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UXUS97 KSLC 301228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 79.7 F/26.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 484 FT/MIN (2.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9103 FT MSL (4174 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 80.0 F/27.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1800 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................. 6543 FT MSL (1614 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 08/31....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:53:15 / 20:03:30 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 10 MIN 15 SEC (790 MIN 15 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:22 MDT... 57.40 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/30/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14513 FT MSL (9584 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14561 FT MSL (9632 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13823 FT MSL (8894 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.3
K INDEX......................... +27.9
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 -23.5 -10.3 235 36 18 7.0 3.8 41.3 106.3 11.6 M M
24000 -19.4 -2.9 235 31 16 6.3 3.4 39.1 102.4 10.1 M M
22000 -15.7 3.7 235 27 14 6.3 3.5 36.6 98.0 8.2 M M
20000 -11.5 11.3 235 23 12 6.4 3.5 33.9 93.0 6.0 M M
18000 -8.4 16.9 235 18 9 6.3 3.5 31.0 87.9 3.4 M M
16000 -3.9 25.0 240 17 9 8.4 4.6 29.8 85.6 2.2 M M
14000 1.4 34.5 230 16 8 9.2 5.1 29.3 84.7 1.6 M M
12000 6.8 44.2 220 15 8 8.9 4.9 29.0 84.2 1.2 M M
10000 11.8 53.2 205 12 6 6.0 3.3 28.3 82.9 0.5 M M
9000 14.2 57.6 195 11 6 6.4 3.5 27.8 82.0 -0.0 284 1.4
8000 16.3 61.3 185 10 5 5.7 3.1 27.0 80.5 -0.8 191 1.0
7000 18.3 64.9 170 8 4 4.7 2.6 25.4 77.7 -2.4 94 0.5
6000 19.5 67.1 145 8 4 2.4 1.3 23.7 74.6 -4.2 30 0.2
5000 15.2 59.4 115 7 3 7.3 4.0 16.7 62.1 -11.4 127 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/30/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/30/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +827.1 LI... -3.1 | CAPE... +1382.8 LI... -4.7
CINH... -67.6 K INDEX... +28.4 | CINH... -5.4 K INDEX... +30.1
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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 -26.0 -14.8 235 53 28 8.6 4.7 | -25.8 -14.4 235 48 25 8.1 4.5
24000 -21.1 -6.0 240 50 26 7.5 4.1 | -21.0 -5.8 240 47 24 7.9 4.3
22000 -16.7 1.9 240 48 25 7.6 4.1 | -16.3 2.7 240 45 23 8.1 4.4
20000 -13.1 8.4 245 45 23 6.0 3.3 | -12.6 9.3 245 41 21 6.0 3.3
18000 -8.9 16.0 245 42 22 7.3 4.0 | -8.6 16.5 245 36 19 6.6 3.6
16000 -4.4 24.1 245 34 17 8.0 4.4 | -4.6 23.7 245 33 17 7.4 4.0
14000 -0.3 31.5 240 24 12 6.5 3.6 | -0.4 31.3 245 26 13 7.1 3.9
12000 3.9 39.0 245 15 8 7.8 4.3 | 4.0 39.2 240 17 9 8.4 4.6
10000 8.7 47.7 250 9 4 7.3 4.0 | 8.7 47.7 230 11 6 6.9 3.8
9000 11.4 52.5 245 7 3 8.2 4.5 | 11.1 52.0 230 9 5 8.0 4.4
8000 13.7 56.7 240 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 13.4 56.1 225 7 4 7.6 4.2
7000 15.7 60.3 230 5 3 5.7 3.1 | 15.4 59.7 230 6 3 7.5 4.1
6000 17.2 63.0 200 5 2 5.3 2.9 | 17.7 63.9 240 5 3 10.7 5.9
5000 18.9 66.0 160 3 2 -7.0 -3.8 | 23.0 73.4 250 4 2 70.0 38.4
08/30/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/30/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1480.7 LI... -4.2 | CAPE... +1050.3 LI... -4.0
CINH... -8.1 K INDEX... +30.4 | CINH... -29.0 K INDEX... +28.7
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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 -25.7 -14.3 235 46 24 7.9 4.4 | -24.8 -12.6 245 35 18 7.3 4.0
24000 -20.9 -5.6 235 46 24 8.3 4.6 | -20.6 -5.1 245 37 19 6.6 3.6
22000 -15.9 3.4 230 45 23 8.5 4.7 | -16.7 1.9 245 39 20 6.6 3.6
20000 -11.4 11.5 235 39 20 6.6 3.6 | -12.7 9.1 245 36 18 6.9 3.8
18000 -7.9 17.8 240 33 17 5.8 3.2 | -8.3 17.1 250 30 16 6.8 3.7
16000 -4.4 24.1 245 28 14 6.9 3.8 | -4.2 24.4 250 24 13 7.2 4.0
14000 0.0 32.0 240 24 12 8.2 4.5 | 0.4 32.7 250 19 10 8.3 4.6
12000 4.8 40.6 240 17 9 8.3 4.6 | 5.2 41.4 250 15 8 8.2 4.5
10000 9.4 48.9 245 10 5 6.4 3.5 | 9.8 49.6 260 8 4 5.7 3.1
9000 11.7 53.1 250 7 4 7.8 4.3 | 12.2 54.0 265 5 3 7.1 3.9
8000 14.1 57.4 270 6 3 7.9 4.4 | 14.5 58.1 285 3 2 7.7 4.2
7000 16.3 61.3 295 5 3 8.8 4.8 | 16.8 62.2 315 2 1 8.2 4.5
6000 18.6 65.5 310 6 3 11.2 6.2 | 18.9 66.0 330 2 1 11.3 6.2
5000 21.4 70.5 310 6 3 13.3 7.3 | 21.5 70.7 325 2 1 13.9 7.6
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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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