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UXUS97 KSLC 011227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 75.3 F/24.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1048 FT/MIN (5.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16581 FT MSL (11652 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1230 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................. 14112 FT MSL (9183 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 09/02.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:55:12 / 20:00:17 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 5 MIN 5 SEC (785 MIN 5 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:27:45 MDT... 56.71 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/01/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13229 FT MSL (8300 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15296 FT MSL (10367 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16096 FT MSL (11167 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.8
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 -25.5 -13.9 220 47 24 7.9 4.3 38.7 101.7 7.8 M M
24000 -20.9 -5.6 220 45 23 6.9 3.8 37.1 98.9 6.7 M M
22000 -16.8 1.8 220 43 22 6.9 3.8 35.1 95.1 5.1 M M
20000 -13.1 8.4 215 41 21 6.1 3.3 32.5 90.5 3.0 M M
18000 -9.1 15.6 215 37 19 7.6 4.1 30.5 86.9 1.3 M M
16000 -5.2 22.6 215 34 18 5.9 3.3 28.3 82.9 -0.7 1002 5.1
14000 -1.7 28.9 215 36 19 7.3 4.0 26.0 78.8 -3.1 837 4.3
12000 3.0 37.4 210 38 19 9.4 5.2 25.1 77.1 -4.3 637 3.2
10000 8.7 47.7 205 35 18 8.6 4.7 24.9 76.8 -4.6 407 2.1
9000 11.6 52.9 200 32 17 9.3 5.1 24.9 76.9 -4.6 289 1.5
8000 15.1 59.2 200 31 16 9.6 5.2 24.7 76.5 -4.8 148 0.8
7000 17.4 63.3 190 29 15 7.3 4.0 24.2 75.5 -5.6 52 0.3
6000 19.2 66.6 180 22 11 5.1 2.8 23.2 73.7 -6.7 M M
5000 17.0 62.6 150 10 5 -4.3 -2.3 18.2 64.7 -11.9 4 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/01/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/01/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +202.9 LI... -2.0 | CAPE... +798.1 LI... -2.0
CINH... -123.8 K INDEX... +28.9 | CINH... -8.9 K INDEX... +28.9
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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 -24.7 -12.5 245 30 16 7.6 4.2 | -25.3 -13.5 225 31 16 7.6 4.2
24000 -20.2 -4.4 245 27 14 7.5 4.1 | -20.6 -5.1 230 27 14 8.1 4.4
22000 -15.7 3.7 240 24 12 7.6 4.2 | -15.8 3.6 230 25 13 8.2 4.5
20000 -12.0 10.4 235 23 12 6.0 3.3 | -11.1 12.0 225 25 13 6.9 3.8
18000 -8.7 16.3 230 22 11 4.7 2.6 | -8.0 17.6 220 25 13 4.6 2.5
16000 -5.4 22.3 230 18 9 7.6 4.2 | -4.9 23.2 210 21 11 7.1 3.9
14000 -0.4 31.3 235 16 8 8.7 4.8 | -0.5 31.1 210 20 10 7.8 4.3
12000 4.4 39.9 240 18 9 7.4 4.1 | 4.2 39.6 210 19 10 7.9 4.4
10000 8.5 47.3 230 20 10 7.2 4.0 | 8.5 47.3 210 18 9 6.0 3.3
9000 10.7 51.3 225 21 11 7.7 4.2 | 10.8 51.4 205 17 9 7.8 4.3
8000 12.9 55.2 215 20 10 7.4 4.0 | 13.1 55.6 200 16 8 8.8 4.8
7000 15.0 59.0 200 19 10 6.3 3.5 | 15.8 60.4 195 16 8 9.6 5.3
6000 16.6 61.9 180 17 9 5.7 3.2 | 18.5 65.3 190 15 8 10.7 5.9
5000 18.3 64.9 165 12 6 10.0 5.5 | 21.4 70.5 190 13 7 12.6 6.9
09/01/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/01/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1051.6 LI... -3.3 | CAPE... +684.8 LI... -2.7
CINH... -2.1 K INDEX... +32.1 | CINH... -18.1 K INDEX... +26.1
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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 -25.1 -13.2 215 43 22 7.4 4.1 | -24.6 -12.3 225 38 19 7.8 4.3
24000 -20.7 -5.3 210 37 19 7.5 4.1 | -20.1 -4.2 220 35 18 7.0 3.8
22000 -16.2 2.8 210 33 17 7.6 4.2 | -15.9 3.4 220 35 18 7.0 3.8
20000 -11.7 10.9 210 31 16 7.0 3.8 | -11.6 11.1 215 32 17 6.4 3.5
18000 -8.0 17.6 210 28 15 6.3 3.5 | -8.1 17.4 210 30 15 6.2 3.4
16000 -4.3 24.3 205 23 12 6.5 3.6 | -4.1 24.6 210 31 16 7.3 4.0
14000 -0.2 31.6 200 23 12 7.5 4.1 | 0.4 32.7 210 30 16 8.6 4.7
12000 4.4 39.9 200 21 11 8.7 4.8 | 5.3 41.5 210 29 15 8.6 4.7
10000 9.4 48.9 200 20 10 7.7 4.2 | 10.3 50.5 200 27 14 7.2 3.9
9000 12.2 54.0 200 19 10 9.1 5.0 | 13.0 55.4 195 25 13 8.7 4.8
8000 15.0 59.0 200 18 9 9.5 5.2 | 15.5 59.9 190 23 12 8.9 4.9
7000 17.8 64.0 195 18 9 9.8 5.4 | 18.1 64.6 185 20 11 8.9 4.9
6000 20.5 68.9 195 16 8 10.8 5.9 | 20.7 69.3 175 18 9 9.5 5.2
5000 25.0 77.0 195 11 6 41.6 22.8 | 24.6 76.3 170 11 6 9.5 5.2
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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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