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UXUS97 KSLC 251228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.7 F/24.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1751 FT/MIN (8.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22748 FT MSL (17864 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 88.0 F/31.6 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................. 18751 FT MSL (13867 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 05/26...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:02:14 / 20:47:23 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 45 MIN 9 SEC (885 MIN 9 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:49 MDT... 69.59 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/25/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13584 FT MSL (8700 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16316 FT MSL (11432 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18197 FT MSL (13313 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.3
K INDEX......................... +20.7
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 -30.1 -22.2 225 14 7 8.1 4.5 34.0 93.1 2.2 M M
24000 -25.4 -13.7 225 15 8 6.8 3.7 32.7 90.8 1.2 M M
22000 -21.3 -6.3 215 15 8 6.9 3.8 30.6 87.0 -0.6 1690 8.6
20000 -17.0 1.4 210 15 8 7.6 4.2 28.9 84.0 -2.1 1500 7.6
18000 -11.7 10.9 205 14 7 8.4 4.6 27.5 81.6 -3.4 1276 6.5
16000 -6.6 20.1 205 12 6 9.0 5.0 26.8 80.3 -4.2 1063 5.4
14000 -1.1 30.0 205 9 5 9.5 5.2 26.5 79.7 -4.7 840 4.3
12000 4.4 39.9 210 10 5 9.3 5.1 26.2 79.2 -5.0 614 3.1
10000 9.7 49.5 200 11 6 7.7 4.2 25.7 78.3 -5.7 396 2.0
9000 12.4 54.3 190 12 6 8.6 4.7 25.6 78.0 -5.9 286 1.5
8000 14.9 58.8 175 12 6 8.4 4.6 25.2 77.3 -6.4 182 0.9
7000 17.0 62.6 165 12 6 7.0 3.8 24.3 75.8 -7.4 90 0.5
6000 18.9 66.0 160 12 6 3.1 1.7 23.3 74.0 -8.4 4 0.0
5000 14.5 58.1 115 7 3 13.3 7.3 15.3 59.6 -16.6 99 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/25/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/25/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +198.2 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +193.5 LI... -1.0
CINH... -74.8 K INDEX... +20.4 | CINH... -6.9 K INDEX... +21.0
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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 -30.0 -22.0 205 13 7 8.3 4.5 | -30.3 -22.5 180 15 8 8.3 4.5
24000 -25.2 -13.4 205 13 6 7.0 3.9 | -25.4 -13.7 180 16 8 7.2 4.0
22000 -21.0 -5.8 195 13 7 7.1 3.9 | -21.1 -6.0 180 17 9 7.3 4.0
20000 -16.9 1.6 190 13 7 7.0 3.8 | -16.7 1.9 180 17 9 7.4 4.1
18000 -12.1 10.2 185 12 6 7.8 4.3 | -11.7 10.9 185 16 8 7.9 4.4
16000 -6.9 19.6 185 12 6 9.0 5.0 | -6.8 19.8 185 15 8 8.5 4.7
14000 -1.4 29.5 190 11 6 9.4 5.2 | -1.5 29.3 185 14 7 9.4 5.1
12000 4.2 39.6 195 11 6 9.3 5.1 | 4.1 39.4 190 13 7 9.4 5.1
10000 9.5 49.1 190 13 7 7.2 3.9 | 9.6 49.3 195 12 6 8.1 4.4
9000 12.2 54.0 185 14 7 8.7 4.8 | 12.5 54.5 195 12 6 9.7 5.3
8000 14.7 58.5 180 14 7 8.1 4.5 | 15.3 59.5 195 11 6 10.1 5.6
7000 16.9 62.4 175 13 7 7.0 3.8 | 18.2 64.8 200 10 5 9.9 5.4
6000 18.7 65.7 170 13 6 7.5 4.1 | 21.1 70.0 200 9 5 9.8 5.4
5000 22.1 71.8 160 7 4 4.2 2.3 | 26.7 80.1 205 7 4 9.9 5.4
05/25/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/25/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +178.2 LI... -1.2 | CAPE... +210.2 LI... -1.1
CINH... -6.4 K INDEX... +21.1 | CINH... -15.4 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 -29.2 -20.6 185 20 10 8.0 4.4 | -28.5 -19.3 200 25 13 7.9 4.4
24000 -24.6 -12.3 185 20 10 7.0 3.9 | -23.9 -11.0 195 22 11 6.9 3.8
22000 -20.3 -4.5 185 22 11 7.1 3.9 | -19.7 -3.5 190 20 10 7.1 3.9
20000 -15.6 3.9 185 22 11 7.2 4.0 | -14.9 5.2 195 18 9 7.3 4.0
18000 -11.0 12.2 185 21 11 8.4 4.6 | -10.7 12.7 200 17 9 7.3 4.0
16000 -5.9 21.4 185 17 9 9.0 5.0 | -5.8 21.6 200 15 7 8.7 4.8
14000 -0.5 31.1 190 14 7 9.2 5.0 | -0.4 31.3 195 13 7 9.2 5.0
12000 5.0 41.0 195 12 6 9.5 5.2 | 5.1 41.2 185 11 6 9.5 5.2
10000 10.7 51.3 205 9 5 8.5 4.6 | 10.6 51.1 180 10 5 9.0 4.9
9000 13.6 56.5 210 8 4 10.0 5.5 | 13.5 56.3 175 9 5 10.0 5.5
8000 16.5 61.7 220 6 3 10.5 5.8 | 16.3 61.3 170 9 5 10.1 5.6
7000 19.4 66.9 235 5 3 10.3 5.6 | 19.0 66.2 165 8 4 10.3 5.6
6000 22.3 72.1 255 4 2 9.3 5.1 | 21.8 71.2 160 7 4 10.0 5.5
5000 28.0 82.4 280 3 2 14.0 7.7 | 26.5 79.7 150 5 3 16.2 8.9
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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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