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UXUS97 KSLC 101227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 61.7 F/16.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 717 FT/MIN (3.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14697 FT MSL (9772 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 77.0 F/25.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1800 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 12726 FT MSL (7802 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 10/11....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:34:07 / 18:55:21 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 21 MIN 14 SEC (681 MIN 14 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:14:44 MDT... 42.24 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/10/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11448 FT MSL (6523 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8985 FT MSL (4060 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12425 FT MSL (7500 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.1
K INDEX......................... +24.0
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 -14.4 215 70 36 7.4 4.1 39.7 103.5 11.5 M M
24000 -21.4 -6.5 220 66 34 7.0 3.9 38.1 100.7 10.4 M M
22000 -17.5 0.5 220 59 30 6.8 3.7 35.8 96.5 8.7 M M
20000 -13.2 8.2 225 52 27 6.4 3.5 33.3 91.9 6.6 M M
18000 -9.5 14.9 225 46 24 6.0 3.3 30.9 87.6 4.6 M M
16000 -6.4 20.5 225 40 20 5.0 2.7 27.9 82.3 1.9 M M
14000 -3.7 25.3 225 35 18 4.8 2.6 24.6 76.3 -1.1 668 3.4
12000 -0.7 30.7 220 29 15 5.0 2.8 21.6 70.9 -4.1 522 2.6
10000 2.0 35.6 205 20 10 6.0 3.3 18.4 65.2 -7.2 379 1.9
9000 4.2 39.6 200 18 9 8.1 4.4 17.8 64.0 -8.0 285 1.4
8000 6.4 43.5 195 18 9 7.6 4.2 17.1 62.7 -8.9 190 1.0
7000 8.7 47.7 180 19 10 6.6 3.6 15.9 60.6 -10.3 83 0.4
6000 10.6 51.1 170 16 8 6.6 3.6 15.0 59.0 -11.4 M M
5000 12.8 55.0 160 10 5 5.2 2.8 14.4 57.9 -12.2 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/10/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/10/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +89.5 LI... -2.2 | CAPE... +255.1 LI... -2.3
CINH... -80.2 K INDEX... +30.7 | CINH... -33.0 K INDEX... +29.9
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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 -28.5 -19.3 230 38 20 7.0 3.9 | -28.0 -18.4 230 45 23 7.2 3.9
24000 -24.3 -11.7 225 35 18 7.3 4.0 | -23.8 -10.8 225 40 20 6.8 3.7
22000 -20.0 -4.0 220 33 17 7.5 4.1 | -19.9 -3.8 220 37 19 6.6 3.6
20000 -15.5 4.1 220 32 16 6.4 3.5 | -15.6 3.9 225 36 18 6.4 3.5
18000 -11.5 11.3 225 31 16 7.5 4.1 | -11.8 10.8 225 35 18 6.5 3.6
16000 -7.2 19.0 230 31 16 7.5 4.1 | -7.6 18.3 225 34 18 8.0 4.4
14000 -2.8 27.0 235 31 16 8.3 4.5 | -2.9 26.8 225 35 18 8.3 4.5
12000 2.3 36.1 230 31 16 9.1 5.0 | 1.8 35.2 220 35 18 8.2 4.5
10000 7.7 45.9 225 29 15 9.2 5.0 | 7.0 44.6 215 33 17 8.2 4.5
9000 10.2 50.4 220 28 14 8.5 4.6 | 9.3 48.7 210 31 16 8.1 4.4
8000 12.5 54.5 210 27 14 7.6 4.2 | 11.5 52.7 205 29 15 7.8 4.3
7000 14.8 58.6 200 26 13 6.9 3.8 | 13.9 57.0 200 25 13 8.3 4.6
6000 16.6 61.9 190 22 11 3.8 2.1 | 16.5 61.7 195 21 11 9.5 5.2
5000 17.6 63.7 165 11 6 6.1 3.3 | 21.0 69.8 185 14 7 9.0 4.9
10/10/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/10/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +380.5 LI... -3.3 | CAPE... +164.4 LI... -2.3
CINH... -4.5 K INDEX... +30.7 | CINH... -9.5 K INDEX... +27.1
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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 -27.9 -18.2 235 50 26 7.3 4.0 | -27.5 -17.5 230 57 29 6.8 3.7
24000 -23.6 -10.5 230 43 22 6.3 3.5 | -23.4 -10.1 235 48 25 6.4 3.5
22000 -20.1 -4.2 230 42 21 5.9 3.2 | -19.2 -2.6 235 42 22 6.1 3.4
20000 -15.9 3.4 230 39 20 6.8 3.7 | -15.5 4.1 230 35 18 6.3 3.5
18000 -11.7 10.9 225 37 19 8.0 4.4 | -11.5 11.3 225 30 15 8.0 4.4
16000 -7.0 19.4 220 36 19 8.5 4.7 | -6.8 19.8 220 31 16 8.2 4.5
14000 -2.1 28.2 215 35 18 8.4 4.6 | -2.1 28.2 220 35 18 8.6 4.7
12000 3.0 37.4 210 34 18 9.0 5.0 | 3.3 37.9 215 37 19 9.5 5.2
10000 8.6 47.5 210 34 17 9.5 5.2 | 9.1 48.4 210 37 19 9.6 5.3
9000 11.6 52.9 210 33 17 10.1 5.5 | 12.0 53.6 210 36 19 10.0 5.5
8000 14.5 58.1 210 32 16 9.8 5.4 | 14.9 58.8 205 35 18 9.4 5.2
7000 17.4 63.3 205 30 15 9.6 5.3 | 17.8 64.0 205 32 17 9.4 5.2
6000 20.4 68.7 205 26 14 9.9 5.4 | 20.6 69.1 200 27 14 10.1 5.5
5000 24.7 76.5 205 16 8 -1.6 -0.9 | 23.2 73.8 200 19 10 8.3 4.6
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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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