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UXUS97 KSLC 131228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.9 F/28.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1611 FT/MIN (8.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22617 FT MSL (17735 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 90.0 F/32.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
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................. 10238 FT MSL (5356 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 05/14..... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:12:07 / 20:36:15 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 24 MIN 8 SEC (864 MIN 8 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:11 MDT... 67.16 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/13/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14873 FT MSL (9991 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20180 FT MSL (15298 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 20863 FT MSL (15980 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.5
K INDEX......................... +12.6
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 -28.3 -18.9 210 33 17 6.8 3.7 35.7 96.3 2.8 M M
24000 -24.2 -11.6 215 34 18 7.4 4.1 33.7 92.7 1.1 M M
22000 -19.3 -2.7 210 31 16 7.7 4.2 31.9 89.4 -0.5 1741 8.8
20000 -14.3 6.3 205 27 14 8.4 4.6 30.8 87.5 -1.5 1534 7.8
18000 -8.9 16.0 205 23 12 9.6 5.2 30.5 86.8 -1.9 1312 6.7
16000 -3.2 26.2 215 21 11 9.4 5.2 30.3 86.5 -2.1 1081 5.5
14000 2.5 36.5 225 19 10 9.3 5.1 30.1 86.2 -2.3 852 4.3
12000 8.1 46.6 235 17 9 9.3 5.1 29.8 85.7 -2.7 626 3.2
10000 13.5 56.3 240 16 8 7.9 4.3 29.4 84.9 -3.1 402 2.0
9000 16.3 61.3 235 16 8 9.0 4.9 29.3 84.7 -3.2 288 1.5
8000 18.9 66.0 220 16 8 8.2 4.5 28.9 84.1 -3.6 182 0.9
7000 21.1 70.0 205 16 8 6.4 3.5 28.2 82.7 -4.4 87 0.4
6000 22.6 72.7 185 17 9 2.4 1.3 26.7 80.1 -5.9 13 0.1
5000 18.2 64.8 140 9 5 3.9 2.1 18.8 65.8 -14.0 107 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/13/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/13/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +9.1 LI... +0.4 | CAPE... +242.2 LI... -1.0
CINH... -21.5 K INDEX... +16.6 | CINH... -18.8 K INDEX... +25.1
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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 -29.5 -21.1 210 35 18 7.4 4.1 | -29.1 -20.4 210 44 23 8.4 4.6
24000 -25.0 -13.0 210 36 19 8.1 4.4 | -24.2 -11.6 210 40 21 7.7 4.2
22000 -19.6 -3.3 205 34 17 8.2 4.5 | -19.7 -3.5 205 36 18 7.7 4.2
20000 -14.6 5.7 205 29 15 8.4 4.6 | -15.2 4.6 200 31 16 7.8 4.3
18000 -9.3 15.3 200 24 12 9.2 5.1 | -10.0 14.0 195 25 13 8.0 4.4
16000 -3.7 25.3 210 19 10 9.3 5.1 | -5.1 22.8 205 22 11 8.6 4.7
14000 1.8 35.2 225 17 9 9.4 5.2 | 0.3 32.5 215 22 11 9.4 5.2
12000 7.4 45.3 235 17 9 9.3 5.1 | 5.9 42.6 220 24 12 9.3 5.1
10000 12.7 54.9 240 19 10 7.4 4.1 | 11.3 52.3 220 24 12 8.0 4.4
9000 15.4 59.7 235 20 10 8.4 4.6 | 14.3 57.7 220 23 12 9.9 5.4
8000 17.9 64.2 230 19 10 7.4 4.0 | 17.1 62.8 215 21 11 10.2 5.6
7000 20.0 68.0 210 18 9 6.8 3.7 | 19.9 67.8 215 20 10 9.6 5.3
6000 21.4 70.5 185 18 9 3.8 2.1 | 22.6 72.7 205 18 9 9.1 5.0
5000 23.3 73.9 165 11 6 13.4 7.4 | 27.6 81.7 200 12 6 9.3 5.1
05/13/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/13/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +393.5 LI... -1.7 | CAPE... +199.7 LI... -1.4
CINH... -19.9 K INDEX... +25.7 | CINH... -63.7 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 -28.3 -18.9 205 41 21 7.4 4.1 | -27.6 -17.7 220 35 18 7.5 4.1
24000 -23.9 -11.0 210 42 22 7.4 4.1 | -23.2 -9.8 225 36 19 7.3 4.0
22000 -19.5 -3.1 220 41 21 7.5 4.1 | -18.9 -2.0 225 38 19 7.3 4.0
20000 -15.0 5.0 225 40 21 7.7 4.2 | -14.8 5.4 225 38 20 6.9 3.8
18000 -10.1 13.8 230 36 19 7.7 4.2 | -10.2 13.6 230 39 20 7.5 4.1
16000 -5.0 23.0 230 33 17 9.3 5.1 | -5.2 22.6 235 38 20 9.0 4.9
14000 0.4 32.7 225 31 16 9.2 5.1 | 0.1 32.2 230 36 19 9.0 4.9
12000 5.8 42.4 215 28 15 9.2 5.1 | 5.4 41.7 230 33 17 9.2 5.0
10000 11.1 52.0 205 26 14 7.1 3.9 | 10.6 51.1 220 28 14 7.6 4.2
9000 13.8 56.8 195 26 13 8.6 4.7 | 13.3 55.9 215 25 13 9.2 5.0
8000 16.4 61.5 185 26 13 9.7 5.3 | 15.9 60.6 205 22 11 9.7 5.3
7000 19.2 66.6 180 25 13 9.8 5.4 | 18.4 65.1 200 19 10 9.2 5.0
6000 22.0 71.6 180 23 12 10.3 5.6 | 21.0 69.8 185 17 9 8.9 4.9
5000 25.8 78.4 175 19 10 24.3 13.3 | 24.3 75.7 170 10 5 9.0 4.9
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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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