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UXUS97 KSLC 171227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.6 F/20.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 183 FT/MIN (0.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7994 FT MSL (3069 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 5833 FT MSL (908 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 10/18....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:41:39 / 18:44:31 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 2 MIN 52 SEC (662 MIN 52 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:13:05 MDT... 39.67 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/17/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13614 FT MSL (8689 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20131 FT MSL (15206 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15343 FT MSL (10417 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +8.6
K INDEX......................... -13.5
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 -26.9 -16.4 240 18 9 8.4 4.6 38.2 100.8 14.8 M M
24000 -21.6 -6.9 235 15 8 6.4 3.5 36.6 97.9 13.9 M M
22000 -17.8 -0.0 225 15 8 6.3 3.4 34.2 93.6 12.2 M M
20000 -13.3 8.1 225 14 7 7.5 4.1 32.5 90.4 11.0 M M
18000 -8.9 16.0 220 14 7 7.3 4.0 30.9 87.5 9.9 M M
16000 -4.7 23.5 215 12 6 7.0 3.9 29.1 84.3 8.5 M M
14000 -0.7 30.7 220 11 5 5.7 3.1 27.0 80.6 6.7 M M
12000 2.3 36.1 225 9 5 5.1 2.8 24.0 75.1 4.0 M M
10000 5.8 42.4 230 7 4 8.2 4.5 21.6 70.8 1.7 M M
9000 8.0 46.4 225 7 3 7.5 4.1 20.9 69.6 1.0 M M
8000 10.5 50.9 205 6 3 6.7 3.7 19.8 67.7 -0.1 173 0.9
7000 12.4 54.3 190 7 3 6.2 3.4 18.8 65.9 -1.1 85 0.4
6000 13.8 56.8 175 7 4 1.0 0.5 17.3 63.1 -2.7 15 0.1
5000 8.3 46.9 120 7 3 -99.0 -54.3 9.0 48.1 -11.2 151 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/17/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/17/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.2
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -11.3 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -10.1
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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 -26.2 -15.2 170 5 3 8.0 4.4 | -26.2 -15.2 165 5 3 8.1 4.5
24000 -21.5 -6.7 160 6 3 7.9 4.3 | -21.4 -6.5 165 7 3 7.8 4.3
22000 -16.8 1.8 150 7 4 7.9 4.4 | -16.7 1.9 160 8 4 7.8 4.3
20000 -11.3 11.7 155 8 4 8.2 4.5 | -11.4 11.5 165 10 5 7.9 4.3
18000 -6.4 20.5 160 9 5 7.6 4.1 | -6.6 20.1 170 11 6 7.7 4.2
16000 -2.2 28.0 175 7 4 6.5 3.6 | -2.2 28.0 175 10 5 7.0 3.8
14000 1.9 35.4 195 5 3 7.2 4.0 | 1.7 35.1 180 9 4 6.4 3.5
12000 5.3 41.5 200 7 3 4.1 2.3 | 4.6 40.3 195 11 6 3.1 1.7
10000 7.2 45.0 205 10 5 3.3 1.8 | 6.5 43.7 210 11 6 4.2 2.3
9000 8.4 47.1 205 10 5 4.1 2.2 | 8.2 46.8 210 11 6 5.0 2.7
8000 9.8 49.6 200 10 5 5.0 2.7 | 9.9 49.8 205 11 6 5.6 3.1
7000 11.2 52.2 195 10 5 4.6 2.5 | 11.4 52.5 200 10 5 5.3 2.9
6000 12.4 54.3 180 9 4 2.3 1.3 | 13.1 55.6 195 8 4 8.8 4.8
5000 11.3 52.3 145 6 3 -22.9 -12.5 | 15.9 60.6 190 6 3 16.9 9.3
10/17/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/17/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.7
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -10.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -13.4
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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 -26.1 -15.0 165 8 4 7.9 4.3 | -26.3 -15.3 180 10 5 7.8 4.3
24000 -21.5 -6.7 170 9 5 7.7 4.2 | -21.7 -7.1 180 10 5 7.6 4.2
22000 -16.9 1.6 175 11 6 7.7 4.2 | -17.1 1.2 190 11 5 7.6 4.2
20000 -12.1 10.2 180 12 6 7.9 4.3 | -12.5 9.5 190 12 6 7.7 4.2
18000 -6.8 19.8 180 13 7 7.5 4.1 | -7.4 18.7 195 13 7 7.5 4.1
16000 -2.5 27.5 185 13 7 7.0 3.8 | -3.1 26.4 205 13 7 7.1 3.9
14000 1.4 34.5 195 13 6 6.7 3.7 | 1.2 34.2 210 13 7 7.1 3.9
12000 4.7 40.5 200 13 7 3.9 2.1 | 5.0 41.0 215 12 6 5.6 3.1
10000 6.9 44.4 205 9 5 5.3 2.9 | 7.9 46.2 205 9 4 5.7 3.1
9000 8.3 46.9 210 7 4 6.0 3.3 | 9.3 48.7 200 7 3 6.0 3.3
8000 10.3 50.5 205 6 3 6.8 3.8 | 11.1 52.0 195 4 2 5.7 3.1
7000 12.5 54.5 205 4 2 7.5 4.1 | 13.3 55.9 180 2 1 7.4 4.1
6000 15.0 59.0 215 3 2 9.8 5.4 | 15.4 59.7 000 0 0 6.9 3.8
5000 17.9 64.2 235 2 1 13.1 7.2 | 16.7 62.1 345 3 1 -15.5 -8.5
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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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