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UXUS97 KSLC 041228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 65.7 F/18.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1408 FT/MIN (7.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19539 FT MSL (14658 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 74.0 F/23.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 12601 FT MSL (7720 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 05/05...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:22:03 / 20:27:07 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 5 MIN 5 SEC (845 MIN 5 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:35 MDT... 64.80 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/04/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11524 FT MSL (6643 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14343 FT MSL (9462 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15490 FT MSL (10610 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.3
K INDEX......................... +22.7
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 -35.4 -31.7 225 20 10 8.0 4.4 28.8 83.9 4.3 M M
24000 -30.6 -23.1 240 13 7 7.8 4.3 27.6 81.7 3.4 M M
22000 -26.4 -15.5 260 8 4 7.1 3.9 25.6 78.1 1.8 M M
20000 -22.0 -7.6 285 6 3 7.8 4.3 24.0 75.1 0.4 M M
18000 -16.7 1.9 290 5 2 8.2 4.5 22.6 72.6 -0.9 1242 6.3
16000 -11.8 10.8 265 5 2 8.5 4.6 21.6 70.9 -1.9 1036 5.3
14000 -6.7 19.9 250 5 3 8.9 4.9 20.9 69.6 -2.6 823 4.2
12000 -1.3 29.7 245 6 3 9.1 5.0 20.5 68.8 -3.1 602 3.1
10000 3.9 39.0 235 10 5 8.0 4.4 19.8 67.7 -3.8 388 2.0
9000 6.3 43.3 230 11 6 8.6 4.7 19.4 66.9 -4.3 285 1.4
8000 8.7 47.7 220 12 6 8.0 4.4 18.9 66.0 -4.9 184 0.9
7000 10.9 51.6 205 13 7 6.5 3.6 18.2 64.7 -5.7 89 0.5
6000 12.8 55.0 190 14 7 4.9 2.7 17.2 62.9 -6.8 3 0.0
5000 11.7 53.1 150 8 4 5.8 3.2 12.5 54.5 -11.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/04/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/04/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +129.6 LI... -0.7 | CAPE... +351.8 LI... -2.0
CINH... -86.8 K INDEX... +21.4 | CINH... -8.4 K INDEX... +22.8
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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 -35.9 -32.6 235 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -35.8 -32.4 250 10 5 8.3 4.5
24000 -30.8 -23.4 245 12 6 8.3 4.5 | -30.9 -23.6 235 8 4 8.2 4.5
22000 -26.2 -15.2 255 7 4 7.8 4.3 | -26.2 -15.2 235 9 4 7.9 4.3
20000 -21.7 -7.1 265 4 2 7.6 4.2 | -21.0 -5.8 225 7 4 7.7 4.2
18000 -16.5 2.3 295 2 1 8.2 4.5 | -16.4 2.5 215 5 3 8.1 4.4
16000 -11.6 11.1 255 3 2 8.2 4.5 | -11.5 11.3 225 4 2 8.4 4.6
14000 -6.6 20.1 235 5 2 8.8 4.8 | -6.5 20.3 230 5 3 8.7 4.8
12000 -1.4 29.5 245 6 3 8.8 4.9 | -1.3 29.7 230 6 3 8.8 4.8
10000 3.7 38.7 245 10 5 7.9 4.3 | 4.0 39.2 225 7 4 8.5 4.7
9000 6.2 43.2 235 12 6 8.5 4.6 | 6.7 44.1 225 8 4 9.5 5.2
8000 8.6 47.5 225 13 7 8.6 4.7 | 9.4 48.9 220 9 5 9.7 5.3
7000 11.0 51.8 210 14 7 7.6 4.2 | 12.3 54.1 220 9 4 9.8 5.4
6000 13.2 55.8 195 13 6 5.7 3.1 | 15.2 59.4 220 8 4 9.9 5.4
5000 16.3 61.3 170 9 4 3.2 1.7 | 19.2 66.6 225 7 3 24.4 13.4
05/04/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/04/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +237.2 LI... -1.3 | CAPE... +143.4 LI... -0.5
CINH... -6.5 K INDEX... +25.2 | CINH... -62.7 K INDEX... +23.9
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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 -35.0 -31.0 235 9 5 7.9 4.3 | -34.1 -29.4 210 13 6 8.0 4.4
24000 -30.2 -22.4 220 7 4 8.0 4.4 | -29.3 -20.7 215 10 5 8.0 4.4
22000 -25.4 -13.7 205 7 3 8.2 4.5 | -24.7 -12.5 215 9 5 7.8 4.3
20000 -20.1 -4.2 200 7 4 7.7 4.2 | -19.6 -3.3 210 7 4 7.5 4.1
18000 -15.5 4.1 200 7 4 7.8 4.3 | -15.2 4.6 215 6 3 7.2 4.0
16000 -10.9 12.4 200 5 3 7.9 4.3 | -10.9 12.4 230 4 2 7.7 4.2
14000 -6.2 20.8 215 4 2 8.4 4.6 | -6.2 20.8 245 3 2 8.4 4.6
12000 -1.0 30.2 230 4 2 8.9 4.9 | -0.9 30.4 260 3 2 9.2 5.1
10000 4.4 39.9 240 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 4.6 40.3 255 4 2 8.8 4.8
9000 7.2 45.0 250 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 7.3 45.1 240 4 2 9.2 5.1
8000 10.1 50.2 255 7 4 9.9 5.4 | 9.9 49.8 220 5 3 8.4 4.6
7000 13.0 55.4 265 7 4 9.9 5.4 | 12.2 54.0 205 8 4 7.0 3.9
6000 15.9 60.6 265 7 4 9.8 5.4 | 14.0 57.2 195 11 6 4.6 2.5
5000 19.8 67.6 280 7 4 24.5 13.5 | 15.9 60.6 195 10 5 15.6 8.6
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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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