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UXUS97 KSLC 091227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 75.5 F/24.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1591 FT/MIN (8.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19444 FT MSL (14517 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 15338 FT MSL (10411 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 10/10..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:33:04 / 18:56:56 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 23 MIN 52 SEC (683 MIN 52 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:15:00 MDT... 42.61 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/09/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13066 FT MSL (8139 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14659 FT MSL (9732 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16249 FT MSL (11323 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.6
K INDEX......................... +28.8
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 -27.6 -17.7 240 46 24 7.4 4.0 37.1 98.7 6.4 M M
24000 -23.2 -9.8 240 43 22 6.3 3.4 35.3 95.6 5.1 M M
22000 -19.6 -3.3 235 37 19 6.2 3.4 32.7 90.8 3.0 M M
20000 -15.5 4.1 225 30 16 6.3 3.4 29.8 85.6 0.5 M M
18000 -11.5 11.3 220 29 15 8.3 4.6 28.0 82.5 -1.2 1249 6.3
16000 -6.9 19.6 225 29 15 7.4 4.1 26.8 80.2 -2.5 1053 5.3
14000 -2.5 27.5 235 28 14 8.6 4.7 25.3 77.5 -4.0 864 4.4
12000 3.1 37.6 235 29 15 10.0 5.5 25.1 77.2 -4.3 635 3.2
10000 9.0 48.2 230 29 15 9.2 5.1 25.2 77.3 -4.3 400 2.0
9000 11.8 53.2 225 28 14 9.2 5.0 25.1 77.1 -4.5 287 1.5
8000 14.4 57.9 220 27 14 8.9 4.9 24.8 76.7 -4.8 178 0.9
7000 17.2 63.0 210 27 14 5.2 2.9 23.9 75.1 -5.8 59 0.3
6000 18.0 64.4 185 21 11 -1.3 -0.7 21.9 71.4 -7.9 5 0.0
5000 17.4 63.3 160 12 6 -13.1 -7.2 18.5 65.3 -11.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/09/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/09/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +81.3 LI... -1.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +18.8 | CINH... -40.8 K INDEX... +22.8
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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 -26.3 -15.3 170 11 6 7.0 3.9 | -26.5 -15.7 220 15 8 6.8 3.8
24000 -22.1 -7.8 175 9 5 7.0 3.8 | -22.4 -8.3 205 13 7 6.4 3.5
22000 -17.4 0.7 205 7 3 7.1 3.9 | -18.6 -1.5 220 12 6 6.4 3.5
20000 -13.3 8.1 230 10 5 6.8 3.8 | -14.5 5.9 235 16 8 6.1 3.3
18000 -9.4 15.1 240 14 7 6.1 3.4 | -11.2 11.8 250 18 9 6.1 3.4
16000 -5.8 21.6 245 16 8 7.2 4.0 | -6.3 20.7 260 18 9 9.2 5.1
14000 -0.9 30.4 240 16 8 9.2 5.1 | -0.7 30.7 255 18 9 9.2 5.1
12000 4.4 39.9 235 14 7 9.0 4.9 | 4.8 40.6 245 16 8 8.9 4.9
10000 9.5 49.1 230 12 6 7.2 3.9 | 10.0 50.0 235 15 8 7.3 4.0
9000 12.1 53.8 225 11 6 7.9 4.4 | 12.6 54.7 225 14 7 8.1 4.4
8000 14.6 58.3 215 10 5 7.5 4.1 | 15.1 59.2 210 13 7 8.2 4.5
7000 16.8 62.2 200 10 5 6.9 3.8 | 17.5 63.5 200 12 6 8.5 4.7
6000 18.5 65.3 185 11 6 4.6 2.5 | 20.0 68.0 190 12 6 9.6 5.2
5000 19.3 66.7 165 10 5 2.7 1.5 | 24.9 76.8 185 9 5 7.6 4.2
10/09/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/09/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +177.4 LI... -2.3 | CAPE... +76.8 LI... -1.2
CINH... -7.6 K INDEX... +26.6 | CINH... -19.2 K INDEX... +24.3
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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 -26.4 -15.5 260 25 13 6.7 3.7 | -26.9 -16.4 260 32 16 7.2 3.9
24000 -22.6 -8.7 250 22 11 5.3 2.9 | -22.9 -9.2 255 29 15 5.0 2.7
22000 -19.4 -2.9 235 20 10 5.6 3.0 | -19.9 -3.8 250 28 14 5.4 3.0
20000 -15.3 4.5 235 20 11 6.7 3.7 | -15.2 4.6 245 26 13 7.7 4.2
18000 -10.9 12.4 240 21 11 8.2 4.5 | -10.6 12.9 240 24 12 8.3 4.6
16000 -5.9 21.4 240 20 10 8.6 4.7 | -5.9 21.4 240 23 12 8.6 4.7
14000 -0.6 30.9 235 19 10 9.7 5.3 | -0.2 31.6 235 22 11 10.1 5.6
12000 5.2 41.4 230 18 9 9.6 5.3 | 5.6 42.1 230 20 10 9.5 5.2
10000 10.8 51.4 225 16 8 8.2 4.5 | 11.3 52.3 225 19 10 8.7 4.8
9000 13.7 56.7 220 15 8 9.9 5.5 | 14.2 57.6 220 18 9 9.7 5.3
8000 16.6 61.9 220 15 8 10.5 5.8 | 17.1 62.8 215 17 9 9.9 5.4
7000 19.5 67.1 220 14 7 9.9 5.4 | 19.9 67.8 210 15 8 9.7 5.3
6000 22.4 72.3 220 12 6 9.4 5.2 | 22.6 72.7 205 13 6 8.9 4.9
5000 27.3 81.1 215 8 4 13.0 7.2 | 25.2 77.4 190 6 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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