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UXUS97 KSLC 141227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 58.2 F/14.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 208 FT/MIN (1.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 8134 FT MSL (3207 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 56.0 F/13.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 6508 FT MSL (1581 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 10/15..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:38:23 / 18:49:05 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 10 MIN 42 SEC (670 MIN 42 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:13:44 MDT... 40.76 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/14/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10610 FT MSL (5683 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14322 FT MSL (9395 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10783 FT MSL (5856 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +7.3
K INDEX......................... +9.9
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 -31.1 -24.0 010 26 13 8.2 4.5 34.2 93.5 16.4 M M
24000 -25.7 -14.3 020 27 14 7.5 4.1 32.8 91.1 15.7 M M
22000 -21.2 -6.2 020 26 13 7.5 4.1 31.2 88.1 14.7 M M
20000 -17.0 1.4 025 28 15 6.9 3.8 29.2 84.5 13.3 M M
18000 -13.1 8.4 025 30 15 6.5 3.6 27.1 80.7 11.7 M M
16000 -9.2 15.4 025 29 15 7.4 4.0 24.8 76.7 9.9 M M
14000 -5.4 22.3 025 26 13 6.1 3.3 22.6 72.7 8.2 M M
12000 -2.1 28.2 025 18 9 4.9 2.7 20.0 68.0 5.8 M M
10000 0.8 33.4 035 11 6 5.9 3.2 17.0 62.6 2.9 M M
9000 2.3 36.1 040 9 5 5.6 3.1 15.5 59.9 1.4 M M
8000 4.0 39.2 035 6 3 3.9 2.1 13.6 56.5 -0.4 192 1.0
7000 5.1 41.2 030 4 2 3.1 1.7 11.7 53.1 -2.3 130 0.7
6000 5.9 42.6 095 2 1 2.7 1.5 9.6 49.4 -4.4 75 0.4
5000 5.0 41.0 120 4 2 -27.2 -14.9 5.9 42.6 -8.3 73 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/14/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/14/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +24.3 LI... +1.8 | CAPE... +34.7 LI... +2.8
CINH... -1.3 K INDEX... +17.2 | CINH... -0.1 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 -31.8 -25.2 020 26 13 3.8 2.1 | -32.2 -26.0 030 24 12 4.9 2.7
24000 -29.6 -21.3 045 21 11 3.9 2.1 | -29.3 -20.7 080 16 8 5.6 3.0
22000 -26.0 -14.8 065 18 9 5.6 3.1 | -24.4 -11.9 090 15 8 7.4 4.1
20000 -22.0 -7.6 065 15 8 7.2 4.0 | -20.0 -4.0 065 12 6 7.4 4.1
18000 -17.6 0.3 050 13 7 7.8 4.3 | -15.6 3.9 030 17 9 7.3 4.0
16000 -13.1 8.4 035 15 8 7.1 3.9 | -11.7 10.9 025 23 12 6.3 3.4
14000 -9.2 15.4 025 17 9 5.8 3.2 | -8.1 17.4 030 23 12 6.0 3.3
12000 -6.2 20.8 015 17 9 5.1 2.8 | -5.0 23.0 030 20 11 5.1 2.8
10000 -3.2 26.2 010 13 6 5.7 3.1 | -2.1 28.2 020 16 8 5.1 2.8
9000 -1.3 29.7 010 11 6 6.0 3.3 | -0.6 30.9 015 13 7 4.8 2.6
8000 0.0 32.0 360 10 5 5.2 2.9 | 0.7 33.3 360 10 5 5.4 2.9
7000 1.9 35.4 345 11 5 6.3 3.5 | 2.4 36.3 350 8 4 6.9 3.8
6000 3.9 39.0 335 10 5 7.4 4.1 | 4.5 40.1 330 8 4 8.9 4.9
5000 6.9 44.4 320 6 3 18.9 10.4 | 8.7 47.7 320 6 3 43.5 23.9
10/14/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/14/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +48.1 LI... +2.5 | CAPE... +51.8 LI... +2.6
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +21.0 | CINH... -3.1 K INDEX... +17.8
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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 -31.8 -25.2 085 12 6 8.0 4.4 | -31.3 -24.3 015 11 6 8.8 4.8
24000 -27.0 -16.6 120 17 9 7.7 4.2 | -26.1 -15.0 360 9 5 8.1 4.5
22000 -22.1 -7.8 145 12 6 7.2 4.0 | -20.9 -5.6 325 13 7 7.7 4.2
20000 -18.2 -0.8 105 3 2 6.4 3.5 | -17.4 0.7 345 20 11 4.9 2.7
18000 -14.5 5.9 015 14 7 5.9 3.2 | -14.2 6.4 005 28 14 6.0 3.3
16000 -11.6 11.1 020 23 12 4.6 2.5 | -10.8 12.6 010 27 14 5.7 3.1
14000 -8.4 16.9 025 24 12 6.3 3.4 | -7.5 18.5 005 24 12 6.2 3.4
12000 -4.7 23.5 020 22 11 6.5 3.6 | -3.8 25.2 355 22 11 6.1 3.4
10000 -1.2 29.8 015 17 9 5.4 3.0 | -0.6 30.9 345 19 10 5.3 2.9
9000 0.4 32.7 005 15 8 4.9 2.7 | 0.9 33.6 345 18 9 6.0 3.3
8000 1.7 35.1 350 13 7 5.9 3.2 | 2.6 36.7 335 15 8 7.3 4.0
7000 3.5 38.3 330 11 6 6.2 3.4 | 4.7 40.5 325 12 6 6.5 3.6
6000 5.5 41.9 315 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 6.8 44.2 310 9 5 7.2 3.9
5000 8.1 46.6 310 8 4 10.3 5.7 | 9.2 48.6 300 6 3 7.3 4.0
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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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