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UXUS97 KSLC 121227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 51.4 F/10.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 236 FT/MIN (1.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13274 FT MSL (8350 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 61.0 F/16.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0830 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 10623 FT MSL (5699 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 10/13...... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:36:15 / 18:52:11 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 15 MIN 57 SEC (675 MIN 57 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:14:13 MDT... 41.50 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8194 FT MSL (3270 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8825 FT MSL (3901 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11045 FT MSL (6121 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.0
K INDEX......................... +21.2
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 -32.8 -27.0 195 53 27 3.2 1.8 33.3 91.9 13.5 M M
24000 -30.9 -23.6 190 42 21 3.3 1.8 28.4 83.0 9.8 M M
22000 -27.5 -17.5 185 28 14 5.6 3.1 24.5 76.0 6.8 M M
20000 -23.6 -10.5 185 19 10 7.4 4.1 22.1 71.8 5.0 M M
18000 -19.1 -2.4 185 14 7 7.9 4.4 20.6 69.2 3.7 M M
16000 -14.6 5.7 190 14 7 7.4 4.0 19.3 66.8 2.6 M M
14000 -10.6 12.9 185 16 8 6.6 3.6 17.4 63.2 0.7 M M
12000 -6.7 19.9 180 19 10 6.2 3.4 15.3 59.5 -1.3 530 2.7
10000 -3.2 26.2 180 17 9 6.0 3.3 12.9 55.2 -3.7 366 1.9
9000 -1.5 29.3 185 14 7 6.8 3.7 11.8 53.2 -4.9 283 1.4
8000 0.1 32.2 185 13 7 6.0 3.3 10.5 50.8 -6.2 206 1.0
7000 2.3 36.1 190 10 5 6.8 3.7 9.1 48.3 -7.8 102 0.5
6000 4.5 40.1 195 8 4 7.7 4.2 8.4 47.1 -8.6 8 0.0
5000 6.7 44.1 195 4 2 6.9 3.8 7.8 46.0 -9.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +263.5 LI... -1.8 | CAPE... +226.9 LI... -0.5
CINH... -18.1 K INDEX... +23.3 | CINH... -0.8 K INDEX... +25.2
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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 -27.1 -16.8 215 67 34 2.3 1.3 | -28.3 -18.9 210 75 39 1.4 0.8
24000 -25.7 -14.3 215 61 32 2.3 1.3 | -27.4 -17.3 205 73 38 1.6 0.9
22000 -23.8 -10.8 210 55 28 3.6 2.0 | -23.8 -10.8 205 63 32 6.8 3.7
20000 -20.1 -4.2 210 48 25 7.2 4.0 | -19.0 -2.2 205 54 28 7.5 4.1
18000 -15.9 3.4 210 43 22 7.1 3.9 | -14.7 5.5 205 48 25 6.8 3.8
16000 -11.7 10.9 210 38 20 6.9 3.8 | -11.0 12.2 205 41 21 6.2 3.4
14000 -7.9 17.8 215 35 18 6.3 3.4 | -7.3 18.9 200 33 17 6.4 3.5
12000 -4.1 24.6 215 32 17 6.7 3.7 | -3.7 25.3 200 28 14 6.0 3.3
10000 0.1 32.2 215 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -0.5 31.1 200 20 10 5.5 3.0
9000 2.6 36.7 215 26 13 8.7 4.8 | 1.3 34.3 200 18 9 7.7 4.2
8000 5.1 41.2 210 25 13 8.5 4.7 | 3.7 38.7 200 16 8 8.1 4.5
7000 7.4 45.3 200 23 12 6.5 3.6 | 6.1 43.0 200 13 7 7.5 4.1
6000 9.4 48.9 190 18 9 8.0 4.4 | 8.5 47.3 200 10 5 8.5 4.7
5000 11.9 53.4 165 9 5 7.1 3.9 | 11.2 52.2 200 7 4 15.0 8.2
10/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +129.7 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +94.1 LI... +0.3
CINH... -13.0 K INDEX... +25.1 | CINH... -24.2 K INDEX... +26.3
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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 -30.0 -22.0 205 69 36 3.4 1.9 | -31.4 -24.5 200 66 34 4.2 2.3
24000 -28.0 -18.4 195 62 32 4.0 2.2 | -29.0 -20.2 200 58 30 4.3 2.3
22000 -23.3 -9.9 195 58 30 8.3 4.6 | -24.1 -11.4 200 53 27 8.7 4.8
20000 -18.2 -0.8 195 52 27 7.3 4.0 | -19.3 -2.7 200 49 25 7.3 4.0
18000 -14.1 6.6 200 46 23 6.2 3.4 | -14.5 5.9 200 45 23 7.6 4.2
16000 -10.5 13.1 200 41 21 6.6 3.6 | -10.4 13.3 205 39 20 6.2 3.4
14000 -6.8 19.8 205 36 18 6.0 3.3 | -6.9 19.6 205 34 17 5.8 3.2
12000 -3.6 25.5 200 29 15 5.1 2.8 | -3.6 25.5 200 29 15 5.6 3.1
10000 -0.6 30.9 195 24 12 5.5 3.0 | -0.5 31.1 195 25 13 5.3 2.9
9000 1.0 33.8 195 19 10 6.5 3.6 | 1.1 34.0 185 22 11 6.3 3.5
8000 3.1 37.6 195 14 7 6.8 3.8 | 3.0 37.4 175 17 9 6.8 3.7
7000 5.0 41.0 200 9 5 6.8 3.7 | 5.0 41.0 170 13 7 6.8 3.8
6000 7.0 44.6 215 5 2 8.3 4.6 | 7.1 44.8 165 8 4 8.2 4.5
5000 10.2 50.4 270 3 1 0.9 0.5 | 9.4 48.9 160 4 2 13.5 7.4
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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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