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UXUS97 KSLC 161228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 67.8 F/19.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 523 FT/MIN (2.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13265 FT MSL (8384 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 72.0 F/22.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 8073 FT MSL (3192 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 05/17....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:09:16 / 20:39:10 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 29 MIN 55 SEC (869 MIN 55 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:13 MDT... 67.85 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/16/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12139 FT MSL (7258 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16588 FT MSL (11707 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16222 FT MSL (11341 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.0
K INDEX......................... +14.0
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 -31.9 -25.4 250 44 23 7.8 4.3 32.7 90.9 8.2 M M
24000 -27.2 -17.0 250 40 20 7.4 4.1 31.4 88.5 7.4 M M
22000 -23.0 -9.4 250 38 20 7.1 3.9 29.3 84.8 5.9 M M
20000 -18.8 -1.8 250 39 20 5.9 3.3 26.6 79.9 3.6 M M
18000 -15.0 5.0 250 38 20 7.6 4.2 24.4 76.0 1.7 M M
16000 -10.0 14.0 245 30 16 8.8 4.8 23.6 74.5 0.9 M M
14000 -4.8 23.4 235 21 11 8.6 4.7 22.9 73.3 0.3 M M
12000 0.3 32.5 230 14 7 8.3 4.6 22.1 71.8 -0.5 588 3.0
10000 5.2 41.4 230 9 5 7.1 3.9 21.1 70.0 -1.4 381 1.9
9000 7.5 45.5 225 6 3 7.8 4.3 20.5 68.9 -2.1 283 1.4
8000 9.5 49.1 225 3 1 6.2 3.4 19.6 67.3 -3.0 193 1.0
7000 11.0 51.8 000 0 0 3.6 2.0 18.1 64.6 -4.5 120 0.6
6000 12.0 53.6 000 0 0 -0.2 -0.1 16.2 61.2 -6.5 61 0.3
5000 9.2 48.6 105 3 1 13.7 7.5 9.9 49.9 -13.0 107 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/16/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/16/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.7 | CAPE... +3.4 LI... +2.2
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +15.0 | CINH... -44.0 K INDEX... +18.5
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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 -32.5 -26.5 245 46 23 7.5 4.1 | -33.0 -27.4 230 49 25 7.3 4.0
24000 -28.1 -18.6 240 43 22 7.3 4.0 | -28.7 -19.7 230 46 24 7.6 4.2
22000 -23.9 -11.0 245 43 22 7.1 3.9 | -23.9 -11.0 230 46 24 8.1 4.4
20000 -19.2 -2.6 250 41 21 7.0 3.9 | -19.1 -2.4 230 44 23 8.1 4.5
18000 -15.0 5.0 250 38 19 7.4 4.1 | -14.1 6.6 230 38 19 6.5 3.6
16000 -10.4 13.3 240 30 16 9.2 5.0 | -10.6 12.9 230 28 14 7.1 3.9
14000 -5.0 23.0 230 22 12 8.9 4.9 | -6.1 21.0 230 23 12 8.3 4.6
12000 0.1 32.2 220 16 8 8.4 4.6 | -1.0 30.2 240 19 10 8.7 4.8
10000 5.0 41.0 220 8 4 7.3 4.0 | 4.2 39.6 250 12 6 7.5 4.1
9000 7.2 45.0 225 5 3 7.5 4.1 | 6.6 43.9 260 10 5 7.9 4.4
8000 9.2 48.6 230 2 1 5.8 3.2 | 8.8 47.8 275 7 4 6.1 3.4
7000 10.8 51.4 245 1 0 4.5 2.5 | 10.5 50.9 295 6 3 4.4 2.4
6000 11.8 53.2 280 1 1 3.9 2.1 | 11.7 53.1 310 8 4 9.7 5.3
5000 14.5 58.1 270 2 1 9.0 4.9 | 15.0 59.0 310 8 4 26.1 14.3
05/16/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/16/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.3
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +20.1 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +10.5
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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 -32.4 -26.3 220 49 25 8.3 4.6 | -32.9 -27.2 225 50 26 8.0 4.4
24000 -27.5 -17.5 220 49 25 8.1 4.5 | -28.2 -18.8 225 50 26 8.0 4.4
22000 -22.8 -9.0 220 49 25 7.9 4.3 | -23.6 -10.5 225 50 26 7.7 4.2
20000 -18.6 -1.5 225 46 24 6.7 3.7 | -19.2 -2.6 230 47 24 7.1 3.9
18000 -14.3 6.3 225 39 20 6.1 3.4 | -14.6 5.7 240 41 21 6.9 3.8
16000 -10.7 12.7 235 31 16 5.8 3.2 | -10.6 12.9 255 37 19 6.4 3.5
14000 -7.0 19.4 245 24 12 7.0 3.9 | -6.3 20.7 265 28 15 7.7 4.2
12000 -2.7 27.1 250 20 10 7.4 4.0 | -1.8 28.8 275 18 9 7.2 4.0
10000 1.4 34.5 255 16 8 6.3 3.5 | 2.3 36.1 295 13 6 7.5 4.1
9000 3.5 38.3 260 13 7 8.5 4.7 | 4.6 40.3 305 11 6 8.4 4.6
8000 6.2 43.2 265 10 5 9.4 5.1 | 7.0 44.6 310 10 5 8.6 4.7
7000 8.9 48.0 275 8 4 8.7 4.8 | 9.5 49.1 320 7 4 8.5 4.6
6000 11.6 52.9 285 7 4 9.3 5.1 | 12.0 53.6 340 5 3 8.8 4.8
5000 15.2 59.4 290 6 3 18.7 10.3 | 15.2 59.4 350 5 2 18.3 10.0
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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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