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UXUS97 KSLC 111227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 59.2 F/15.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 444 FT/MIN (2.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13247 FT MSL (8321 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 68.0 F/20.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 10543 FT MSL (5617 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 10/12....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:35:11 / 18:53:46 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 18 MIN 35 SEC (678 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:14:28 MDT... 41.87 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/11/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10574 FT MSL (5648 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9115 FT MSL (4189 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11021 FT MSL (6095 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.0
K INDEX......................... +26.5
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 -27.5 -17.5 215 67 34 3.1 1.7 38.5 101.2 14.6 M M
24000 -25.7 -14.3 210 60 31 3.2 1.8 33.6 92.5 10.9 M M
22000 -22.3 -8.1 205 55 28 5.4 3.0 29.7 85.5 7.9 M M
20000 -18.5 -1.3 205 52 27 7.4 4.1 27.5 81.4 6.1 M M
18000 -14.2 6.4 210 47 24 7.0 3.9 25.8 78.5 4.7 M M
16000 -10.1 13.8 220 41 21 6.7 3.7 23.9 75.1 3.0 M M
14000 -6.4 20.5 225 37 19 6.2 3.4 21.7 71.0 0.9 M M
12000 -2.8 27.0 220 34 18 6.4 3.5 19.4 66.9 -1.3 543 2.8
10000 0.9 33.6 210 27 14 6.4 3.5 17.3 63.1 -3.5 373 1.9
9000 2.9 37.2 205 24 12 7.2 4.0 16.3 61.4 -4.5 284 1.4
8000 5.5 41.9 195 21 11 7.8 4.3 15.4 59.7 -5.6 168 0.9
7000 7.7 45.9 185 22 11 7.0 3.8 14.7 58.5 -6.4 74 0.4
6000 9.5 49.1 175 18 10 7.9 4.3 13.7 56.7 -7.5 M M
5000 11.4 52.5 160 9 5 5.7 3.1 12.8 55.1 -8.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/11/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/11/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +40.4 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +224.7 LI... -0.8
CINH... -3.7 K INDEX... +25.6 | CINH... -16.5 K INDEX... +23.2
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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 -24.7 -12.5 215 53 27 6.9 3.8 | -24.5 -12.1 205 47 24 5.9 3.2
24000 -20.6 -5.1 210 53 27 6.6 3.6 | -21.0 -5.8 210 52 27 6.1 3.4
22000 -16.9 1.6 210 57 29 6.4 3.5 | -17.2 1.0 205 52 27 6.4 3.5
20000 -12.8 9.0 205 61 32 6.3 3.5 | -12.8 9.0 205 55 28 6.6 3.6
18000 -9.2 15.4 205 64 33 5.8 3.2 | -9.0 15.8 205 59 31 5.7 3.2
16000 -5.8 21.6 205 62 32 5.8 3.2 | -5.6 21.9 205 61 32 5.9 3.2
14000 -2.6 27.3 200 56 29 5.4 2.9 | -2.4 27.7 200 59 30 5.6 3.1
12000 0.2 32.4 195 45 23 4.6 2.5 | 1.0 33.8 200 53 27 6.5 3.6
10000 3.3 37.9 195 32 16 6.6 3.6 | 5.5 41.9 190 42 22 8.2 4.5
9000 5.2 41.4 190 26 14 7.1 3.9 | 7.8 46.0 185 36 19 8.1 4.5
8000 7.1 44.8 180 22 11 6.1 3.4 | 10.0 50.0 180 30 15 7.2 4.0
7000 8.9 48.0 165 18 9 5.2 2.9 | 12.0 53.6 175 22 11 7.0 3.9
6000 10.5 50.9 155 14 7 6.8 3.7 | 14.2 57.6 170 16 8 9.6 5.2
5000 13.2 55.8 145 8 4 8.5 4.7 | 18.1 64.6 165 8 4 5.4 2.9
10/11/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/11/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +384.0 LI... -2.1 | CAPE... +156.5 LI... -0.3
CINH... -6.9 K INDEX... +28.8 | CINH... -7.5 K INDEX... +24.6
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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 -24.9 -12.8 205 51 26 6.6 3.6 | -24.4 -11.9 210 45 23 6.6 3.6
24000 -21.0 -5.8 205 55 29 6.7 3.7 | -20.5 -4.9 215 45 23 6.6 3.6
22000 -16.5 2.3 200 50 26 6.9 3.8 | -16.2 2.8 210 48 25 6.5 3.6
20000 -12.9 8.8 200 52 27 5.9 3.2 | -12.7 9.1 210 51 26 5.6 3.1
18000 -9.4 15.1 200 55 28 6.3 3.4 | -9.5 14.9 205 55 28 5.7 3.1
16000 -5.9 21.4 205 51 26 5.5 3.0 | -6.1 21.0 200 57 29 5.5 3.0
14000 -2.7 27.1 200 50 26 5.8 3.2 | -3.0 26.6 200 57 29 5.3 2.9
12000 1.0 33.8 190 41 21 6.3 3.5 | -0.2 31.6 195 56 29 4.7 2.6
10000 5.3 41.5 185 34 18 7.1 3.9 | 3.2 37.8 190 49 25 7.0 3.8
9000 7.6 45.7 185 32 16 7.1 3.9 | 5.4 41.7 190 44 23 7.5 4.1
8000 9.9 49.8 185 28 14 7.8 4.3 | 7.7 45.9 185 40 21 7.1 3.9
7000 12.3 54.1 185 23 12 8.8 4.8 | 9.6 49.3 185 34 18 7.0 3.8
6000 14.7 58.5 190 19 10 9.7 5.3 | 11.9 53.4 185 26 13 8.8 4.9
5000 18.6 65.5 185 10 5 16.9 9.2 | 14.9 58.8 175 12 6 7.8 4.3
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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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