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UXUS97 KSLC 261227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 88.9 F/31.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1609 FT/MIN (8.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19295 FT MSL (14369 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 95.0 F/35.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 9625 FT MSL (4700 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 08/27..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:49:19 / 20:09:48 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 20 MIN 29 SEC (800 MIN 29 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:34 MDT... 58.74 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16061 FT MSL (11135 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17160 FT MSL (12234 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17742 FT MSL (12817 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.9
K INDEX......................... +27.4
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 -22.3 -8.1 270 24 12 7.4 4.1 41.9 107.5 5.4 M M
24000 -18.0 -0.4 270 22 11 6.9 3.8 40.0 104.1 4.0 M M
22000 -13.9 7.0 265 19 10 7.0 3.8 38.1 100.5 2.4 M M
20000 -9.3 15.3 260 19 10 7.3 4.0 35.9 96.7 0.4 M M
18000 -4.7 23.5 255 16 8 8.4 4.6 34.7 94.5 -0.8 1271 6.5
16000 0.2 32.4 255 12 6 8.8 4.8 33.9 93.1 -1.7 1063 5.4
14000 5.7 42.3 235 9 5 9.4 5.2 33.6 92.5 -2.1 841 4.3
12000 11.3 52.3 225 8 4 9.4 5.1 33.5 92.2 -2.4 614 3.1
10000 16.7 62.1 210 8 4 8.3 4.6 33.0 91.5 -2.8 394 2.0
9000 19.3 66.7 200 8 4 8.7 4.7 32.7 90.9 -3.2 287 1.5
8000 21.7 71.1 185 8 4 8.2 4.5 32.3 90.1 -3.7 183 0.9
7000 24.3 75.7 170 9 5 6.4 3.5 31.2 88.2 -4.8 69 0.3
6000 25.5 77.9 150 9 5 1.2 0.7 29.6 85.3 -6.5 2 0.0
5000 20.2 68.4 115 8 4 -99.0 -54.3 21.6 70.9 -14.8 132 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +154.5 LI... -1.8 | CAPE... +389.4 LI... -2.1
CINH... -117.9 K INDEX... +29.6 | CINH... -27.7 K INDEX... +29.4
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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 -22.6 -8.7 245 18 9 7.7 4.2 | -22.6 -8.7 245 22 11 7.2 3.9
24000 -18.6 -1.5 245 15 8 5.8 3.2 | -18.8 -1.8 245 19 10 5.9 3.3
22000 -15.2 4.6 240 15 8 6.8 3.7 | -15.3 4.5 245 16 8 7.1 3.9
20000 -10.8 12.6 240 14 7 7.6 4.2 | -10.8 12.6 245 14 7 7.8 4.3
18000 -5.8 21.6 235 10 5 8.2 4.5 | -5.5 22.1 245 12 6 8.0 4.4
16000 -0.9 30.4 225 8 4 8.7 4.7 | -0.6 30.9 235 8 4 8.9 4.9
14000 4.4 39.9 220 7 4 9.4 5.1 | 4.8 40.6 220 7 4 9.3 5.1
12000 10.0 50.0 215 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 10.3 50.5 205 7 4 9.3 5.1
10000 15.4 59.7 215 6 3 9.4 5.2 | 15.8 60.4 190 7 3 9.5 5.2
9000 17.8 64.0 205 5 3 8.2 4.5 | 18.4 65.1 195 6 3 8.5 4.7
8000 20.3 68.5 190 4 2 7.7 4.2 | 21.0 69.8 195 5 3 8.4 4.6
7000 22.4 72.3 170 4 2 6.7 3.7 | 23.6 74.5 205 4 2 9.4 5.1
6000 24.0 75.2 160 5 3 5.6 3.1 | 26.3 79.3 215 4 2 10.1 5.6
5000 25.5 77.9 115 3 1 6.6 3.6 | 29.2 84.6 230 3 2 11.6 6.4
08/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +602.6 LI... -2.4 | CAPE... +537.2 LI... -1.9
CINH... -22.6 K INDEX... +28.5 | CINH... -30.9 K INDEX... +27.9
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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 -22.0 -7.6 250 24 12 8.1 4.4 | -22.0 -7.6 260 22 11 8.1 4.5
24000 -17.9 -0.2 245 20 10 5.9 3.2 | -17.6 0.3 255 18 9 6.6 3.6
22000 -14.5 5.9 230 17 9 6.9 3.8 | -13.7 7.3 240 17 9 7.1 3.9
20000 -10.2 13.6 230 14 7 7.5 4.1 | -9.4 15.1 230 15 8 7.5 4.1
18000 -4.9 23.2 230 11 6 8.6 4.7 | -4.3 24.3 220 14 7 8.4 4.6
16000 0.2 32.4 235 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 0.7 33.3 230 12 6 8.6 4.7
14000 5.4 41.7 235 9 4 9.0 4.9 | 5.8 42.4 245 9 4 8.9 4.9
12000 10.8 51.4 235 8 4 9.2 5.1 | 11.2 52.2 260 7 3 9.4 5.1
10000 16.3 61.3 245 6 3 9.0 4.9 | 16.7 62.1 275 5 3 9.1 5.0
9000 19.2 66.6 255 6 3 10.1 5.6 | 19.6 67.3 280 5 3 10.2 5.6
8000 21.9 71.4 265 6 3 9.2 5.1 | 22.3 72.1 290 5 2 9.1 5.0
7000 24.7 76.5 285 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 25.0 77.0 305 4 2 9.0 4.9
6000 27.5 81.5 300 6 3 10.4 5.7 | 27.7 81.9 315 4 2 9.8 5.4
5000 33.1 91.6 310 7 4 80.2 44.0 | 32.3 90.1 325 4 2 50.2 27.5
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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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