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UXUS97 KSLC 121228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 82.1 F/27.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1697 FT/MIN (8.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 22242 FT MSL (17360 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 18907 FT MSL (14025 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 05/13.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:13:07 / 20:35:15 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 22 MIN 8 SEC (862 MIN 8 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:11 MDT... 66.92 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14873 FT MSL (9991 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20393 FT MSL (15511 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 21328 FT MSL (16447 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.1
K INDEX......................... +15.7
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 -27.2 -17.0 270 25 13 7.5 4.1 37.1 98.7 2.5 M M
24000 -22.7 -8.9 265 20 10 7.5 4.1 35.5 95.8 1.2 M M
22000 -17.6 0.3 265 16 8 7.2 4.0 33.7 92.7 -0.2 1661 8.4
20000 -13.7 7.3 270 17 9 7.0 3.8 31.5 88.8 -2.2 1483 7.5
18000 -9.0 15.8 275 16 8 9.2 5.1 30.5 86.9 -3.4 1284 6.5
16000 -3.3 26.1 270 14 7 9.8 5.4 30.4 86.7 -3.6 1053 5.4
14000 2.6 36.7 265 11 6 9.5 5.2 30.4 86.7 -3.7 819 4.2
12000 8.1 46.6 260 7 4 8.4 4.6 30.0 86.0 -4.1 594 3.0
10000 13.1 55.6 255 4 2 7.3 4.0 29.0 84.2 -5.1 386 2.0
9000 15.4 59.7 240 4 2 7.4 4.1 28.5 83.2 -5.7 285 1.4
8000 17.5 63.5 210 4 2 6.4 3.5 27.6 81.6 -6.6 193 1.0
7000 19.2 66.6 185 6 3 4.7 2.6 26.3 79.4 -7.9 112 0.6
6000 20.5 68.9 175 8 4 1.9 1.1 24.7 76.4 -9.6 44 0.2
5000 15.1 59.2 105 5 3 -99.0 -54.3 15.7 60.3 -18.8 171 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.4 | CAPE... +13.0 LI... -0.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +17.5 | CINH... -36.4 K INDEX... +17.0
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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 -26.7 -16.1 270 22 11 7.6 4.2 | -26.2 -15.2 265 20 11 8.1 4.4
24000 -22.3 -8.1 260 18 9 6.7 3.7 | -21.8 -7.2 265 19 10 6.0 3.3
22000 -17.9 -0.2 255 16 8 6.8 3.7 | -18.2 -0.8 255 18 9 6.1 3.3
20000 -13.8 7.2 255 15 8 7.2 4.0 | -14.2 6.4 245 18 9 7.1 3.9
18000 -9.2 15.4 265 14 7 9.0 4.9 | -8.9 16.0 245 15 8 9.3 5.1
16000 -3.6 25.5 270 13 7 9.5 5.2 | -3.3 26.1 250 12 6 9.7 5.3
14000 2.2 36.0 275 12 6 9.6 5.3 | 2.3 36.1 260 10 5 9.5 5.2
12000 7.7 45.9 275 9 5 8.8 4.8 | 7.9 46.2 270 7 4 9.1 5.0
10000 12.9 55.2 295 4 2 8.5 4.7 | 13.0 55.4 220 3 2 7.3 4.0
9000 15.2 59.4 315 1 1 7.8 4.3 | 15.5 59.9 195 4 2 7.7 4.2
8000 17.3 63.1 150 1 0 6.2 3.4 | 17.8 64.0 185 5 2 7.2 4.0
7000 19.0 66.2 150 5 3 4.6 2.5 | 20.0 68.0 190 6 3 8.0 4.4
6000 20.1 68.2 160 8 4 2.7 1.5 | 22.5 72.5 200 6 3 9.9 5.4
5000 21.7 71.1 145 5 2 16.2 8.9 | 25.3 77.5 215 5 2 10.6 5.8
05/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +110.1 LI... -0.8 | CAPE... +113.1 LI... +0.1
CINH... -20.4 K INDEX... +18.3 | CINH... -25.3 K INDEX... +19.0
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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 -15.2 255 18 9 8.0 4.4 | -26.3 -15.3 245 17 9 7.8 4.3
24000 -21.6 -6.9 255 17 9 6.8 3.7 | -21.7 -7.1 245 16 8 7.4 4.1
22000 -17.6 0.3 255 15 8 6.8 3.7 | -17.3 0.9 245 14 7 7.4 4.1
20000 -13.7 7.3 235 14 7 6.8 3.7 | -12.9 8.8 230 15 8 7.7 4.2
18000 -8.7 16.3 220 13 7 9.0 4.9 | -7.9 17.8 210 15 8 8.9 4.9
16000 -3.2 26.2 215 11 6 9.4 5.2 | -2.6 27.3 200 14 7 9.1 5.0
14000 2.4 36.3 220 10 5 9.5 5.2 | 3.0 37.4 200 12 6 9.4 5.2
12000 8.1 46.6 220 8 4 9.6 5.2 | 8.7 47.7 205 9 5 9.4 5.2
10000 13.7 56.7 220 6 3 8.5 4.6 | 14.1 57.4 215 5 3 7.7 4.2
9000 16.6 61.9 220 5 3 9.5 5.2 | 17.0 62.6 235 3 2 9.3 5.1
8000 19.3 66.7 220 5 2 9.3 5.1 | 19.7 67.5 260 3 1 9.2 5.0
7000 22.0 71.6 230 3 2 9.1 5.0 | 22.5 72.5 310 3 1 9.2 5.1
6000 24.4 75.9 265 3 1 9.6 5.3 | 25.1 77.2 330 4 2 9.9 5.4
5000 29.4 84.9 305 4 2 74.0 40.6 | 29.0 84.2 335 4 2 40.4 22.2
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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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