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UXUS97 KSLC 231227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.6 F/13.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10088 FT MSL (5163 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 58.0 F/14.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1200 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 7703 FT MSL (2778 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 10/24..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:48:19 / 18:35:49 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 47 MIN 30 SEC (647 MIN 30 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:12:04 MDT... 37.55 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/23/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9522 FT MSL (4597 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10706 FT MSL (5781 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10446 FT MSL (5521 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.9
K INDEX......................... +8.0
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 -34.9 -30.8 215 1 1 8.2 4.5 29.8 85.6 12.0 M M
24000 -30.0 -22.0 170 2 1 8.2 4.5 28.8 83.8 11.5 M M
22000 -25.1 -13.2 095 1 1 8.2 4.5 27.5 81.5 10.7 M M
20000 -19.9 -3.8 115 3 1 7.4 4.1 25.8 78.5 9.6 M M
18000 -15.5 4.1 140 4 2 7.6 4.2 24.3 75.8 8.5 M M
16000 -11.4 11.5 160 4 2 5.7 3.1 22.3 72.1 6.9 M M
14000 -7.9 17.8 145 3 2 5.9 3.2 19.8 67.6 4.6 M M
12000 -4.4 24.1 070 3 2 6.1 3.3 17.4 63.2 2.4 M M
10000 -1.0 30.2 050 5 3 6.3 3.5 15.0 59.0 -0.0 367 1.9
9000 0.8 33.4 045 6 3 6.7 3.7 13.9 57.1 -1.1 283 1.4
8000 2.5 36.5 040 6 3 4.7 2.6 12.8 55.1 -2.3 202 1.0
7000 4.3 39.7 025 4 2 5.0 2.8 11.1 51.9 -4.2 111 0.6
6000 5.7 42.3 355 2 1 4.0 2.2 9.6 49.3 -5.8 41 0.2
5000 5.6 42.1 075 1 1 -19.4 -10.7 6.6 43.9 -8.8 13 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/23/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/23/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +3.1 LI... +1.4 | CAPE... +103.0 LI... +1.1
CINH... -13.5 K INDEX... +22.0 | CINH... -0.8 K INDEX... +22.6
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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 -36.5 -33.7 220 40 21 6.0 3.3 | -36.9 -34.4 220 32 17 7.3 4.0
24000 -32.9 -27.2 230 30 15 5.8 3.2 | -32.5 -26.5 230 22 11 7.2 4.0
22000 -27.6 -17.7 230 28 15 8.2 4.5 | -27.0 -16.6 230 20 10 8.2 4.5
20000 -22.7 -8.9 230 30 15 8.2 4.5 | -22.2 -8.0 230 21 11 7.9 4.3
18000 -18.0 -0.4 230 30 16 6.9 3.8 | -17.7 0.1 235 21 11 7.3 4.0
16000 -14.2 6.4 230 27 14 5.9 3.3 | -13.7 7.3 235 22 11 6.3 3.5
14000 -10.4 13.3 225 24 12 6.9 3.8 | -10.2 13.6 235 21 11 5.8 3.2
12000 -6.5 20.3 220 25 13 6.7 3.7 | -6.6 20.1 235 21 11 6.7 3.7
10000 -2.6 27.3 220 27 14 6.8 3.7 | -2.8 27.0 225 21 11 6.3 3.4
9000 -0.6 30.9 215 27 14 7.6 4.2 | -0.7 30.7 220 19 10 8.1 4.4
8000 1.5 34.7 205 26 13 7.0 3.8 | 1.6 34.9 210 17 9 8.8 4.8
7000 3.6 38.5 200 25 13 5.9 3.2 | 4.0 39.2 205 17 9 8.5 4.6
6000 5.7 42.3 190 25 13 6.8 3.7 | 6.6 43.9 200 15 8 9.0 4.9
5000 8.1 46.6 175 13 6 6.7 3.7 | 10.6 51.1 200 9 4 9.2 5.1
10/23/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/23/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +235.1 LI... +0.1 | CAPE... +315.2 LI... -0.1
CINH... -1.6 K INDEX... +24.2 | CINH... -4.6 K INDEX... +24.3
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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 -37.8 -36.0 230 23 12 8.8 4.8 | -37.9 -36.2 275 9 5 8.6 4.7
24000 -32.6 -26.7 230 20 10 8.8 4.8 | -32.7 -26.9 260 10 5 8.6 4.7
22000 -26.8 -16.2 230 18 10 8.6 4.7 | -27.0 -16.6 250 12 6 8.5 4.6
20000 -22.0 -7.6 230 17 9 7.7 4.2 | -22.0 -7.6 245 13 7 8.3 4.6
18000 -17.5 0.5 230 16 8 7.4 4.1 | -17.2 1.0 245 14 7 7.4 4.1
16000 -13.7 7.3 230 17 9 5.6 3.1 | -13.5 7.7 240 14 7 5.6 3.1
14000 -10.3 13.5 230 16 8 6.2 3.4 | -10.0 14.0 240 12 6 6.7 3.7
12000 -6.5 20.3 225 14 7 6.8 3.8 | -5.9 21.4 225 11 6 7.2 4.0
10000 -2.3 27.9 220 13 7 7.1 3.9 | -1.8 28.8 215 9 5 6.9 3.8
9000 0.1 32.2 215 12 6 9.0 4.9 | 0.6 33.1 215 8 4 9.1 5.0
8000 2.6 36.7 210 11 6 9.3 5.1 | 3.1 37.6 220 7 4 8.6 4.7
7000 5.3 41.5 205 10 5 9.4 5.2 | 5.7 42.3 235 6 3 8.3 4.5
6000 8.0 46.4 200 9 5 10.2 5.6 | 8.2 46.8 250 5 3 9.0 4.9
5000 12.0 53.6 200 5 3 5.5 3.0 | 11.2 52.2 280 2 1 12.2 6.7
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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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