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UXUS97 KSLC 241228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.9 F/28.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1545 FT/MIN (7.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19149 FT MSL (14223 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 11523 FT MSL (6597 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 08/25...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:47:21 / 20:12:53 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 25 MIN 32 SEC (805 MIN 32 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:07 MDT... 59.39 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15685 FT MSL (10759 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15665 FT MSL (10739 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16427 FT MSL (11501 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.5
K INDEX......................... +25.4
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 -22.7 -8.9 250 29 15 7.4 4.1 41.7 107.1 6.2 M M
24000 -18.8 -1.8 255 25 13 5.9 3.2 39.5 103.1 4.5 M M
22000 -15.3 4.5 270 18 9 6.5 3.6 36.8 98.2 2.2 M M
20000 -10.5 13.1 255 19 10 7.4 4.0 34.8 94.6 0.5 M M
18000 -5.8 21.6 255 19 10 8.1 4.5 33.6 92.5 -0.7 1220 6.2
16000 -0.8 30.6 260 17 9 9.1 5.0 32.9 91.2 -1.5 1010 5.1
14000 4.4 39.9 265 12 6 8.4 4.6 32.2 90.0 -2.2 796 4.0
12000 9.6 49.3 250 9 5 9.0 4.9 31.8 89.3 -2.8 580 2.9
10000 14.3 57.7 225 8 4 7.8 4.3 30.8 87.4 -4.0 382 1.9
9000 16.5 61.7 205 7 4 7.6 4.2 30.1 86.2 -4.8 285 1.4
8000 18.7 65.7 190 5 3 7.2 4.0 29.4 84.9 -5.5 188 1.0
7000 20.9 69.6 160 4 2 5.5 3.0 28.0 82.4 -7.0 87 0.4
6000 22.0 71.6 150 4 2 0.7 0.4 26.3 79.4 -8.9 24 0.1
5000 17.9 64.2 115 5 3 -90.6 -49.7 19.6 67.3 -16.0 119 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +669.0 LI... -2.8 | CAPE... +960.8 LI... -3.7
CINH... -175.5 K INDEX... +27.8 | CINH... -39.9 K INDEX... +28.7
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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 -24.5 -12.1 240 28 14 7.6 4.2 | -24.1 -11.4 230 29 15 8.0 4.4
24000 -19.9 -3.8 240 26 14 7.7 4.2 | -19.7 -3.5 230 25 13 6.8 3.7
22000 -15.4 4.3 240 26 13 7.5 4.1 | -15.7 3.7 235 22 12 7.3 4.0
20000 -11.1 12.0 240 24 12 7.4 4.1 | -11.1 12.0 235 21 11 7.9 4.3
18000 -6.0 21.2 245 21 11 8.7 4.7 | -5.9 21.4 240 18 9 7.9 4.4
16000 -0.7 30.7 255 18 9 9.3 5.1 | -0.9 30.4 245 15 8 9.3 5.1
14000 4.7 40.5 260 15 8 9.2 5.0 | 4.7 40.5 245 12 6 9.2 5.1
12000 9.8 49.6 245 10 5 8.5 4.7 | 9.9 49.8 230 11 5 8.7 4.8
10000 14.4 57.9 200 9 4 7.5 4.1 | 14.8 58.6 205 10 5 7.6 4.2
9000 16.6 61.9 185 9 5 7.3 4.0 | 17.3 63.1 200 10 5 8.4 4.6
8000 18.7 65.7 180 9 5 6.4 3.5 | 19.7 67.5 200 9 5 8.1 4.4
7000 20.3 68.5 175 7 4 4.9 2.7 | 22.0 71.6 200 7 4 7.8 4.3
6000 21.6 70.9 165 5 3 6.2 3.4 | 24.5 76.1 210 6 3 9.6 5.3
5000 23.5 74.3 155 4 2 9.3 5.1 | 30.1 86.2 225 5 2 81.6 44.8
08/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +991.6 LI... -3.7 | CAPE... +638.1 LI... -2.6
CINH... -19.6 K INDEX... +29.8 | CINH... -19.0 K INDEX... +29.0
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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 -23.7 -10.7 235 32 16 7.3 4.0 | -22.7 -8.9 230 29 15 6.9 3.8
24000 -19.3 -2.7 235 26 13 7.6 4.2 | -18.6 -1.5 235 26 13 7.1 3.9
22000 -14.8 5.4 235 21 11 7.4 4.0 | -14.5 5.9 235 21 11 7.3 4.0
20000 -10.6 12.9 225 19 10 7.3 4.0 | -10.1 13.8 235 20 10 7.5 4.1
18000 -5.6 21.9 220 18 9 8.5 4.6 | -5.1 22.8 230 18 9 8.0 4.4
16000 -0.7 30.7 225 17 9 8.7 4.8 | -0.2 31.6 230 17 9 8.7 4.8
14000 4.9 40.8 230 15 8 9.6 5.2 | 5.2 41.4 230 15 8 9.5 5.2
12000 10.6 51.1 235 13 7 9.6 5.3 | 10.8 51.4 235 13 7 9.5 5.2
10000 15.9 60.6 235 9 5 7.9 4.4 | 16.3 61.3 245 9 5 8.5 4.7
9000 18.6 65.5 240 7 4 9.3 5.1 | 19.2 66.6 250 7 4 9.8 5.4
8000 21.2 70.2 245 6 3 8.8 4.8 | 21.8 71.2 260 5 3 8.9 4.9
7000 23.8 74.8 270 5 3 9.6 5.3 | 24.4 75.9 285 3 2 8.5 4.6
6000 26.4 79.5 290 6 3 10.0 5.5 | 27.0 80.6 315 3 2 9.4 5.2
5000 29.2 84.6 300 6 3 10.9 6.0 | 31.6 88.9 335 3 2 52.6 28.9
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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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