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UXUS97 KSLC 241227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.2 F/24.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 833 FT/MIN (4.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14037 FT MSL (9113 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 79.0 F/26.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 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................. 6604 FT MSL (1680 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 09/25....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:17:45 / 19:21:45 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 4 MIN 0 SEC (724 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:19:45 MDT... 48.29 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13611 FT MSL (8687 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18404 FT MSL (13480 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16565 FT MSL (11641 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.4
K INDEX......................... +4.3
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 -25.2 -13.4 230 16 8 7.7 3.8 39.6 103.3 10.7 M M
24000 -21.0 -5.8 240 12 6 7.2 3.9 37.7 99.8 9.3 M M
22000 -16.2 2.8 230 7 4 7.1 3.9 35.6 96.1 7.9 M M
20000 -12.3 9.9 225 8 4 6.5 3.6 33.3 91.9 6.0 M M
18000 -8.6 16.5 225 12 6 6.0 3.3 30.9 87.6 4.1 M M
16000 -5.0 23.0 225 14 7 6.1 3.4 28.4 83.1 1.9 M M
14000 -1.0 30.2 230 11 6 8.6 4.7 26.4 79.5 -0.0 831 4.2
12000 4.2 39.6 220 12 6 8.9 4.9 25.8 78.4 -0.7 616 3.1
10000 9.5 49.1 225 14 7 9.4 5.1 25.3 77.5 -1.2 398 2.0
9000 12.2 54.0 225 14 7 9.0 4.9 25.1 77.3 -1.4 287 1.5
8000 14.8 58.6 215 14 7 8.4 4.6 24.9 76.8 -1.7 179 0.9
7000 17.5 63.5 195 13 7 6.9 3.8 24.1 75.3 -2.7 60 0.3
6000 18.8 65.8 175 12 6 2.8 1.5 22.6 72.6 -4.3 M M
5000 13.7 56.7 130 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 14.6 58.3 -12.5 117 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.6 | CAPE... +5.4 LI... +3.8
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -4.3 | CINH... -27.9 K INDEX... +1.4
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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 -25.5 -13.9 045 10 5 8.0 4.4 | -25.7 -14.3 070 13 7 8.2 4.5
24000 -20.8 -5.4 045 10 5 7.8 4.3 | -20.8 -5.4 075 12 6 8.1 4.4
22000 -16.1 3.0 060 10 5 7.7 4.2 | -16.0 3.2 085 12 6 8.0 4.4
20000 -10.3 13.5 075 8 4 8.7 4.8 | -10.3 13.5 090 9 5 8.5 4.7
18000 -5.3 22.5 080 6 3 6.9 3.8 | -5.4 22.3 090 7 4 6.1 3.3
16000 -2.2 28.0 080 4 2 3.6 2.0 | -2.8 27.0 095 5 2 3.5 1.9
14000 0.1 32.2 060 3 2 5.3 2.9 | -0.2 31.6 105 4 2 6.1 3.3
12000 3.9 39.0 070 3 2 7.7 4.2 | 3.8 38.8 125 5 3 7.8 4.3
10000 8.4 47.1 135 4 2 8.8 4.8 | 8.4 47.1 145 6 3 8.6 4.7
9000 10.8 51.4 145 4 2 8.0 4.4 | 11.0 51.8 150 5 2 8.6 4.7
8000 12.9 55.2 150 4 2 6.9 3.8 | 13.4 56.1 160 4 2 7.9 4.3
7000 14.8 58.6 150 4 2 6.1 3.4 | 15.5 59.9 175 2 1 8.7 4.8
6000 16.3 61.3 145 4 2 5.5 3.0 | 17.9 64.2 220 2 1 10.2 5.6
5000 15.9 60.6 110 3 2 -37.1 -20.4 | 23.0 73.4 270 2 1 64.8 35.6
09/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +17.8 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... +28.1 LI... +2.3
CINH... -42.2 K INDEX... +12.1 | CINH... -50.5 K INDEX... +18.3
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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 -25.8 -14.4 090 14 7 8.1 4.4 | -25.8 -14.4 105 14 7 8.1 4.5
24000 -20.9 -5.6 095 15 8 8.4 4.6 | -21.0 -5.8 105 15 8 8.1 4.5
22000 -15.9 3.4 100 14 7 8.4 4.6 | -16.1 3.0 105 12 6 8.1 4.5
20000 -10.4 13.3 100 10 5 8.2 4.5 | -10.7 12.7 100 9 5 8.0 4.4
18000 -5.7 21.7 105 8 4 6.4 3.5 | -6.1 21.0 100 7 4 6.7 3.7
16000 -2.8 27.0 125 7 4 4.3 2.3 | -2.9 26.8 140 9 5 4.9 2.7
14000 0.1 32.2 140 9 5 6.6 3.6 | 0.6 33.1 150 12 6 7.1 3.9
12000 4.4 39.9 145 7 4 8.3 4.6 | 5.1 41.2 150 8 4 8.7 4.7
10000 9.3 48.7 150 5 3 8.0 4.4 | 10.3 50.5 140 5 2 8.1 4.4
9000 12.0 53.6 155 3 2 8.9 4.9 | 13.0 55.4 120 2 1 8.8 4.8
8000 14.7 58.5 195 1 1 9.0 4.9 | 15.6 60.1 040 2 1 8.5 4.6
7000 17.3 63.1 290 2 1 9.2 5.1 | 17.9 64.2 360 4 2 8.1 4.4
6000 19.9 67.8 305 3 2 10.7 5.9 | 19.9 67.8 345 6 3 9.4 5.2
5000 22.6 72.7 310 4 2 12.8 7.0 | 23.5 74.3 335 6 3 28.8 15.8
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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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