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UXUS97 KSLC 031228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 75.7 F/24.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 944 FT/MIN (4.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15944 FT MSL (11015 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 86.0 F/30.5 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................. 13219 FT MSL (8291 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 09/04....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:57:10 / 19:57:02 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 59 MIN 53 SEC (779 MIN 53 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:27:06 MDT... 56.01 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/03/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14271 FT MSL (9342 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22909 FT MSL (17980 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 20256 FT MSL (15327 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.8
K INDEX......................... +7.2
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 -23.1 -9.6 225 52 27 7.5 4.1 41.3 106.4 9.0 M M
24000 -18.8 -1.8 225 50 26 6.4 3.5 39.5 103.1 7.7 M M
22000 -15.0 5.0 220 47 24 6.4 3.5 37.1 98.8 5.8 M M
20000 -11.2 11.8 215 45 23 6.6 3.6 34.7 94.5 3.8 M M
18000 -7.1 19.2 215 44 22 7.8 4.3 32.9 91.3 2.2 M M
16000 -3.4 25.9 215 41 21 6.0 3.3 30.5 87.0 0.1 M M
14000 0.4 32.7 220 38 20 6.0 3.3 28.2 82.8 -2.0 779 4.0
12000 4.3 39.7 215 37 19 7.8 4.3 26.1 79.0 -4.1 604 3.1
10000 9.2 48.6 210 34 18 7.4 4.1 25.2 77.3 -5.1 396 2.0
9000 11.8 53.2 205 34 17 8.7 4.8 24.8 76.7 -5.4 288 1.5
8000 14.9 58.8 200 31 16 8.5 4.7 24.1 75.5 -6.1 159 0.8
7000 17.0 62.6 190 29 15 6.9 3.8 23.3 74.0 -6.9 65 0.3
6000 18.6 65.5 180 22 11 3.6 1.9 22.0 71.6 -8.4 M M
5000 16.4 61.5 160 10 5 -5.4 -3.0 16.9 62.5 -13.6 27 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/03/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/03/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.6 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +2.9
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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 -22.3 -8.1 245 54 28 7.9 4.3 | -22.4 -8.3 230 49 25 8.4 4.6
24000 -17.8 -0.0 250 51 26 6.8 3.7 | -17.7 0.1 235 47 24 6.6 3.6
22000 -13.2 8.2 250 45 23 7.0 3.9 | -13.3 8.1 230 42 22 6.7 3.7
20000 -10.1 13.8 240 40 21 5.1 2.8 | -9.7 14.5 225 41 21 5.9 3.2
18000 -7.6 18.3 230 37 19 3.8 2.1 | -6.7 19.9 220 40 20 4.5 2.5
16000 -5.1 22.8 230 32 17 5.6 3.0 | -4.0 24.8 220 35 18 5.1 2.8
14000 -1.3 29.7 230 26 13 6.8 3.8 | -0.8 30.6 215 30 15 5.9 3.2
12000 3.2 37.8 225 21 11 8.4 4.6 | 3.1 37.6 210 23 12 8.4 4.6
10000 8.0 46.4 220 18 9 6.4 3.5 | 8.3 46.9 200 20 10 7.2 3.9
9000 10.4 50.7 210 16 8 6.8 3.7 | 11.1 52.0 200 18 9 8.7 4.8
8000 12.5 54.5 205 16 8 6.9 3.8 | 13.7 56.7 195 17 9 8.9 4.9
7000 14.5 58.1 200 14 7 5.9 3.2 | 16.3 61.3 195 14 7 9.7 5.3
6000 16.0 60.8 185 12 6 4.2 2.3 | 19.1 66.4 195 12 6 9.8 5.4
5000 17.8 64.0 170 8 4 15.0 8.2 | 23.1 73.6 195 9 5 26.1 14.3
09/03/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/03/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3
CINH... -1.3 K INDEX... +9.1 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +12.4
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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 -22.9 -9.2 220 46 24 7.9 4.3 | -24.0 -11.2 220 51 26 7.5 4.1
24000 -18.2 -0.8 220 45 23 7.3 4.0 | -19.5 -3.1 220 50 26 7.5 4.1
22000 -13.9 7.0 220 46 24 7.4 4.0 | -14.5 5.9 220 43 22 7.7 4.2
20000 -10.0 14.0 220 46 24 6.4 3.5 | -10.6 12.9 220 44 23 6.5 3.6
18000 -6.3 20.7 220 44 23 5.0 2.7 | -7.1 19.2 215 43 22 5.4 3.0
16000 -3.5 25.7 215 38 19 4.6 2.5 | -3.6 25.5 210 38 19 6.4 3.5
14000 -0.2 31.6 205 31 16 7.4 4.1 | 0.9 33.6 200 34 17 9.0 4.9
12000 4.7 40.5 200 26 13 8.9 4.9 | 6.3 43.3 200 31 16 9.2 5.1
10000 10.2 50.4 195 23 12 8.2 4.5 | 11.9 53.4 195 28 14 8.4 4.6
9000 13.2 55.8 195 22 12 10.2 5.6 | 14.8 58.6 195 26 14 10.1 5.5
8000 16.1 61.0 200 21 11 10.5 5.7 | 17.8 64.0 195 25 13 10.3 5.6
7000 19.0 66.2 200 19 10 10.2 5.6 | 20.7 69.3 195 23 12 9.9 5.4
6000 21.9 71.4 200 17 9 9.5 5.2 | 23.5 74.3 200 19 10 9.5 5.2
5000 27.7 81.9 205 11 6 14.6 8.0 | 27.9 82.2 200 12 6 15.5 8.5
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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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