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UXUS97 KSLC 271227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.5 F/20.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1084 FT/MIN (5.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17495 FT MSL (12568 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 83.0 F/28.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1200 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 15441 FT MSL (10514 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 09/28....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:20:45 / 19:16:42 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 55 MIN 57 SEC (715 MIN 57 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:18:43 MDT... 47.15 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12547 FT MSL (7620 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12047 FT MSL (7120 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14404 FT MSL (9477 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.3
K INDEX......................... +27.7
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 -27.6 -17.7 225 50 26 7.2 4.0 37.2 99.0 7.0 M M
24000 -23.3 -9.9 220 39 20 7.9 4.4 35.5 95.9 5.7 M M
22000 -18.0 -0.4 210 34 18 7.9 4.3 34.0 93.1 4.6 M M
20000 -13.8 7.2 210 33 17 6.9 3.8 32.0 89.6 3.0 M M
18000 -10.3 13.5 215 32 16 5.0 2.8 29.5 85.1 0.7 M M
16000 -7.6 18.3 220 25 13 6.6 3.6 26.2 79.1 -2.4 976 5.0
14000 -3.7 25.3 235 17 9 7.9 4.3 24.3 75.7 -4.4 799 4.1
12000 1.3 34.3 240 16 8 8.8 4.8 23.4 74.2 -5.4 591 3.0
10000 6.3 43.3 225 17 9 7.0 3.9 22.6 72.7 -6.4 384 1.9
9000 8.6 47.5 215 18 9 7.8 4.3 22.1 71.8 -7.0 284 1.4
8000 10.8 51.4 200 16 8 6.7 3.7 21.4 70.5 -7.8 189 1.0
7000 13.0 55.4 175 17 9 6.0 3.3 20.1 68.2 -9.3 84 0.4
6000 14.8 58.6 160 15 8 6.0 3.3 19.0 66.2 -10.6 3 0.0
5000 15.4 59.7 140 8 4 6.6 3.6 16.8 62.3 -12.9 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.8 LI... +0.1 | CAPE... +197.9 LI... -0.6
CINH... -4.9 K INDEX... +21.2 | CINH... -10.9 K INDEX... +26.4
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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 -27.4 -17.3 235 35 18 8.5 4.6 | -27.6 -17.7 230 35 18 6.5 3.6
24000 -22.4 -8.3 235 35 18 7.6 4.2 | -23.4 -10.1 230 33 17 8.5 4.7
22000 -17.8 -0.0 235 37 19 7.6 4.2 | -18.3 -0.9 225 35 18 8.5 4.7
20000 -13.1 8.4 230 35 18 7.0 3.8 | -13.2 8.2 220 34 17 7.3 4.0
18000 -9.3 15.3 225 30 16 5.9 3.2 | -9.2 15.4 215 31 16 6.2 3.4
16000 -6.0 21.2 220 25 13 5.9 3.3 | -5.9 21.4 215 26 14 5.8 3.2
14000 -2.0 28.4 220 22 11 8.2 4.5 | -2.0 28.4 215 23 12 8.6 4.7
12000 3.2 37.8 215 20 10 9.2 5.1 | 3.2 37.8 210 20 10 9.2 5.0
10000 8.5 47.3 215 20 10 7.6 4.2 | 8.5 47.3 205 19 10 7.6 4.2
9000 11.2 52.2 210 20 10 8.8 4.8 | 11.4 52.5 200 19 10 9.0 4.9
8000 13.7 56.7 205 20 10 8.5 4.7 | 14.1 57.4 200 18 9 9.3 5.1
7000 16.2 61.2 195 20 10 7.4 4.0 | 16.9 62.4 195 17 9 9.3 5.1
6000 18.1 64.6 185 17 9 5.6 3.1 | 19.7 67.5 195 15 8 10.1 5.6
5000 19.2 66.6 165 13 6 4.7 2.6 | 24.8 76.6 190 11 5 65.8 36.1
09/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +226.8 LI... -1.0 | CAPE... +108.1 LI... -1.3
CINH... -3.3 K INDEX... +28.3 | CINH... -13.8 K INDEX... +24.4
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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 -26.2 -15.2 225 38 19 6.2 3.4 | -25.4 -13.7 225 40 20 6.5 3.6
24000 -22.5 -8.5 220 33 17 6.2 3.4 | -21.8 -7.2 215 33 17 4.5 2.5
22000 -18.7 -1.7 215 29 15 6.2 3.4 | -19.1 -2.4 200 29 15 4.6 2.5
20000 -13.5 7.7 215 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -14.4 6.1 200 27 14 7.6 4.2
18000 -9.4 15.1 210 26 13 6.1 3.4 | -9.8 14.4 205 26 14 7.9 4.3
16000 -5.9 21.4 205 24 12 7.8 4.3 | -5.3 22.5 200 25 13 7.8 4.3
14000 -1.2 29.8 200 23 12 8.9 4.9 | -0.5 31.1 205 23 12 9.1 5.0
12000 4.2 39.6 195 21 11 9.3 5.1 | 4.9 40.8 205 22 11 9.3 5.1
10000 9.7 49.5 200 20 10 7.9 4.4 | 10.4 50.7 200 21 11 8.4 4.6
9000 12.7 54.9 200 19 10 9.9 5.4 | 13.3 55.9 200 20 10 10.2 5.6
8000 15.6 60.1 200 19 10 10.5 5.7 | 16.2 61.2 200 19 10 10.6 5.8
7000 18.5 65.3 200 18 9 10.3 5.6 | 19.0 66.2 200 18 9 10.0 5.5
6000 21.4 70.5 200 17 9 9.6 5.3 | 21.9 71.4 200 16 8 9.1 5.0
5000 26.8 80.2 205 12 6 9.4 5.1 | 25.8 78.4 200 10 5 14.5 8.0
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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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