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UXUS97 KSLC 061227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.6 F/25.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 800 FT/MIN (4.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13982 FT MSL (9056 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 83.0 F/28.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 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................. 8340 FT MSL (3413 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 10/07.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:29:56 / 19:01:47 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 31 MIN 51 SEC (691 MIN 51 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:15:51 MDT... 43.74 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/06/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14444 FT MSL (9518 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15928 FT MSL (11002 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15635 FT MSL (10708 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.7
K INDEX......................... +21.7
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 -25.8 -14.4 020 1 1 8.7 4.8 38.8 101.8 8.2 M M
24000 -20.5 -4.9 140 2 1 6.8 3.7 37.3 99.1 7.2 M M
22000 -16.5 2.3 145 4 2 6.9 3.8 35.3 95.5 5.7 M M
20000 -12.3 9.9 155 6 3 7.0 3.8 33.2 91.7 4.0 M M
18000 -8.2 17.2 165 6 3 7.2 4.0 31.4 88.5 2.4 M M
16000 -3.8 25.2 160 7 4 7.9 4.3 29.8 85.7 0.9 M M
14000 1.1 34.0 160 7 4 9.1 5.0 29.1 84.4 0.0 M M
12000 6.5 43.7 150 5 3 8.7 4.8 28.6 83.4 -0.5 586 3.0
10000 11.5 52.7 080 6 3 7.4 4.1 27.7 81.9 -1.3 377 1.9
9000 13.6 56.5 060 8 4 6.4 3.5 26.9 80.4 -2.1 284 1.4
8000 15.6 60.1 040 7 4 4.8 2.6 25.3 77.6 -3.8 186 0.9
7000 16.6 61.9 030 5 2 3.3 1.8 23.5 74.3 -5.7 126 0.6
6000 17.4 63.3 050 2 1 1.5 0.8 21.4 70.5 -7.9 74 0.4
5000 14.5 58.1 115 5 2 -81.4 -44.7 15.6 60.1 -13.8 131 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/06/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/06/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +10.1 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +68.7 LI... -0.2
CINH... -18.9 K INDEX... +23.1 | CINH... -65.6 K INDEX... +22.3
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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 -27.5 -17.5 210 8 4 8.1 4.5 | -26.9 -16.4 210 5 2 8.5 4.7
24000 -22.7 -8.9 205 7 4 7.6 4.1 | -22.2 -8.0 190 5 2 7.1 3.9
22000 -18.2 -0.8 200 8 4 7.6 4.2 | -18.0 -0.4 165 7 4 7.1 3.9
20000 -13.9 7.0 195 8 4 7.4 4.0 | -14.0 6.8 175 7 3 6.9 3.8
18000 -8.8 16.2 190 6 3 8.2 4.5 | -9.1 15.6 170 4 2 8.4 4.6
16000 -4.1 24.6 150 1 0 8.1 4.5 | -4.1 24.6 100 2 1 8.6 4.7
14000 1.1 34.0 360 4 2 8.9 4.9 | 1.1 34.0 045 5 3 8.8 4.9
12000 6.2 43.2 350 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 6.2 43.2 020 7 4 8.2 4.5
10000 11.3 52.3 350 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 11.1 52.0 005 7 3 9.0 4.9
9000 13.7 56.7 355 8 4 8.0 4.4 | 13.5 56.3 360 5 3 7.8 4.3
8000 15.9 60.6 360 7 3 6.6 3.6 | 15.8 60.4 005 3 1 7.0 3.8
7000 17.4 63.3 005 4 2 3.9 2.1 | 17.4 63.3 260 1 1 6.1 3.3
6000 18.3 64.9 220 1 0 4.3 2.4 | 19.4 66.9 250 4 2 10.8 5.9
5000 18.0 64.4 160 2 1 -55.3 -30.4 | 22.1 71.8 255 4 2 13.5 7.4
10/06/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/06/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +33.5 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +2.5 LI... +0.5
CINH... -42.9 K INDEX... +22.1 | CINH... -19.7 K INDEX... +21.2
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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 -26.4 -15.5 345 2 1 8.6 4.7 | -26.4 -15.5 050 9 4 8.3 4.6
24000 -21.6 -6.9 140 1 1 7.2 3.9 | -21.7 -7.1 060 6 3 7.0 3.9
22000 -17.4 0.7 160 7 3 7.3 4.0 | -17.1 1.2 140 6 3 7.2 3.9
20000 -13.4 7.9 155 9 4 6.7 3.7 | -12.8 9.0 150 7 4 7.3 4.0
18000 -8.6 16.5 140 7 4 8.2 4.5 | -8.4 16.9 140 6 3 7.8 4.3
16000 -3.7 25.3 120 7 3 8.4 4.6 | -3.6 25.5 125 6 3 8.4 4.6
14000 1.4 34.5 095 6 3 8.7 4.7 | 1.5 34.7 095 5 3 8.6 4.7
12000 6.4 43.5 055 5 3 8.0 4.4 | 6.5 43.7 060 6 3 8.7 4.8
10000 11.0 51.8 360 4 2 7.0 3.9 | 11.4 52.5 010 5 3 6.9 3.8
9000 13.5 56.3 325 4 2 7.4 4.1 | 13.7 56.7 350 6 3 7.3 4.0
8000 15.5 59.9 305 5 3 6.0 3.3 | 15.7 60.3 335 7 4 6.6 3.6
7000 17.4 63.3 295 6 3 8.2 4.5 | 17.6 63.7 330 7 3 7.0 3.9
6000 19.7 67.5 300 7 4 12.1 6.6 | 19.7 67.5 330 5 3 9.7 5.3
5000 22.5 72.5 300 7 4 14.4 7.9 | 22.2 72.0 335 5 2 11.7 6.4
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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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