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UXUS97 KSLC 121227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 80.1 F/26.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 873 FT/MIN (4.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15414 FT MSL (10486 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 91.0 F/33.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 12584 FT MSL (7656 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 09/13....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:05:57 / 19:42:05 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 36 MIN 8 SEC (756 MIN 8 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:01 MDT... 52.78 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16012 FT MSL (11084 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17263 FT MSL (12335 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16606 FT MSL (11678 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.3
K INDEX......................... +2.0
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 -21.9 -7.4 245 61 31 7.4 4.1 42.7 108.9 7.9 M M
24000 -17.5 0.5 240 56 29 7.2 4.0 41.0 105.8 6.6 M M
22000 -13.2 8.2 240 50 26 7.2 3.9 39.2 102.6 5.3 M M
20000 -8.1 17.4 235 45 23 7.7 4.2 37.5 99.5 4.0 M M
18000 -3.6 25.5 230 39 20 6.8 3.8 36.0 96.9 2.8 M M
16000 0.1 32.2 225 30 16 6.2 3.4 33.6 92.4 0.6 M M
14000 3.9 39.0 225 29 15 6.1 3.3 31.4 88.6 -1.4 749 3.8
12000 7.7 45.9 225 25 13 7.4 4.1 29.4 85.0 -3.5 576 2.9
10000 12.0 53.6 220 32 17 6.4 3.5 28.1 82.7 -5.1 388 2.0
9000 14.4 57.9 215 34 18 7.8 4.3 27.8 82.0 -5.7 285 1.4
8000 17.0 62.6 210 33 17 8.6 4.7 27.5 81.4 -6.1 179 0.9
7000 19.8 67.6 200 30 15 7.0 3.8 26.7 80.1 -7.0 60 0.3
6000 20.8 69.4 185 24 12 2.0 1.1 25.1 77.2 -9.0 M M
5000 19.8 67.6 165 13 7 -7.7 -4.2 21.3 70.3 -13.0 0 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +3.2 LI... +2.1
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +16.7 | CINH... -26.3 K INDEX... +20.8
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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 -22.5 -8.5 270 42 22 7.2 4.0 | -22.4 -8.3 285 47 24 7.6 4.2
24000 -18.4 -1.1 270 39 20 6.0 3.3 | -17.9 -0.2 280 42 22 7.0 3.8
22000 -14.8 5.4 265 37 19 6.1 3.4 | -13.2 8.2 275 37 19 6.5 3.6
20000 -11.3 11.7 260 35 18 5.4 2.9 | -9.7 14.5 265 33 17 6.0 3.3
18000 -7.9 17.8 255 34 18 7.5 4.1 | -6.5 20.3 260 30 15 6.0 3.3
16000 -2.9 26.8 250 32 17 8.6 4.7 | -2.6 27.3 250 31 16 7.4 4.1
14000 2.3 36.1 245 27 14 8.7 4.7 | 2.4 36.3 245 29 15 9.0 4.9
12000 7.3 45.1 240 19 10 8.2 4.5 | 7.5 45.5 230 22 11 8.0 4.4
10000 12.0 53.6 240 11 6 5.8 3.2 | 12.3 54.1 220 14 7 6.7 3.7
9000 14.4 57.9 240 7 4 7.4 4.1 | 14.9 58.8 210 11 6 8.2 4.5
8000 16.7 62.1 240 5 3 7.4 4.1 | 17.4 63.3 205 10 5 8.6 4.7
7000 18.8 65.8 205 5 2 6.4 3.5 | 20.1 68.2 200 8 4 8.5 4.7
6000 20.2 68.4 185 6 3 4.7 2.6 | 22.7 72.9 205 7 4 10.1 5.5
5000 21.4 70.5 150 4 2 -5.7 -3.1 | 28.1 82.6 215 5 3 73.0 40.0
09/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +14.8 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +2.8 LI... +1.3
CINH... -4.7 K INDEX... +24.2 | CINH... -1.6 K INDEX... +25.2
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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 -21.9 -7.4 275 45 23 7.5 4.1 | -22.1 -7.8 260 47 24 7.2 4.0
24000 -17.5 0.5 270 41 21 6.9 3.8 | -17.8 -0.0 260 42 22 7.2 3.9
22000 -12.8 9.0 265 37 19 6.7 3.7 | -12.9 8.8 260 39 20 7.3 4.0
20000 -8.8 16.2 260 33 17 6.6 3.6 | -8.4 16.9 255 36 19 7.5 4.1
18000 -5.3 22.5 245 29 15 5.7 3.1 | -4.3 24.3 245 34 17 6.3 3.5
16000 -1.9 28.6 230 26 13 6.9 3.8 | -0.8 30.6 230 30 15 7.3 4.0
14000 3.0 37.4 225 25 13 9.3 5.1 | 4.1 39.4 220 25 13 9.3 5.1
12000 8.6 47.5 225 23 12 9.3 5.1 | 9.7 49.5 215 22 11 9.3 5.1
10000 14.0 57.2 225 18 9 7.5 4.1 | 15.2 59.4 215 17 9 7.3 4.0
9000 16.9 62.4 225 15 8 8.9 4.9 | 18.0 64.4 220 13 7 8.6 4.7
8000 19.6 67.3 230 12 6 8.8 4.9 | 20.5 68.9 225 9 5 8.1 4.5
7000 22.2 72.0 240 9 5 9.0 4.9 | 22.9 73.2 235 6 3 7.4 4.1
6000 24.9 76.8 260 7 4 9.9 5.4 | 25.2 77.4 305 3 1 9.7 5.3
5000 30.6 87.1 285 6 3 8.7 4.7 | 28.3 82.9 335 4 2 15.7 8.6
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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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