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UXUS97 KSLC 201229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 57.5 F/14.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1161 FT/MIN (5.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17960 FT MSL (13082 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 70.0 F/21.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 15986 FT MSL (11108 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 05/21..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:05:51 / 20:42:56 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 37 MIN 6 SEC (877 MIN 6 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:23 MDT... 68.69 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/20/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9705 FT MSL (4827 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14127 FT MSL (9249 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16311 FT MSL (11433 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.4
K INDEX......................... +13.4
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 -36.2 -33.2 300 19 10 8.4 4.6 28.5 83.3 5.8 M M
24000 -31.2 -24.2 290 17 9 8.2 4.5 27.6 81.6 5.2 M M
22000 -26.5 -15.7 290 16 8 7.9 4.3 26.1 79.0 4.1 M M
20000 -22.3 -8.1 285 15 8 6.4 3.5 24.2 75.5 2.6 M M
18000 -18.4 -1.1 285 12 6 4.3 2.4 21.1 70.0 -0.1 1157 5.9
16000 -15.5 4.1 320 9 5 6.2 3.4 17.9 64.1 -3.1 1010 5.1
14000 -11.5 11.3 345 12 6 8.5 4.6 15.9 60.7 -5.0 831 4.2
12000 -6.2 20.8 350 9 5 9.1 5.0 15.4 59.7 -5.6 613 3.1
10000 -0.8 30.6 355 4 2 8.5 4.7 14.9 58.9 -6.2 393 2.0
9000 1.8 35.2 010 2 1 8.8 4.8 14.6 58.3 -6.6 286 1.5
8000 4.2 39.6 085 1 1 8.6 4.7 14.2 57.5 -7.1 182 0.9
7000 6.7 44.1 135 4 2 7.3 4.0 13.7 56.7 -7.7 79 0.4
6000 8.8 47.8 140 5 3 5.9 3.3 13.0 55.4 -8.5 M M
5000 5.6 42.1 125 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 6.2 43.2 -15.5 44 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/20/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/20/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +4.3 LI... +3.2 | CAPE... +3.6 LI... +3.5
CINH... -11.8 K INDEX... +12.5 | CINH... -0.8 K INDEX... +12.6
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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 -35.2 -31.4 325 30 15 8.1 4.4 | -34.1 -29.4 325 33 17 7.5 4.1
24000 -30.3 -22.5 320 22 11 7.8 4.3 | -29.6 -21.3 330 29 15 7.3 4.0
22000 -25.9 -14.6 310 20 11 7.4 4.0 | -25.4 -13.7 320 24 12 7.0 3.8
20000 -22.1 -7.8 300 19 10 5.6 3.1 | -21.4 -6.5 315 20 11 6.4 3.5
18000 -18.5 -1.3 295 16 8 5.3 2.9 | -17.6 0.3 315 17 9 4.5 2.5
16000 -15.2 4.6 310 9 5 5.7 3.1 | -14.6 5.7 310 10 5 5.5 3.0
14000 -11.6 11.1 330 9 5 8.2 4.5 | -11.0 12.2 305 6 3 8.1 4.4
12000 -6.4 20.5 330 7 4 9.1 5.0 | -5.9 21.4 300 5 2 9.1 5.0
10000 -0.9 30.4 320 4 2 8.9 4.9 | -0.4 31.3 290 5 2 9.0 4.9
9000 1.8 35.2 310 2 1 9.5 5.2 | 2.4 36.3 290 5 2 9.5 5.2
8000 4.4 39.9 260 1 0 8.7 4.8 | 5.3 41.5 290 4 2 10.0 5.5
7000 6.9 44.4 170 3 1 8.3 4.5 | 8.3 46.9 290 4 2 9.4 5.1
6000 9.0 48.2 165 5 2 8.1 4.5 | 11.1 52.0 290 4 2 10.2 5.6
5000 13.0 55.4 165 4 2 46.6 25.6 | 14.0 57.2 290 4 2 11.1 6.1
05/20/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/20/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.3
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +6.0 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +5.6
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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 -33.3 -27.9 305 28 15 7.8 4.3 | -33.3 -27.9 290 28 14 7.8 4.3
24000 -28.6 -19.5 310 23 12 7.1 3.9 | -28.7 -19.7 290 24 12 7.3 4.0
22000 -24.8 -12.6 310 20 10 6.5 3.6 | -24.5 -12.1 285 21 11 7.0 3.9
20000 -20.8 -5.4 310 18 9 6.6 3.6 | -20.4 -4.7 285 19 10 6.8 3.7
18000 -16.4 2.5 310 15 8 6.6 3.6 | -15.8 3.6 290 16 8 7.0 3.8
16000 -12.9 8.8 300 10 5 5.7 3.1 | -12.1 10.2 290 12 6 6.2 3.4
14000 -9.2 15.4 270 7 4 7.9 4.3 | -8.0 17.6 290 10 5 8.2 4.5
12000 -4.4 24.1 260 7 3 8.8 4.8 | -3.0 26.6 275 10 5 8.8 4.8
10000 1.0 33.8 275 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 2.2 36.0 275 9 5 8.0 4.4
9000 3.7 38.7 285 5 3 9.3 5.1 | 5.0 41.0 275 8 4 8.9 4.9
8000 6.4 43.5 295 5 3 9.9 5.4 | 7.7 45.9 285 7 3 8.8 4.8
7000 9.3 48.7 310 6 3 9.9 5.5 | 10.3 50.5 300 5 3 9.3 5.1
6000 12.2 54.0 315 6 3 10.8 5.9 | 13.0 55.4 310 5 2 10.2 5.6
5000 18.1 64.6 325 6 3 87.1 47.8 | 17.8 64.0 325 4 2 56.7 31.1
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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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