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UXUS97 KSLC 231228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.0 F/20.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1522 FT/MIN (7.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21036 FT MSL (16155 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 82.0 F/28.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 17955 FT MSL (13073 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 05/24....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:03:35 / 20:45:39 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 42 MIN 3 SEC (882 MIN 3 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:37 MDT... 69.25 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/23/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12100 FT MSL (7219 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17483 FT MSL (12602 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19169 FT MSL (14288 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.4
K INDEX......................... +13.9
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 -30.4 -22.7 300 39 20 7.0 3.8 34.6 94.3 5.3 M M
24000 -26.3 -15.3 300 35 18 6.0 3.3 32.6 90.7 3.8 M M
22000 -23.0 -9.4 300 33 17 5.6 3.1 29.4 85.0 1.2 M M
20000 -18.8 -1.8 295 30 15 6.5 3.6 26.6 79.8 -1.1 1419 7.2
18000 -14.9 5.2 295 25 13 6.6 3.6 24.4 75.9 -3.0 1242 6.3
16000 -10.6 12.9 295 23 12 8.8 4.8 22.8 73.0 -4.7 1054 5.4
14000 -5.3 22.5 285 20 10 9.5 5.2 22.3 72.1 -5.3 836 4.2
12000 0.2 32.4 270 17 9 9.0 4.9 22.0 71.6 -5.8 611 3.1
10000 5.5 41.9 250 15 8 7.7 4.2 21.4 70.5 -6.5 394 2.0
9000 8.1 46.6 240 13 7 8.7 4.8 21.1 69.9 -6.9 286 1.5
8000 10.7 51.3 225 11 5 7.9 4.3 20.7 69.2 -7.3 180 0.9
7000 12.8 55.0 200 9 5 7.0 3.8 19.9 67.7 -8.2 87 0.4
6000 14.6 58.3 175 9 5 4.2 2.3 18.7 65.7 -9.4 3 0.0
5000 9.4 48.9 125 7 4 7.5 4.1 10.0 49.9 -18.4 122 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/23/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/23/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.7 | CAPE... +6.4 LI... +0.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +16.1 | CINH... -4.9 K INDEX... +15.8
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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 -29.8 -21.6 300 35 18 6.8 3.8 | -29.5 -21.1 300 29 15 6.7 3.7
24000 -25.8 -14.4 300 29 15 5.9 3.2 | -25.5 -13.9 295 25 13 6.1 3.4
22000 -22.4 -8.3 295 29 15 5.8 3.2 | -21.4 -6.5 285 25 13 6.1 3.4
20000 -18.1 -0.6 285 26 13 6.4 3.5 | -17.8 -0.0 275 25 13 6.1 3.3
18000 -14.4 6.1 285 22 11 6.3 3.4 | -14.1 6.6 270 22 12 6.4 3.5
16000 -10.3 13.5 295 19 10 7.9 4.3 | -9.7 14.5 265 17 9 8.2 4.5
14000 -5.1 22.8 290 16 8 9.5 5.2 | -4.7 23.5 265 13 7 9.4 5.1
12000 0.5 32.9 275 14 7 9.3 5.1 | 0.9 33.6 255 12 6 9.6 5.2
10000 5.9 42.6 255 15 8 7.5 4.1 | 6.4 43.5 250 11 6 7.6 4.2
9000 8.6 47.5 250 14 7 8.6 4.7 | 9.2 48.6 245 10 5 8.7 4.8
8000 11.0 51.8 240 12 6 7.9 4.3 | 11.9 53.4 245 8 4 9.3 5.1
7000 13.3 55.9 220 10 5 6.6 3.6 | 14.7 58.5 240 7 4 9.4 5.1
6000 15.0 59.0 195 10 5 6.3 3.5 | 17.4 63.3 245 6 3 10.1 5.6
5000 17.2 63.0 170 8 4 15.5 8.5 | 21.4 70.5 260 5 3 27.1 14.9
05/23/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/23/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.0 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +1.1
CINH... -4.8 K INDEX... +15.5 | CINH... -2.6 K INDEX... +14.0
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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 -28.8 -19.8 290 27 14 7.0 3.8 | -28.8 -19.8 280 28 14 6.8 3.7
24000 -24.7 -12.5 285 25 13 5.9 3.3 | -24.8 -12.6 275 27 14 6.3 3.5
22000 -21.1 -6.0 280 26 13 6.1 3.3 | -21.0 -5.8 275 27 14 6.4 3.5
20000 -17.5 0.5 280 26 13 6.2 3.4 | -16.9 1.6 280 28 14 7.1 3.9
18000 -13.1 8.4 270 23 12 7.0 3.8 | -11.8 10.8 285 28 14 8.4 4.6
16000 -8.5 16.7 255 19 10 8.5 4.6 | -6.9 19.6 280 23 12 8.1 4.4
14000 -3.3 26.1 245 16 8 9.2 5.0 | -1.9 28.6 260 18 9 9.0 4.9
12000 2.2 36.0 245 13 7 9.4 5.2 | 3.6 38.5 250 14 7 9.3 5.1
10000 7.7 45.9 250 10 5 7.5 4.1 | 9.0 48.2 250 10 5 7.7 4.2
9000 10.5 50.9 265 8 4 8.4 4.6 | 11.8 53.2 250 8 4 9.1 5.0
8000 13.3 55.9 275 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 14.5 58.1 255 5 3 9.2 5.1
7000 16.2 61.2 285 7 4 9.5 5.2 | 17.3 63.1 270 3 2 9.2 5.0
6000 18.9 66.0 300 7 3 10.8 5.9 | 20.0 68.0 305 3 1 9.8 5.4
5000 22.9 73.2 315 7 3 29.0 15.9 | 23.4 74.1 330 3 1 19.2 10.5
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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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