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UXUS97 KSLC 211227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 70.0 F/21.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 400 FT/MIN (2.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12374 FT MSL (7447 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 75.0 F/24.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
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................. 8567 FT MSL (3639 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 10/22..... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:46:04 / 18:38:39 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 52 MIN 34 SEC (652 MIN 34 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:12:22 MDT... 38.24 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/21/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13064 FT MSL (8137 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12667 FT MSL (7740 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12650 FT MSL (7723 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.8
K INDEX......................... +23.8
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 -27.9 -18.2 205 49 25 7.7 4.2 36.7 98.1 10.2 M M
24000 -23.4 -10.1 210 43 22 7.7 4.2 35.3 95.5 9.2 M M
22000 -18.2 -0.8 210 38 20 7.8 4.3 33.6 92.5 8.0 M M
20000 -14.4 6.1 210 37 19 6.3 3.5 31.2 88.2 6.1 M M
18000 -10.5 13.1 210 37 19 7.1 3.9 29.2 84.5 4.3 M M
16000 -6.4 20.5 215 31 16 6.8 3.7 27.3 81.1 2.6 M M
14000 -2.2 28.0 215 23 12 7.7 4.2 25.7 78.3 1.1 M M
12000 2.3 36.1 205 19 10 7.4 4.1 24.3 75.8 -0.2 569 2.9
10000 6.7 44.1 190 17 9 6.7 3.7 23.0 73.5 -1.7 379 1.9
9000 8.9 48.0 185 18 9 6.8 3.7 22.4 72.3 -2.5 283 1.4
8000 10.8 51.4 180 18 9 5.1 2.8 21.4 70.6 -3.5 196 1.0
7000 12.7 54.9 160 15 8 5.7 3.1 19.8 67.7 -5.2 101 0.5
6000 14.3 57.7 145 14 7 4.1 2.3 18.5 65.4 -6.6 24 0.1
5000 11.8 53.2 125 8 4 -12.6 -6.9 13.1 55.6 -12.1 69 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/21/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/21/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +6.5 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +116.2 LI... -1.0
CINH... -61.8 K INDEX... +25.2 | CINH... -16.2 K INDEX... +25.3
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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 -27.4 -17.3 215 41 21 6.9 3.8 | -27.4 -17.3 210 54 28 7.5 4.1
24000 -23.4 -10.1 215 41 21 5.7 3.1 | -23.0 -9.4 210 53 27 7.2 4.0
22000 -19.5 -3.1 220 37 19 5.9 3.2 | -18.1 -0.6 215 45 23 7.5 4.1
20000 -16.0 3.2 220 33 17 6.1 3.4 | -14.9 5.2 215 37 19 5.3 2.9
18000 -12.2 10.0 215 28 15 7.0 3.9 | -11.6 11.1 215 28 14 6.1 3.3
16000 -7.8 18.0 210 24 13 7.2 4.0 | -7.6 18.3 210 21 11 6.9 3.8
14000 -3.8 25.2 205 19 10 7.4 4.0 | -3.5 25.7 200 17 9 7.4 4.1
12000 0.7 33.3 195 14 7 8.0 4.4 | 0.9 33.6 180 15 8 8.0 4.4
10000 5.6 42.1 180 9 5 8.1 4.4 | 5.7 42.3 170 13 7 7.6 4.2
9000 8.1 46.6 165 8 4 7.9 4.3 | 8.2 46.8 165 12 6 7.8 4.3
8000 10.3 50.5 155 8 4 7.2 3.9 | 10.4 50.7 155 12 6 7.4 4.1
7000 12.4 54.3 155 9 5 5.9 3.2 | 12.7 54.9 155 11 6 8.5 4.7
6000 14.4 57.9 145 10 5 4.3 2.3 | 15.3 59.5 155 10 5 8.9 4.9
5000 13.3 55.9 115 5 2 -61.3 -33.7 | 19.9 67.8 155 6 3 56.1 30.8
10/21/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/21/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +112.3 LI... -0.8 | CAPE... +123.9 LI... -0.7
CINH... -11.7 K INDEX... +27.1 | CINH... -36.5 K INDEX... +27.8
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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 -26.8 -16.2 210 60 31 7.2 3.9 | -26.8 -16.2 205 49 25 7.5 4.1
24000 -22.6 -8.7 210 55 28 6.6 3.6 | -22.5 -8.5 210 44 22 6.7 3.7
22000 -18.7 -1.7 215 47 24 6.7 3.7 | -18.5 -1.3 210 35 18 6.8 3.7
20000 -14.4 6.1 215 35 18 6.4 3.5 | -14.1 6.6 210 27 14 6.6 3.6
18000 -11.0 12.2 215 24 12 5.6 3.1 | -10.3 13.5 210 20 10 6.4 3.5
16000 -7.2 19.0 205 16 8 6.5 3.6 | -6.8 19.8 200 14 7 6.2 3.4
14000 -3.3 26.1 185 13 7 6.9 3.8 | -3.1 26.4 175 11 5 6.2 3.4
12000 0.8 33.4 170 14 7 7.8 4.3 | 0.9 33.6 150 11 6 7.6 4.1
10000 5.5 41.9 170 13 7 7.7 4.2 | 5.5 41.9 150 13 7 7.7 4.2
9000 8.1 46.6 170 14 7 8.7 4.8 | 7.9 46.2 155 15 8 8.1 4.5
8000 10.6 51.1 170 14 7 9.1 5.0 | 10.0 50.0 155 17 9 7.9 4.3
7000 13.2 55.8 170 14 7 8.1 4.5 | 12.3 54.1 160 17 9 7.8 4.3
6000 15.8 60.4 170 13 7 9.2 5.1 | 14.5 58.1 165 14 7 9.3 5.1
5000 18.6 65.5 175 10 5 8.2 4.5 | 16.6 61.9 165 10 5 9.2 5.0
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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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