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UXUS97 KSLC 091227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.1 F/25.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 678 FT/MIN (3.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13263 FT MSL (8337 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 85.0 F/29.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 9943 FT MSL (5017 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 09/10..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:03:01 / 19:47:07 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 44 MIN 6 SEC (764 MIN 6 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:04 MDT... 53.88 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/09/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16112 FT MSL (11186 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 23253 FT MSL (18327 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19271 FT MSL (14345 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.6
K INDEX......................... -18.3
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 -21.7 -7.1 255 7 4 8.4 4.6 43.3 110.0 11.0 M M
24000 -16.5 2.3 270 9 4 7.1 3.9 41.7 107.1 10.0 M M
22000 -12.2 10.0 285 12 6 7.2 4.0 39.9 103.8 8.7 M M
20000 -7.9 17.8 295 14 7 7.2 4.0 38.0 100.5 7.3 M M
18000 -3.9 25.0 295 16 8 6.9 3.8 36.0 96.7 5.6 M M
16000 0.2 32.4 295 18 9 6.6 3.6 33.9 93.0 3.9 M M
14000 3.3 37.9 290 17 9 4.8 2.7 30.9 87.6 1.3 M M
12000 6.1 43.0 295 15 8 7.1 3.9 27.8 82.0 -1.8 590 3.0
10000 10.9 51.6 290 10 5 9.3 5.1 26.8 80.3 -3.0 387 2.0
9000 13.2 55.8 280 6 3 8.3 4.5 26.3 79.3 -3.6 287 1.5
8000 16.3 61.3 255 3 1 7.6 4.2 25.6 78.2 -4.2 159 0.8
7000 18.4 65.1 220 2 1 6.0 3.3 24.8 76.6 -5.1 66 0.3
6000 19.4 66.9 165 4 2 -0.7 -0.4 22.8 73.1 -7.0 6 0.0
5000 13.2 55.8 115 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 13.8 56.8 -16.3 163 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/09/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/09/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.2
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -4.2 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -4.9
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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 -22.1 -7.8 270 40 20 7.9 4.3 | -22.4 -8.3 270 39 20 7.6 4.2
24000 -17.8 -0.0 270 35 18 6.4 3.5 | -18.2 -0.8 275 35 18 6.4 3.5
22000 -13.9 7.0 265 28 15 6.4 3.5 | -14.4 6.1 275 31 16 6.5 3.6
20000 -10.2 13.6 270 25 13 6.3 3.5 | -10.4 13.3 275 27 14 6.5 3.6
18000 -5.8 21.6 275 23 12 6.7 3.7 | -6.0 21.2 280 25 13 7.2 3.9
16000 -1.9 28.6 285 22 11 6.4 3.5 | -1.8 28.8 285 23 12 6.8 3.7
14000 1.6 34.9 290 21 11 5.9 3.2 | 1.8 35.2 285 21 11 5.8 3.2
12000 5.3 41.5 295 18 9 7.3 4.0 | 5.3 41.5 285 17 9 7.4 4.0
10000 9.8 49.6 290 10 5 7.4 4.1 | 9.9 49.8 280 11 6 7.7 4.2
9000 12.2 54.0 280 6 3 6.9 3.8 | 12.4 54.3 280 8 4 7.5 4.1
8000 14.4 57.9 270 3 2 7.2 3.9 | 14.7 58.5 275 5 3 8.5 4.7
7000 16.2 61.2 265 1 0 6.1 3.4 | 17.0 62.6 280 4 2 8.4 4.6
6000 17.3 63.1 000 0 0 3.3 1.8 | 18.9 66.0 295 4 2 9.4 5.2
5000 18.0 64.4 125 1 1 7.3 4.0 | 22.1 71.8 300 5 2 24.4 13.4
09/09/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/09/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.6
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... -4.7 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -7.8
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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 -22.6 -8.7 275 42 21 7.3 4.0 | -22.8 -9.0 290 45 23 7.2 4.0
24000 -18.4 -1.1 280 37 19 6.8 3.8 | -18.5 -1.3 290 40 21 7.1 3.9
22000 -14.3 6.3 285 34 17 6.8 3.7 | -14.3 6.3 290 36 18 7.1 3.9
20000 -10.2 13.6 285 30 15 6.8 3.7 | -10.0 14.0 295 31 16 7.2 3.9
18000 -5.7 21.7 285 26 13 7.0 3.8 | -5.4 22.3 295 26 14 6.7 3.7
16000 -1.6 29.1 285 24 12 7.0 3.8 | -1.3 29.7 295 24 12 7.0 3.8
14000 2.3 36.1 280 20 11 6.3 3.5 | 2.9 37.2 290 21 11 7.1 3.9
12000 6.0 42.8 275 17 9 7.4 4.1 | 6.9 44.4 290 18 9 6.7 3.7
10000 10.8 51.4 280 12 6 9.1 5.0 | 11.4 52.5 285 14 7 9.8 5.4
9000 13.0 55.4 285 10 5 7.9 4.4 | 13.6 56.5 290 11 6 7.9 4.3
8000 15.5 59.9 295 8 4 8.6 4.7 | 15.9 60.6 300 9 4 7.6 4.2
7000 17.9 64.2 305 7 4 9.3 5.1 | 18.3 64.9 320 7 4 8.3 4.5
6000 20.6 69.1 315 7 3 10.9 6.0 | 20.8 69.4 330 6 3 9.9 5.5
5000 23.9 75.0 315 7 3 22.5 12.4 | 23.6 74.5 330 6 3 13.5 7.4
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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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