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UXUS97 KSLC 101227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 81.1 F/27.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1265 FT/MIN (6.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16532 FT MSL (11603 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 88.0 F/31.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1230 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................. 10427 FT MSL (5498 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 09/11....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:04:00 / 19:45:27 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 41 MIN 27 SEC (761 MIN 27 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:43 MDT... 53.51 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/10/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14908 FT MSL (9979 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17948 FT MSL (13019 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17465 FT MSL (12536 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.3
K INDEX......................... +28.3
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 -22.8 -9.0 255 48 25 6.8 3.7 41.4 106.5 8.0 M M
24000 -18.8 -1.8 255 46 24 6.9 3.8 39.3 102.7 6.4 M M
22000 -14.7 5.5 255 45 23 7.0 3.8 37.3 99.1 4.8 M M
20000 -10.7 12.7 260 43 22 7.1 3.9 35.3 95.5 3.0 M M
18000 -6.5 20.3 260 40 21 7.0 3.8 33.5 92.4 1.4 M M
16000 -2.5 27.5 265 37 19 7.6 4.2 31.6 88.9 -0.4 1016 5.2
14000 2.0 35.6 260 32 16 8.1 4.5 30.2 86.3 -1.8 824 4.2
12000 7.1 44.8 255 27 14 8.8 4.8 29.4 85.0 -2.5 610 3.1
10000 12.4 54.3 250 22 11 7.4 4.1 28.8 83.8 -3.2 394 2.0
9000 14.9 58.8 245 18 9 7.7 4.2 28.4 83.1 -3.6 287 1.5
8000 17.9 64.2 235 13 7 7.9 4.3 27.7 81.8 -4.3 160 0.8
7000 20.1 68.2 205 9 5 7.2 3.9 26.8 80.3 -5.1 66 0.3
6000 22.2 72.0 175 8 4 6.2 3.4 25.9 78.7 -5.9 M M
5000 19.5 67.1 145 7 3 3.5 1.9 20.4 68.7 -11.6 24 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/10/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/10/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.8
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -17.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -16.5
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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 -21.8 -7.2 265 10 5 6.9 3.8 | -21.1 -6.0 275 22 12 5.9 3.2
24000 -17.4 0.7 255 6 3 8.0 4.4 | -17.2 1.0 265 16 8 7.3 4.0
22000 -12.0 10.4 270 6 3 7.3 4.0 | -12.3 9.9 250 13 7 7.2 4.0
20000 -7.7 18.1 275 10 5 7.2 3.9 | -7.9 17.8 265 15 8 7.2 4.0
18000 -3.7 25.3 280 14 7 6.7 3.7 | -3.9 25.0 275 17 9 6.4 3.5
16000 0.2 32.4 290 17 9 6.5 3.5 | -0.1 31.8 280 19 10 6.3 3.4
14000 3.4 38.1 290 18 9 5.0 2.7 | 3.3 37.9 280 19 10 5.7 3.1
12000 6.4 43.5 285 16 8 6.0 3.3 | 6.3 43.3 275 16 8 6.2 3.4
10000 10.6 51.1 285 10 5 9.1 5.0 | 10.7 51.3 265 10 5 9.1 5.0
9000 12.8 55.0 270 8 4 7.9 4.4 | 13.2 55.8 255 9 4 8.3 4.6
8000 15.3 59.5 250 6 3 7.0 3.8 | 15.8 60.4 245 7 4 8.3 4.5
7000 17.4 63.3 220 5 3 7.0 3.8 | 18.3 64.9 235 6 3 9.3 5.1
6000 18.9 66.0 195 6 3 4.6 2.5 | 20.8 69.4 240 5 2 11.1 6.1
5000 19.3 66.7 150 4 2 -7.7 -4.2 | 26.1 79.0 255 4 2 69.4 38.1
09/10/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/10/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -11.3 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -3.0
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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 -20.9 -5.6 270 29 15 6.3 3.4 | -20.9 -5.6 265 37 19 6.2 3.4
24000 -17.0 1.4 270 26 13 6.5 3.6 | -17.2 1.0 265 35 18 6.2 3.4
22000 -13.1 8.4 270 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -13.6 7.5 270 33 17 6.3 3.5
20000 -8.4 16.9 270 25 13 7.0 3.8 | -9.2 15.4 270 32 16 6.5 3.6
18000 -4.3 24.3 270 24 13 6.8 3.7 | -4.9 23.2 275 30 15 7.3 4.0
16000 -0.3 31.5 280 22 11 6.6 3.6 | -0.5 31.1 275 25 13 7.2 3.9
14000 3.7 38.7 275 19 10 6.6 3.6 | 3.8 38.8 275 20 10 6.9 3.8
12000 7.5 45.5 260 15 8 6.6 3.6 | 8.1 46.6 265 16 8 7.8 4.3
10000 11.9 53.4 255 12 6 7.7 4.2 | 12.8 55.0 265 14 7 8.6 4.7
9000 14.6 58.3 260 9 5 9.0 4.9 | 15.4 59.7 270 12 6 9.1 5.0
8000 17.2 63.0 265 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 17.9 64.2 275 9 5 8.7 4.8
7000 19.9 67.8 280 7 3 9.5 5.2 | 20.5 68.9 290 7 4 8.4 4.6
6000 22.6 72.7 295 6 3 11.1 6.1 | 23.0 73.4 315 5 3 9.8 5.4
5000 28.2 82.8 310 6 3 77.3 42.4 | 25.6 78.1 325 5 2 9.5 5.2
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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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