799
UXUS97 KSLC 251227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 87.2 F/30.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1476 FT/MIN (7.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18142 FT MSL (13216 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 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................. 9160 FT MSL (4234 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 08/26.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:48:20 / 20:11:21 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 23 MIN 1 SEC (803 MIN 1 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:51 MDT... 59.07 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/25/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15751 FT MSL (10825 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17039 FT MSL (12113 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17445 FT MSL (12519 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.5
K INDEX......................... +27.8
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 -8.1 250 19 10 7.3 4.0 42.1 107.8 6.4 M M
24000 -18.3 -0.9 255 17 9 6.3 3.4 39.9 103.8 4.7 M M
22000 -14.7 5.5 260 16 8 7.0 3.8 37.5 99.5 2.7 M M
20000 -9.7 14.5 260 13 7 7.7 4.2 35.7 96.3 1.1 M M
18000 -5.2 22.6 255 9 5 7.5 4.1 34.4 93.9 -0.2 1257 6.4
16000 -0.6 30.9 245 7 4 8.3 4.6 33.1 91.7 -1.4 1060 5.4
14000 4.8 40.6 240 7 3 9.5 5.2 32.8 91.0 -1.9 840 4.3
12000 10.2 50.4 240 6 3 9.0 5.0 32.4 90.3 -2.3 618 3.1
10000 15.6 60.1 215 4 2 9.1 5.0 32.0 89.6 -2.8 397 2.0
9000 18.3 64.9 195 4 2 9.0 4.9 31.8 89.2 -3.0 287 1.5
8000 20.8 69.4 180 4 2 8.1 4.4 31.3 88.3 -3.5 184 0.9
7000 23.4 74.1 165 5 2 6.5 3.6 30.3 86.5 -4.5 68 0.3
6000 24.6 76.3 150 6 3 1.0 0.6 28.7 83.6 -6.3 1 0.0
5000 19.4 66.9 115 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 20.8 69.4 -14.5 129 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/25/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/25/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +464.8 LI... -2.3 | CAPE... +575.6 LI... -3.2
CINH... -141.6 K INDEX... +25.9 | CINH... -35.5 K INDEX... +24.9
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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 -23.0 -9.4 255 28 14 7.5 4.1 | -22.6 -8.7 255 30 15 6.7 3.7
24000 -18.9 -2.0 255 24 12 6.2 3.4 | -19.0 -2.2 255 23 12 5.7 3.1
22000 -15.3 4.5 260 17 9 6.6 3.6 | -15.6 3.9 255 15 8 6.7 3.7
20000 -11.2 11.8 265 15 8 7.0 3.9 | -11.3 11.7 255 14 7 7.4 4.1
18000 -6.2 20.8 260 16 8 7.9 4.4 | -6.0 21.2 250 13 7 8.4 4.6
16000 -1.1 30.0 260 13 7 9.3 5.1 | -0.9 30.4 250 12 6 9.1 5.0
14000 4.4 39.9 250 11 5 9.3 5.1 | 4.6 40.3 255 9 4 9.3 5.1
12000 9.2 48.6 220 6 3 7.9 4.4 | 9.9 49.8 245 6 3 8.6 4.7
10000 14.0 57.2 165 5 3 10.1 5.5 | 14.5 58.1 185 6 3 8.8 4.8
9000 16.1 61.0 155 6 3 7.4 4.1 | 16.9 62.4 180 6 3 8.2 4.5
8000 18.5 65.3 150 7 4 7.0 3.9 | 19.5 67.1 185 6 3 8.1 4.5
7000 20.5 68.9 150 7 4 6.2 3.4 | 22.0 71.6 195 6 3 9.8 5.4
6000 22.1 71.8 150 7 3 5.6 3.1 | 24.8 76.6 205 5 3 10.5 5.8
5000 23.6 74.5 140 5 3 8.6 4.7 | 30.2 86.4 220 4 2 75.9 41.6
08/25/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/25/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +580.2 LI... -3.2 | CAPE... +273.1 LI... -1.6
CINH... -17.3 K INDEX... +24.2 | CINH... -25.9 K INDEX... +24.0
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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 -21.7 -7.1 255 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -21.8 -7.2 260 25 13 7.3 4.0
24000 -18.1 -0.6 255 24 12 5.4 2.9 | -17.7 0.1 255 21 11 6.6 3.6
22000 -14.9 5.2 255 15 8 6.2 3.4 | -13.8 7.2 240 17 9 6.6 3.6
20000 -10.4 13.3 250 12 6 6.9 3.8 | -9.9 14.2 230 13 7 6.6 3.6
18000 -5.8 21.6 240 12 6 8.7 4.8 | -5.1 22.8 225 12 6 8.5 4.7
16000 -0.6 30.9 235 12 6 9.1 5.0 | 0.0 32.0 230 12 6 8.9 4.9
14000 4.8 40.6 235 11 5 9.4 5.1 | 5.4 41.7 240 11 6 9.4 5.2
12000 10.4 50.7 240 8 4 9.5 5.2 | 10.9 51.6 250 9 5 9.3 5.1
10000 16.1 61.0 245 6 3 10.2 5.6 | 16.3 61.3 270 7 4 8.7 4.8
9000 18.8 65.8 250 6 3 8.6 4.7 | 19.1 66.4 280 7 3 9.9 5.4
8000 21.4 70.5 265 5 3 7.9 4.3 | 21.8 71.2 290 6 3 9.1 5.0
7000 23.8 74.8 285 5 2 9.3 5.1 | 24.4 75.9 305 5 3 9.0 4.9
6000 26.3 79.3 300 6 3 10.3 5.6 | 26.9 80.4 320 5 3 9.9 5.4
5000 32.1 89.8 310 7 3 91.2 50.0 | 29.5 85.1 325 5 2 10.0 5.5
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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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