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UXUS97 KSLC 281228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.9 F/26.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1151 FT/MIN (5.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18028 FT MSL (13103 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 92.0 F/33.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
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................. 14842 FT MSL (9916 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 08/29..... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:51:17 / 20:06:40 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 15 MIN 23 SEC (795 MIN 23 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:59 MDT... 58.07 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/28/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14987 FT MSL (10062 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13014 FT MSL (8089 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14746 FT MSL (9820 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -5.3
K INDEX......................... +32.5
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 -22.1 -7.8 230 47 24 8.0 4.4 43.1 109.6 7.6 M M
24000 -17.1 1.2 235 45 23 6.7 3.7 41.3 106.3 6.2 M M
22000 -13.2 8.2 235 46 24 6.5 3.5 39.2 102.5 4.5 M M
20000 -9.7 14.5 235 47 24 6.1 3.3 36.5 97.6 2.1 M M
18000 -6.1 21.0 235 45 23 6.2 3.4 34.1 93.3 -0.0 1147 5.8
16000 -2.3 27.9 230 39 20 7.3 4.0 31.9 89.4 -2.1 975 5.0
14000 2.3 36.1 230 34 17 8.8 4.9 30.7 87.3 -3.4 776 3.9
12000 7.3 45.1 230 25 13 7.7 4.2 29.9 85.9 -4.3 568 2.9
10000 11.8 53.2 230 16 8 7.4 4.0 28.6 83.6 -5.8 374 1.9
9000 13.9 57.0 215 11 6 5.0 2.7 27.8 82.1 -6.7 282 1.4
8000 15.7 60.3 190 6 3 5.4 3.0 26.1 78.9 -8.5 189 1.0
7000 17.1 62.8 185 5 2 4.7 2.6 24.6 76.2 -10.2 119 0.6
6000 18.1 64.6 165 3 2 3.5 1.9 22.8 73.0 -12.2 59 0.3
5000 17.8 64.0 115 3 1 -32.3 -17.7 19.8 67.7 -15.5 37 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/28/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/28/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +133.8 LI... -1.9 | CAPE... +335.3 LI... -2.7
CINH... -160.0 K INDEX... +29.7 | CINH... -73.1 K INDEX... +30.8
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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 -20.3 -4.5 235 31 16 7.3 4.0 | -20.3 -4.5 230 33 17 7.1 3.9
24000 -16.4 2.5 230 30 16 5.8 3.2 | -16.6 2.1 230 33 17 5.4 3.0
22000 -13.1 8.4 230 31 16 5.7 3.1 | -13.4 7.9 235 35 18 5.6 3.1
20000 -9.9 14.2 235 36 19 5.5 3.0 | -10.0 14.0 235 41 21 5.8 3.2
18000 -5.5 22.1 235 37 19 7.9 4.3 | -5.5 22.1 235 43 22 7.8 4.3
16000 -0.9 30.4 230 36 19 8.3 4.6 | -0.9 30.4 230 38 20 8.5 4.7
14000 4.3 39.7 220 33 17 9.3 5.1 | 4.1 39.4 230 33 17 8.7 4.8
12000 9.7 49.5 210 28 15 9.0 4.9 | 9.4 48.9 225 28 15 9.2 5.1
10000 14.8 58.6 205 23 12 7.1 3.9 | 14.8 58.6 220 24 13 8.2 4.5
9000 17.1 62.8 200 19 10 6.8 3.7 | 17.5 63.5 215 23 12 8.3 4.6
8000 18.8 65.8 190 14 7 5.4 3.0 | 19.7 67.5 210 19 10 6.3 3.4
7000 20.4 68.7 190 9 5 4.4 2.4 | 21.6 70.9 210 14 7 5.3 2.9
6000 21.9 71.4 185 6 3 5.8 3.2 | 23.6 74.5 215 9 5 8.2 4.5
5000 24.5 76.1 160 2 1 8.7 4.8 | 29.0 84.2 225 6 3 79.6 43.7
08/28/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/28/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +713.6 LI... -3.3 | CAPE... +1168.5 LI... -2.6
CINH... -42.6 K INDEX... +29.9 | CINH... -66.8 K INDEX... +31.8
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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 -20.4 -4.7 235 41 21 7.1 3.9 | -20.1 -4.2 235 42 21 7.4 4.1
24000 -16.4 2.5 235 40 21 6.2 3.4 | -15.9 3.4 240 39 20 6.8 3.7
22000 -12.8 9.0 235 39 20 6.0 3.3 | -11.9 10.6 240 37 19 6.7 3.7
20000 -9.5 14.9 230 38 19 5.7 3.1 | -8.2 17.2 235 35 18 6.5 3.6
18000 -5.2 22.6 230 36 19 8.1 4.4 | -4.2 24.4 235 33 17 6.3 3.5
16000 -0.5 31.1 230 34 18 8.1 4.4 | -0.5 31.1 235 32 17 6.4 3.5
14000 4.6 40.3 230 31 16 9.1 5.0 | 4.1 39.4 230 31 16 8.8 4.8
12000 10.0 50.0 230 27 14 9.5 5.2 | 9.4 48.9 225 26 13 9.2 5.1
10000 15.5 59.9 230 25 13 8.9 4.9 | 14.5 58.1 220 20 10 6.6 3.6
9000 18.3 64.9 230 22 11 9.5 5.2 | 17.1 62.8 220 15 8 7.9 4.3
8000 20.6 69.1 230 19 10 7.9 4.3 | 19.5 67.1 215 11 5 7.5 4.1
7000 22.8 73.0 235 14 7 5.5 3.0 | 21.5 70.7 210 5 3 7.2 3.9
6000 25.0 77.0 245 11 6 8.3 4.5 | 23.5 74.3 190 1 1 9.6 5.3
5000 29.8 85.6 260 7 4 63.2 34.7 | 25.6 78.1 080 2 1 14.3 7.8
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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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