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UXUS97 KSLC 181228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 44.5 F/7.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 267 FT/MIN (1.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13741 FT MSL (8864 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 56.0 F/13.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 11311 FT MSL (6433 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 05/19...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:07:30 / 20:41:05 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 33 MIN 35 SEC (873 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:17 MDT... 68.28 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/18/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5815 FT MSL (938 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8278 FT MSL (3401 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11163 FT MSL (6286 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.8
K INDEX......................... +17.8
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 -37.7 -35.9 165 29 15 7.2 4.0 28.0 82.4 11.4 M M
24000 -33.4 -28.1 165 22 11 7.1 3.9 25.9 78.7 10.1 M M
22000 -29.4 -20.9 170 14 7 6.7 3.7 23.8 74.8 8.5 M M
20000 -24.9 -12.8 180 5 3 6.8 3.7 21.3 70.4 6.6 M M
18000 -20.9 -5.6 045 5 3 6.0 3.3 19.3 66.7 4.9 M M
16000 -17.3 0.9 060 17 9 5.9 3.3 16.7 62.0 2.7 M M
14000 -13.9 7.0 055 25 13 5.9 3.3 14.0 57.2 0.3 M M
12000 -10.5 13.1 045 24 12 5.9 3.3 11.5 52.7 -2.1 525 2.7
10000 -7.0 19.4 015 22 11 6.2 3.4 9.0 48.3 -4.6 362 1.8
9000 -5.3 22.5 005 25 13 6.0 3.3 7.8 46.0 -5.9 282 1.4
8000 -3.6 25.5 360 25 13 5.5 3.0 6.6 43.8 -7.1 201 1.0
7000 -2.1 28.2 355 24 13 4.2 2.3 5.2 41.4 -8.6 126 0.6
6000 -0.5 31.1 345 19 10 6.9 3.8 3.9 39.0 -10.1 49 0.2
5000 2.3 36.1 335 10 5 3.6 2.0 3.2 37.7 -11.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/18/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/18/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +24.5 LI... +3.9 | CAPE... +83.7 LI... +3.0
CINH... -0.6 K INDEX... +16.0 | CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +13.0
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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 -32.6 -26.7 295 23 12 2.1 1.2 | -29.9 -21.8 290 40 21 3.9 2.1
24000 -31.3 -24.3 210 9 5 2.2 1.2 | -27.5 -17.5 285 26 13 3.9 2.1
22000 -28.0 -18.4 185 6 3 6.0 3.3 | -26.5 -15.7 275 15 7 1.2 0.7
20000 -24.5 -12.1 005 3 1 5.8 3.2 | -24.9 -12.8 280 5 3 5.5 3.0
18000 -21.2 -6.2 025 11 6 4.8 2.6 | -21.5 -6.7 015 11 5 3.7 2.0
16000 -18.4 -1.1 055 21 11 4.8 2.6 | -18.5 -1.3 005 16 8 6.3 3.5
14000 -14.6 5.7 050 26 14 6.5 3.5 | -14.6 5.7 015 17 9 6.7 3.7
12000 -10.7 12.7 030 24 12 6.7 3.7 | -10.8 12.6 035 16 8 6.6 3.6
10000 -7.1 19.2 015 23 12 6.5 3.6 | -6.8 19.8 050 15 8 6.9 3.8
9000 -5.3 22.5 015 20 10 6.9 3.8 | -4.8 23.4 045 12 6 7.1 3.9
8000 -3.7 25.3 010 17 9 5.9 3.2 | -3.0 26.6 020 10 5 6.7 3.7
7000 -1.9 28.6 360 15 8 5.0 2.7 | -1.1 30.0 355 9 5 7.3 4.0
6000 0.3 32.5 350 13 7 8.8 4.8 | 1.4 34.5 340 9 5 9.2 5.0
5000 4.2 39.6 335 8 4 11.6 6.4 | 4.9 40.8 335 8 4 23.6 12.9
05/18/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/18/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +72.0 LI... +2.4 | CAPE... +37.7 LI... +1.3
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +9.7 | CINH... -2.5 K INDEX... +11.0
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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 -30.9 -23.6 270 36 18 8.6 4.7 | -32.5 -26.5 265 28 14 8.8 4.8
24000 -25.7 -14.3 265 30 16 9.1 5.0 | -27.2 -17.0 275 24 13 9.5 5.2
22000 -24.7 -12.5 270 22 11 0.2 0.1 | -25.4 -13.7 285 17 9 1.9 1.1
20000 -23.8 -10.8 285 14 7 4.0 2.2 | -24.0 -11.2 305 10 5 3.3 1.8
18000 -20.9 -5.6 320 8 4 5.6 3.1 | -21.3 -6.3 335 5 2 6.3 3.5
16000 -17.5 0.5 345 13 7 6.3 3.5 | -17.5 0.5 350 6 3 6.9 3.8
14000 -13.7 7.3 360 11 5 6.3 3.5 | -13.3 8.1 350 6 3 7.2 3.9
12000 -10.1 13.8 015 10 5 6.5 3.6 | -9.1 15.6 350 9 5 7.4 4.1
10000 -6.1 21.0 035 11 6 6.5 3.6 | -4.7 23.5 355 7 4 7.2 3.9
9000 -4.0 24.8 030 10 5 8.4 4.6 | -2.3 27.9 005 6 3 9.3 5.1
8000 -1.8 28.8 025 8 4 8.3 4.6 | 0.2 32.4 010 6 3 8.5 4.7
7000 0.8 33.4 015 7 4 9.1 5.0 | 2.9 37.2 005 6 3 8.9 4.9
6000 3.4 38.1 015 7 3 9.9 5.5 | 5.6 42.1 360 6 3 9.4 5.2
5000 8.8 47.8 010 6 3 6.7 3.7 | 10.5 50.9 355 5 3 59.8 32.8
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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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