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UXUS97 KSLC 291228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.1 F/20.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1061 FT/MIN (5.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18481 FT MSL (13598 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 79.0 F/26.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 13860 FT MSL (8977 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 05/30..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:59:55 / 20:50:41 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 50 MIN 46 SEC (890 MIN 46 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:18 MDT... 70.20 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/29/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12195 FT MSL (7312 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17745 FT MSL (12862 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18130 FT MSL (13247 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.2
K INDEX......................... +15.7
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 -30.3 -22.5 175 47 24 5.7 3.1 34.4 93.9 6.5 M M
24000 -26.9 -16.4 175 48 25 6.4 3.5 31.5 88.7 4.3 M M
22000 -22.9 -9.2 175 47 24 6.7 3.7 29.2 84.6 2.5 M M
20000 -18.6 -1.5 175 44 23 7.7 4.2 27.5 81.4 1.0 M M
18000 -13.5 7.7 175 37 19 7.6 4.2 25.9 78.6 -0.4 1203 6.1
16000 -9.1 15.6 175 26 13 8.0 4.4 24.3 75.8 -1.9 1012 5.1
14000 -4.3 24.3 160 13 7 8.0 4.4 23.4 74.0 -2.9 809 4.1
12000 0.5 32.9 140 3 2 8.2 4.5 22.2 71.9 -4.1 607 3.1
10000 5.6 42.1 290 2 1 8.2 4.5 21.4 70.6 -4.9 395 2.0
9000 8.2 46.8 285 4 2 9.1 5.0 21.2 70.1 -5.2 286 1.5
8000 10.8 51.4 280 5 2 8.4 4.6 20.8 69.4 -5.6 180 0.9
7000 13.1 55.6 255 4 2 7.3 4.0 20.1 68.2 -6.3 82 0.4
6000 15.1 59.2 215 4 2 4.2 2.3 19.3 66.7 -7.3 M M
5000 12.8 55.0 135 5 2 12.7 6.9 13.4 56.2 -13.3 23 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/29/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/29/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.1 | CAPE... +3.5 LI... +0.8
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +11.0 | CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +17.2
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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 -30.1 -22.2 175 46 24 6.3 3.5 | -30.7 -23.3 160 50 26 7.0 3.8
24000 -26.4 -15.5 175 46 24 5.9 3.2 | -26.5 -15.7 160 48 25 6.1 3.3
22000 -23.0 -9.4 170 47 24 5.7 3.1 | -23.3 -9.9 165 47 24 5.4 3.0
20000 -19.0 -2.2 175 45 23 7.6 4.1 | -19.4 -2.9 165 43 22 7.7 4.2
18000 -14.0 6.8 175 38 20 7.5 4.1 | -14.4 6.1 165 37 19 7.0 3.8
16000 -9.5 14.9 170 29 15 7.9 4.4 | -9.9 14.2 155 27 14 8.0 4.4
14000 -4.8 23.4 150 19 10 8.7 4.8 | -5.0 23.0 145 19 10 8.5 4.7
12000 0.2 32.4 120 10 5 8.0 4.4 | 0.0 32.0 150 14 7 8.7 4.8
10000 4.9 40.8 085 3 2 7.4 4.0 | 5.2 41.4 140 6 3 7.8 4.3
9000 7.3 45.1 045 1 0 8.8 4.8 | 7.8 46.0 145 3 2 8.9 4.9
8000 9.7 49.5 285 1 1 8.1 4.4 | 10.3 50.5 200 1 0 9.0 5.0
7000 12.1 53.8 255 2 1 7.6 4.2 | 13.1 55.6 285 2 1 9.2 5.0
6000 14.3 57.7 220 3 2 9.0 4.9 | 15.9 60.6 300 3 1 9.3 5.1
5000 17.5 63.5 205 3 2 19.8 10.8 | 19.9 67.8 310 4 2 27.7 15.2
05/29/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/29/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +51.3 LI... -0.5 | CAPE... +121.2 LI... -0.2
CINH... -47.2 K INDEX... +21.4 | CINH... -75.8 K INDEX... +25.5
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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 -32.2 -26.0 155 52 27 6.9 3.8 | -33.8 -28.8 150 44 23 8.1 4.5
24000 -28.1 -18.6 155 47 24 7.0 3.8 | -29.0 -20.2 155 38 20 8.3 4.5
22000 -23.9 -11.0 160 41 21 7.1 3.9 | -23.9 -11.0 145 33 17 8.5 4.7
20000 -19.5 -3.1 155 36 18 7.7 4.2 | -19.1 -2.4 140 29 15 8.0 4.4
18000 -14.2 6.4 150 31 16 8.5 4.6 | -13.7 7.3 135 26 13 8.1 4.4
16000 -9.2 15.4 145 26 13 8.7 4.8 | -9.1 15.6 140 21 11 7.8 4.3
14000 -4.1 24.6 140 22 11 8.5 4.7 | -4.6 23.7 140 15 8 7.7 4.2
12000 1.1 34.0 140 15 8 9.0 4.9 | -0.2 31.6 155 5 3 7.5 4.1
10000 6.3 43.3 135 7 4 7.6 4.2 | 4.4 39.9 285 4 2 8.2 4.5
9000 8.8 47.8 120 4 2 8.7 4.8 | 6.9 44.4 285 7 4 8.3 4.6
8000 11.3 52.3 060 2 1 8.8 4.8 | 9.2 48.6 275 11 6 7.6 4.2
7000 14.0 57.2 010 3 2 9.4 5.1 | 11.5 52.7 270 14 7 7.7 4.2
6000 16.8 62.2 360 4 2 9.6 5.2 | 13.9 57.0 260 15 8 7.4 4.1
5000 22.5 72.5 345 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 17.0 62.6 265 14 7 20.6 11.3
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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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