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UXUS97 KSLC 081227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 77.6 F/25.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 629 FT/MIN (3.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12534 FT MSL (7606 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 82.0 F/28.2 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................. 7833 FT MSL (2905 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 09/09.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:02:03 / 19:48:47 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 46 MIN 45 SEC (766 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:25 MDT... 54.24 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/08/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14789 FT MSL (9861 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22204 FT MSL (17276 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18130 FT MSL (13203 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.6
K INDEX......................... -5.4
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 -21.9 -7.4 260 38 20 7.2 4.0 43.1 109.6 12.2 M M
24000 -17.6 0.3 260 33 17 7.2 4.0 41.3 106.3 11.0 M M
22000 -13.3 8.1 265 29 15 6.8 3.7 39.5 103.2 9.8 M M
20000 -9.2 15.4 270 24 12 6.1 3.3 36.6 97.8 7.4 M M
18000 -5.4 22.3 275 21 11 5.8 3.2 34.2 93.5 5.5 M M
16000 -2.1 28.2 285 21 11 5.6 3.1 31.4 88.6 3.2 M M
14000 1.6 34.9 290 22 11 7.4 4.0 29.1 84.5 1.0 M M
12000 6.1 43.0 295 18 9 7.8 4.3 27.9 82.2 -0.4 581 3.0
10000 10.6 51.1 300 8 4 8.5 4.6 26.6 79.9 -1.6 386 2.0
9000 13.0 55.4 310 3 2 7.9 4.4 26.0 78.7 -2.2 286 1.5
8000 15.3 59.5 010 1 1 7.9 4.4 25.3 77.6 -2.8 186 0.9
7000 17.4 63.3 045 2 1 5.1 2.8 23.9 75.0 -4.4 86 0.4
6000 18.2 64.8 085 3 2 -1.1 -0.6 21.8 71.3 -6.6 33 0.2
5000 12.7 54.9 105 6 3 -83.6 -45.9 13.4 56.1 -15.1 170 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/08/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/08/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +2.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +13.0 | CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... +10.2
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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 -24.5 -12.1 250 42 22 8.5 4.7 | -24.3 -11.7 245 42 22 8.1 4.4
24000 -19.8 -3.6 245 40 21 6.6 3.6 | -19.6 -3.3 245 42 21 7.4 4.1
22000 -15.3 4.5 245 37 19 6.5 3.5 | -14.6 5.7 250 41 21 6.9 3.8
20000 -11.6 11.1 245 31 16 6.3 3.5 | -10.8 12.6 250 36 19 6.4 3.5
18000 -7.9 17.8 240 24 13 6.3 3.5 | -7.3 18.9 250 30 15 5.9 3.2
16000 -4.3 24.3 240 19 10 5.7 3.1 | -3.8 25.2 240 23 12 5.9 3.3
14000 -0.5 31.1 245 16 8 7.9 4.3 | -0.2 31.6 240 17 9 7.4 4.1
12000 4.2 39.6 245 15 8 8.5 4.6 | 4.4 39.9 240 15 8 8.2 4.5
10000 9.1 48.4 235 12 6 9.2 5.0 | 9.3 48.7 235 12 6 9.1 5.0
9000 11.2 52.2 225 10 5 7.5 4.1 | 11.5 52.7 230 10 5 7.6 4.2
8000 13.2 55.8 210 7 4 5.9 3.2 | 13.7 56.7 225 7 4 7.9 4.3
7000 14.6 58.3 200 5 2 5.0 2.7 | 15.7 60.3 240 5 3 8.7 4.8
6000 15.7 60.3 205 2 1 4.9 2.7 | 17.8 64.0 270 4 2 10.4 5.7
5000 16.9 62.4 205 1 1 11.3 6.2 | 20.5 68.9 280 5 2 13.8 7.6
09/08/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/08/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +6.4 | CINH... -0.1 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 -24.0 -11.2 250 43 22 7.3 4.0 | -23.8 -10.8 255 45 23 7.1 3.9
24000 -19.6 -3.3 250 41 21 7.4 4.0 | -19.6 -3.3 255 42 21 6.9 3.8
22000 -15.2 4.6 250 39 20 7.4 4.0 | -15.5 4.1 255 38 19 7.1 3.9
20000 -10.8 12.6 255 36 19 7.4 4.1 | -10.8 12.6 260 34 18 7.8 4.3
18000 -6.4 20.5 255 31 16 5.9 3.2 | -6.1 21.0 265 30 16 6.5 3.6
16000 -2.8 27.0 255 26 13 6.5 3.6 | -2.2 28.0 265 26 13 6.8 3.7
14000 0.7 33.3 250 20 10 6.1 3.4 | 1.7 35.1 265 21 11 6.2 3.4
12000 5.1 41.2 245 15 8 8.7 4.8 | 5.9 42.6 260 16 8 8.1 4.4
10000 10.2 50.4 250 12 6 9.8 5.4 | 10.7 51.3 270 12 6 9.3 5.1
9000 12.6 54.7 260 11 6 8.3 4.6 | 13.1 55.6 285 10 5 8.2 4.5
8000 14.8 58.6 275 8 4 8.2 4.5 | 15.5 59.9 300 9 5 7.7 4.2
7000 17.0 62.6 295 7 4 9.0 5.0 | 17.6 63.7 320 8 4 8.9 4.9
6000 19.2 66.6 310 8 4 11.2 6.2 | 19.8 67.6 335 7 3 10.0 5.5
5000 22.0 71.6 315 8 4 15.2 8.3 | 22.4 72.3 335 6 3 11.1 6.1
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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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