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UXUS97 KSLC 051228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 57.4 F/14.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 388 FT/MIN (2.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14645 FT MSL (9764 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 68.0 F/20.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0845 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1200 MDT
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................. 11633 FT MSL (6752 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 05/06.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:20:51 / 20:28:09 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 7 MIN 18 SEC (847 MIN 18 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:30 MDT... 65.08 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/05/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9963 FT MSL (5082 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12058 FT MSL (7177 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13243 FT MSL (8362 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.6
K INDEX......................... +24.4
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 -35.4 -31.7 125 3 1 8.4 4.6 29.0 84.2 7.0 M M
24000 -30.4 -22.7 105 5 2 8.5 4.6 28.1 82.5 6.4 M M
22000 -25.4 -13.7 095 5 3 8.4 4.6 27.0 80.7 5.7 M M
20000 -20.7 -5.3 090 5 3 7.3 4.0 25.8 78.4 4.7 M M
18000 -16.0 3.2 080 6 3 6.7 3.7 23.8 74.9 3.0 M M
16000 -12.0 10.4 070 7 4 6.9 3.8 21.7 71.1 1.2 M M
14000 -8.0 17.6 070 7 3 6.7 3.7 19.8 67.7 -0.6 726 3.7
12000 -4.2 24.4 020 2 1 6.9 3.8 17.8 64.0 -2.7 552 2.8
10000 -0.2 31.6 275 3 2 6.6 3.6 16.0 60.8 -4.5 372 1.9
9000 1.8 35.2 220 5 2 6.9 3.8 15.0 59.0 -5.5 284 1.4
8000 4.3 39.7 200 8 4 8.5 4.7 14.5 58.1 -6.0 181 0.9
7000 6.8 44.2 185 11 6 7.7 4.2 14.1 57.4 -6.5 76 0.4
6000 9.0 48.2 170 12 6 5.4 3.0 13.4 56.2 -7.3 M M
5000 10.4 50.7 140 7 4 8.8 4.8 11.4 52.5 -9.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/05/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/05/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +2.7 LI... +0.9
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +23.1 | CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +22.9
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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 -35.9 -32.6 025 8 4 8.6 4.7 | -35.4 -31.7 350 13 7 8.3 4.6
24000 -30.7 -23.3 020 10 5 8.7 4.8 | -30.4 -22.7 340 11 6 8.4 4.6
22000 -25.8 -14.4 025 9 5 8.3 4.5 | -25.7 -14.3 345 12 6 7.9 4.3
20000 -21.2 -6.2 030 7 4 7.3 4.0 | -21.2 -6.2 355 13 6 7.1 3.9
18000 -16.4 2.5 030 6 3 6.9 3.8 | -16.5 2.3 005 14 7 7.1 3.9
16000 -12.2 10.0 025 8 4 6.9 3.8 | -12.2 10.0 005 15 8 7.1 3.9
14000 -8.2 17.2 015 7 4 6.6 3.6 | -8.2 17.2 355 13 7 6.6 3.6
12000 -4.6 23.7 350 7 4 6.2 3.4 | -4.8 23.4 335 6 3 5.5 3.0
10000 -0.4 31.3 340 3 1 7.5 4.1 | -0.4 31.3 265 4 2 8.1 4.4
9000 1.7 35.1 215 3 1 7.1 3.9 | 2.1 35.8 240 5 3 8.8 4.8
8000 4.0 39.2 200 8 4 7.3 4.0 | 4.9 40.8 230 6 3 9.2 5.1
7000 6.1 43.0 185 13 7 6.0 3.3 | 7.5 45.5 205 6 3 9.1 5.0
6000 8.1 46.6 175 13 7 7.5 4.1 | 10.4 50.7 200 6 3 9.8 5.4
5000 10.7 51.3 170 12 6 18.0 9.9 | 15.9 60.6 190 5 3 10.3 5.7
05/05/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/05/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +17.1 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +55.9 LI... -0.5
CINH... -8.7 K INDEX... +23.9 | CINH... -23.3 K INDEX... +17.4
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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 -35.0 -31.0 360 22 11 7.9 4.3 | -34.6 -30.3 360 35 18 7.3 4.0
24000 -30.3 -22.5 335 20 10 7.9 4.4 | -30.2 -22.4 345 23 12 7.3 4.0
22000 -25.8 -14.4 335 20 10 7.5 4.1 | -25.7 -14.3 330 26 13 7.5 4.1
20000 -21.4 -6.5 335 19 10 7.4 4.0 | -21.4 -6.5 330 27 14 6.8 3.7
18000 -16.5 2.3 345 19 10 7.4 4.1 | -16.8 1.8 340 24 12 7.7 4.2
16000 -12.3 9.9 350 19 10 6.8 3.7 | -12.2 10.0 340 23 12 7.7 4.2
14000 -8.3 17.1 340 14 7 7.0 3.8 | -7.7 18.1 345 22 11 7.6 4.2
12000 -4.1 24.6 320 10 5 7.4 4.1 | -3.3 26.1 340 19 10 7.8 4.3
10000 0.8 33.4 300 9 5 8.8 4.8 | 1.7 35.1 335 14 7 8.5 4.6
9000 3.6 38.5 295 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 4.2 39.6 330 13 7 9.0 4.9
8000 6.4 43.5 295 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 6.9 44.4 325 12 6 9.5 5.2
7000 9.2 48.6 300 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 9.7 49.5 330 10 5 8.6 4.7
6000 12.0 53.6 310 6 3 9.5 5.2 | 12.4 54.3 330 8 4 9.3 5.1
5000 15.9 60.6 320 7 3 25.4 13.9 | 17.1 62.8 335 7 4 11.7 6.4
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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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