 3.9 | -17.5 0.5 240 19 10 6.8 3.7
14000 -13.0 8.6 250 15 8 6.4 3.5 | -13.4 7.9 260 16 8 6.8 3.7
12000 -9.3 15.3 265 13 7 6.3 3.4 | -9.0 15.8 285 14 7 7.6 4.2
10000 -5.4 22.3 280 9 5 7.1 3.9 | -4.6 23.7 310 11 6 7.6 4.2
9000 -3.5 25.7 285 8 4 7.6 4.2 | -2.3 27.9 320 9 5 8.1 4.4
8000 -1.5 29.3 275 5 3 6.6 3.6 | -0.2 31.6 330 6 3 6.9 3.8
7000 0.3 32.5 280 3 2 5.3 2.9 | 1.7 35.1 325 1 1 4.9 2.7
6000 1.8 35.2 290 2 1 7.4 4.1 | 3.4 38.1 165 4 2 8.0 4.4
5000 6.1 43.0 290 2 1 12.7 7.0 | 7.4 45.3 170 5 2 10.9 6.0
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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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