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UXUS97 KSLC 181227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 66.1 F/18.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 554 FT/MIN (2.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11847 FT MSL (6922 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 70.0 F/21.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1445 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................. 7303 FT MSL (2378 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 10/19....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:42:45 / 18:43:02 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 0 MIN 17 SEC (660 MIN 17 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:12:53 MDT... 39.31 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/18/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12050 FT MSL (7125 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15540 FT MSL (10615 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13879 FT MSL (8955 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.6
K INDEX......................... +19.7
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 -27.7 -17.9 255 9 5 7.7 4.2 37.4 99.3 12.9 M M
24000 -22.4 -8.3 245 6 3 8.2 4.5 35.9 96.6 12.0 M M
22000 -17.5 0.5 230 2 1 8.3 4.6 34.8 94.6 11.3 M M
20000 -13.5 7.7 200 2 1 6.3 3.5 32.5 90.6 9.7 M M
18000 -10.0 14.0 200 4 2 5.7 3.1 29.9 85.9 7.6 M M
16000 -7.0 19.4 200 7 4 5.4 3.0 26.9 80.5 4.8 M M
14000 -3.8 25.2 200 11 6 5.5 3.0 24.2 75.6 2.2 M M
12000 -0.0 32.0 200 12 6 6.9 3.8 22.0 71.5 0.2 M M
10000 4.2 39.6 200 10 5 7.7 4.2 20.4 68.6 -1.4 388 2.0
9000 6.6 43.9 200 9 5 8.0 4.4 19.8 67.7 -2.0 287 1.5
8000 9.6 49.3 195 8 4 7.8 4.3 19.2 66.5 -2.7 160 0.8
7000 11.8 53.2 185 8 4 7.1 3.9 18.4 65.2 -3.4 63 0.3
6000 13.4 56.1 170 8 4 3.7 2.0 17.1 62.8 -4.7 M M
5000 9.1 48.4 120 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 10.0 50.1 -12.0 86 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/18/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/18/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.9 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +8.1
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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 -27.2 -17.0 240 16 8 8.3 4.6 | -27.1 -16.8 235 16 8 7.9 4.3
24000 -22.4 -8.3 240 14 7 6.6 3.6 | -22.5 -8.5 235 14 7 6.8 3.7
22000 -17.9 -0.2 230 13 7 6.7 3.7 | -18.5 -1.3 240 12 6 6.8 3.8
20000 -13.7 7.3 230 12 6 7.1 3.9 | -14.4 6.1 235 10 5 7.0 3.8
18000 -9.6 14.7 230 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -9.9 14.2 225 9 5 6.7 3.7
16000 -6.0 21.2 230 12 6 5.8 3.2 | -6.2 20.8 215 11 6 6.2 3.4
14000 -2.7 27.1 230 11 6 5.6 3.1 | -2.8 27.0 215 11 5 5.9 3.2
12000 0.9 33.6 230 10 5 6.0 3.3 | 0.9 33.6 215 9 5 6.2 3.4
10000 4.9 40.8 225 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 4.8 40.6 215 8 4 7.0 3.9
9000 7.1 44.8 215 9 5 7.3 4.0 | 7.0 44.6 210 8 4 7.0 3.8
8000 9.2 48.6 210 9 5 7.0 3.8 | 8.9 48.0 205 8 4 6.7 3.7
7000 11.1 52.0 200 10 5 5.2 2.9 | 10.8 51.4 200 9 4 6.9 3.8
6000 12.5 54.5 185 10 5 4.3 2.4 | 12.8 55.0 190 8 4 8.3 4.5
5000 9.8 49.6 130 5 3 -82.7 -45.4 | 15.3 59.5 190 6 3 10.2 5.6
10/18/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/18/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.4
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +14.3 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +16.6
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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 -27.0 -16.6 240 16 8 8.0 4.4 | -27.3 -17.1 260 14 7 8.2 4.5
24000 -22.3 -8.1 245 13 7 6.9 3.8 | -22.5 -8.5 265 13 6 7.0 3.8
22000 -18.2 -0.8 250 12 6 6.9 3.8 | -17.7 0.1 260 9 5 7.1 3.9
20000 -14.3 6.3 245 10 5 6.6 3.6 | -13.9 7.0 255 7 4 6.5 3.6
18000 -10.0 14.0 235 8 4 6.6 3.6 | -10.1 13.8 245 6 3 6.5 3.6
16000 -6.4 20.5 220 9 5 6.0 3.3 | -6.7 19.9 230 6 3 6.2 3.4
14000 -2.9 26.8 210 10 5 5.6 3.1 | -3.1 26.4 225 7 4 6.0 3.3
12000 0.7 33.3 210 9 5 6.9 3.8 | 0.6 33.1 215 8 4 6.6 3.6
10000 4.8 40.6 210 7 4 6.7 3.7 | 4.9 40.8 205 7 4 7.4 4.1
9000 7.1 44.8 205 6 3 7.7 4.2 | 7.4 45.3 200 7 3 8.4 4.6
8000 9.4 48.9 205 6 3 8.3 4.6 | 9.9 49.8 195 6 3 8.9 4.9
7000 11.8 53.2 200 5 3 7.9 4.3 | 12.5 54.5 180 5 3 7.7 4.2
6000 14.4 57.9 205 4 2 10.0 5.5 | 14.7 58.5 170 3 2 8.1 4.4
5000 19.1 66.4 225 3 1 57.0 31.3 | 17.0 62.6 360 1 0 -3.1 -1.7
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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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