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UXUS97 KSLC 071227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 73.8 F/23.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 519 FT/MIN (2.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11468 FT MSL (6543 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 77.0 F/25.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1300 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................. 7610 FT MSL (2685 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 09/08...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:01:04 / 19:50:27 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 49 MIN 23 SEC (769 MIN 23 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:45 MDT... 54.60 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/07/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13558 FT MSL (8633 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17368 FT MSL (12443 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15127 FT MSL (10201 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.1
K INDEX......................... +18.0
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 -24.5 -12.1 245 43 22 8.1 4.4 40.5 104.9 12.3 M M
24000 -19.8 -3.6 245 42 22 7.3 4.0 39.2 102.5 11.5 M M
22000 -14.9 5.2 245 39 20 7.1 3.9 37.2 99.0 10.1 M M
20000 -11.0 12.2 245 33 17 6.4 3.5 34.8 94.7 8.3 M M
18000 -7.7 18.1 245 25 13 6.0 3.3 32.0 89.7 6.0 M M
16000 -4.2 24.4 255 21 11 4.2 2.3 29.4 85.0 3.8 M M
14000 -1.2 29.8 255 20 10 8.7 4.8 26.6 80.0 0.9 M M
12000 3.9 39.0 240 18 9 9.0 4.9 26.2 79.1 0.2 M M
10000 8.7 47.7 230 13 6 7.8 4.3 25.2 77.3 -0.9 381 1.9
9000 10.9 51.6 215 8 4 5.8 3.2 24.4 75.8 -1.5 284 1.4
8000 13.4 56.1 185 4 2 5.8 3.2 23.0 73.4 -2.7 173 0.9
7000 15.3 59.5 155 3 1 6.0 3.3 21.9 71.4 -3.8 88 0.4
6000 16.8 62.2 130 3 2 2.1 1.1 20.5 69.0 -5.2 13 0.1
5000 12.1 53.8 110 5 3 -99.0 -54.3 13.1 55.5 -12.9 124 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/07/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/07/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +11.5 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.1
CINH... -4.5 K INDEX... +13.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +10.9
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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 -23.0 -9.4 240 41 21 7.7 4.2 | -23.4 -10.1 240 42 21 7.9 4.3
24000 -18.6 -1.5 245 41 21 6.7 3.7 | -18.8 -1.8 240 40 21 7.1 3.9
22000 -14.6 5.7 240 42 21 6.7 3.7 | -14.5 5.9 240 40 21 7.2 3.9
20000 -11.2 11.8 240 41 21 4.8 2.6 | -10.7 12.7 240 40 21 5.4 2.9
18000 -8.4 16.9 235 39 20 4.7 2.6 | -8.1 17.4 240 40 20 4.1 2.2
16000 -5.4 22.3 235 35 18 5.5 3.0 | -5.2 22.6 240 36 18 5.4 2.9
14000 -2.2 28.0 235 27 14 5.7 3.1 | -2.0 28.4 240 30 15 5.8 3.2
12000 1.0 33.8 235 17 9 6.9 3.8 | 1.0 33.8 235 19 10 6.6 3.6
10000 4.4 39.9 260 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 4.8 40.6 245 10 5 4.2 2.3
9000 6.5 43.7 285 9 5 7.9 4.3 | 6.6 43.9 265 6 3 6.5 3.5
8000 8.6 47.5 295 8 4 6.5 3.6 | 8.8 47.8 285 5 3 8.8 4.8
7000 10.3 50.5 305 7 4 5.5 3.0 | 11.1 52.0 305 5 3 8.6 4.7
6000 12.0 53.6 315 6 3 8.4 4.6 | 13.3 55.9 310 6 3 10.4 5.7
5000 16.0 60.8 315 5 3 38.5 21.1 | 16.1 61.0 310 7 3 14.6 8.0
09/07/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/07/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +7.5 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.9
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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 -24.1 -11.4 235 44 22 8.1 4.5 | -24.6 -12.3 235 44 23 7.8 4.3
24000 -19.3 -2.7 240 45 23 7.6 4.2 | -19.9 -3.8 240 43 22 7.8 4.3
22000 -14.7 5.5 240 44 23 7.7 4.2 | -15.3 4.5 245 43 22 7.8 4.3
20000 -10.3 13.5 245 42 22 6.3 3.5 | -10.7 12.7 250 39 20 6.6 3.6
18000 -7.1 19.2 245 39 20 4.6 2.5 | -6.9 19.6 250 34 18 5.9 3.2
16000 -4.4 24.1 245 34 18 5.4 3.0 | -3.9 25.0 245 31 16 5.1 2.8
14000 -1.3 29.7 245 28 14 5.7 3.1 | -0.7 30.7 245 26 13 6.0 3.3
12000 1.7 35.1 230 20 11 6.8 3.7 | 3.0 37.4 245 20 10 7.9 4.3
10000 5.8 42.4 235 11 6 6.0 3.3 | 7.4 45.3 240 13 7 6.3 3.5
9000 8.0 46.4 250 7 4 6.9 3.8 | 9.4 48.9 250 8 4 6.1 3.3
8000 10.4 50.7 275 5 3 7.2 4.0 | 11.4 52.5 280 6 3 6.9 3.8
7000 12.6 54.7 305 5 3 8.4 4.6 | 13.5 56.3 320 6 3 8.3 4.6
6000 15.1 59.2 315 6 3 11.8 6.5 | 15.9 60.6 335 6 3 10.7 5.9
5000 18.0 64.4 315 7 4 14.8 8.1 | 18.6 65.5 335 6 3 12.0 6.6
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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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