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UXUS97 KSLC 311228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 73.9 F/23.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1040 FT/MIN (5.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16727 FT MSL (11800 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 12064 FT MSL (7137 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 09/01...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:54:14 / 20:01:54 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 7 MIN 40 SEC (787 MIN 40 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:04 MDT... 57.05 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/31/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13887 FT MSL (8960 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12505 FT MSL (7578 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13731 FT MSL (8804 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.3
K INDEX......................... +29.4
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 -24.0 -11.2 250 31 16 8.1 4.5 40.9 105.6 9.5 M M
24000 -19.5 -3.1 250 29 15 6.5 3.6 39.4 103.0 8.5 M M
22000 -15.7 3.7 245 26 13 6.5 3.6 37.1 98.7 6.7 M M
20000 -11.5 11.3 235 26 13 6.2 3.4 34.2 93.6 4.4 M M
18000 -8.4 16.9 235 25 13 5.2 2.9 31.4 88.5 1.8 M M
16000 -5.0 23.0 245 22 12 7.5 4.1 28.8 83.9 -0.7 970 4.9
14000 -0.3 31.5 245 23 12 8.7 4.8 27.7 81.9 -1.8 771 3.9
12000 4.4 39.9 235 24 13 8.1 4.4 26.7 80.1 -3.0 571 2.9
10000 8.9 48.0 225 24 12 6.3 3.5 25.6 78.1 -4.4 376 1.9
9000 11.0 51.8 220 22 11 6.2 3.4 24.9 76.8 -5.2 283 1.4
8000 13.1 55.6 205 21 11 5.9 3.2 24.0 75.3 -6.1 191 1.0
7000 15.2 59.4 180 18 9 4.7 2.6 22.5 72.5 -7.7 90 0.5
6000 16.6 61.9 165 14 7 3.5 1.9 20.9 69.7 -9.3 20 0.1
5000 15.4 59.7 135 6 3 2.3 1.2 17.1 62.7 -13.5 25 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/31/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/31/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +139.7 LI... -1.0 | CAPE... +587.5 LI... -2.6
CINH... -71.7 K INDEX... +20.3 | CINH... -18.8 K INDEX... +26.0
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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 -23.9 -11.0 235 30 16 7.6 4.2 | -24.3 -11.7 215 25 13 7.6 4.2
24000 -19.6 -3.3 235 27 14 6.2 3.4 | -19.9 -3.8 210 22 11 6.9 3.8
22000 -15.9 3.4 230 24 12 6.2 3.4 | -15.8 3.6 210 23 12 7.0 3.9
20000 -12.2 10.0 230 23 12 6.4 3.5 | -12.1 10.2 215 23 12 6.4 3.5
18000 -8.5 16.7 230 21 11 5.8 3.2 | -8.1 17.4 220 21 11 6.1 3.3
16000 -4.4 24.1 230 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -4.2 24.4 220 15 8 7.5 4.1
14000 0.9 33.6 230 15 8 9.3 5.1 | 0.9 33.6 215 12 6 9.2 5.1
12000 6.3 43.3 225 13 6 8.4 4.6 | 6.3 43.3 205 11 6 8.9 4.9
10000 11.4 52.5 195 11 5 7.9 4.3 | 11.5 52.7 195 12 6 7.8 4.3
9000 13.8 56.8 185 11 6 7.6 4.2 | 14.1 57.4 190 12 6 8.7 4.8
8000 15.9 60.6 175 11 6 6.8 3.8 | 16.6 61.9 190 12 6 8.6 4.7
7000 17.6 63.7 170 10 5 6.3 3.4 | 19.1 66.4 190 10 5 9.1 5.0
6000 19.0 66.2 165 8 4 5.5 3.0 | 21.7 71.1 195 9 5 10.7 5.9
5000 20.4 68.7 150 6 3 7.0 3.8 | 27.2 81.0 195 7 3 75.2 41.3
08/31/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/31/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +520.7 LI... -2.9 | CAPE... +575.0 LI... -3.1
CINH... -6.4 K INDEX... +28.9 | CINH... -17.2 K INDEX... +32.8
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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 -24.5 -12.1 200 30 15 7.9 4.3 | -24.4 -11.9 205 32 16 7.1 3.9
24000 -19.9 -3.8 195 24 12 7.1 3.9 | -20.3 -4.5 200 25 13 6.5 3.6
22000 -15.7 3.7 200 23 12 7.3 4.0 | -16.4 2.5 200 20 10 6.5 3.6
20000 -12.1 10.2 210 21 11 6.2 3.4 | -12.5 9.5 195 15 8 6.8 3.7
18000 -8.0 17.6 210 18 9 7.2 4.0 | -8.0 17.6 185 11 6 7.1 3.9
16000 -3.5 25.7 205 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -3.8 25.2 180 11 6 7.4 4.1
14000 1.3 34.3 195 14 7 8.8 4.8 | 0.8 33.4 190 11 6 8.7 4.8
12000 6.8 44.2 195 12 6 9.5 5.2 | 6.2 43.2 200 12 6 9.3 5.1
10000 12.3 54.1 195 11 5 7.3 4.0 | 11.6 52.9 205 11 6 8.3 4.5
9000 15.2 59.4 195 10 5 9.4 5.1 | 14.4 57.9 205 11 6 10.1 5.5
8000 18.0 64.4 200 9 5 9.7 5.3 | 17.1 62.8 210 10 5 10.5 5.7
7000 20.9 69.6 200 8 4 9.6 5.3 | 19.7 67.5 210 10 5 9.3 5.1
6000 23.7 74.7 200 6 3 10.1 5.5 | 22.4 72.3 215 9 5 7.6 4.2
5000 26.5 79.7 210 5 3 11.4 6.2 | 26.4 79.5 220 6 3 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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