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UXUS97 KSLC 041228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.1 F/24.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 992 FT/MIN (5.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16538 FT MSL (11609 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 88.0 F/31.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 13762 FT MSL (8833 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 09/05..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:58:08 / 19:55:24 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 57 MIN 16 SEC (777 MIN 16 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:46 MDT... 55.66 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/04/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14456 FT MSL (9527 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21000 FT MSL (16071 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19199 FT MSL (14270 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.0
K INDEX......................... +3.4
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 -23.2 -9.8 220 46 24 6.9 3.8 41.7 107.0 8.4 M M
24000 -19.0 -2.2 215 42 22 7.3 4.0 39.7 103.5 7.0 M M
22000 -14.1 6.6 215 41 21 7.2 4.0 37.8 100.1 5.6 M M
20000 -10.0 14.0 210 41 21 6.9 3.8 35.7 96.3 3.9 M M
18000 -6.5 20.3 210 39 20 5.7 3.1 33.2 91.8 1.7 M M
16000 -2.9 26.8 210 36 19 6.4 3.5 30.8 87.4 -0.6 944 4.8
14000 0.8 33.4 205 33 17 6.5 3.6 28.4 83.2 -2.7 773 3.9
12000 5.0 41.0 205 30 15 8.0 4.4 26.7 80.0 -4.5 590 3.0
10000 9.7 49.5 205 30 16 6.4 3.5 25.6 78.1 -5.7 389 2.0
9000 12.2 54.0 205 30 16 7.3 4.0 25.2 77.3 -6.2 285 1.4
8000 14.6 58.3 200 28 14 8.0 4.4 24.7 76.4 -6.7 182 0.9
7000 17.5 63.5 190 24 12 7.2 4.0 23.9 75.0 -7.6 59 0.3
6000 19.2 66.6 180 19 10 3.5 1.9 22.8 73.0 -8.9 M M
5000 17.1 62.8 150 10 5 6.5 3.6 18.0 64.4 -14.0 12 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/04/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/04/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.3
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +8.7 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.6
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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 -23.6 -10.5 220 48 25 7.0 3.8 | -23.7 -10.7 225 53 27 7.3 4.0
24000 -19.4 -2.9 220 47 24 6.9 3.8 | -19.3 -2.7 225 50 26 7.6 4.1
22000 -15.3 4.5 220 45 23 7.0 3.8 | -14.8 5.4 220 47 24 7.6 4.2
20000 -11.4 11.5 215 45 23 6.5 3.6 | -10.8 12.6 220 46 24 6.5 3.5
18000 -7.0 19.4 215 45 23 7.1 3.9 | -6.8 19.8 215 44 23 6.4 3.5
16000 -3.1 26.4 215 40 21 5.8 3.2 | -2.9 26.8 210 41 21 6.3 3.5
14000 0.3 32.5 220 34 17 6.9 3.8 | 0.7 33.3 210 37 19 5.5 3.0
12000 4.6 40.3 215 31 16 7.3 4.0 | 4.4 39.9 200 31 16 8.1 4.5
10000 9.1 48.4 210 30 15 7.3 4.0 | 9.3 48.7 200 29 15 7.7 4.2
9000 11.5 52.7 205 29 15 8.6 4.7 | 12.0 53.6 195 27 14 9.3 5.1
8000 13.9 57.0 205 28 15 8.6 4.7 | 14.6 58.3 195 26 14 10.1 5.5
7000 16.3 61.3 195 26 13 8.1 4.5 | 17.4 63.3 195 25 13 10.3 5.7
6000 18.5 65.3 185 23 12 6.6 3.6 | 20.3 68.5 190 23 12 10.1 5.6
5000 20.5 68.9 175 15 8 15.6 8.5 | 26.2 79.2 190 15 8 8.8 4.8
09/04/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/04/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.7
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +13.0 | CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +16.9
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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 -23.3 -9.9 220 56 29 7.6 4.2 | -22.9 -9.2 220 53 27 7.2 4.0
24000 -18.8 -1.8 220 52 27 7.0 3.8 | -18.8 -1.8 220 51 26 6.3 3.5
22000 -14.6 5.7 220 49 25 7.1 3.9 | -15.0 5.0 215 49 25 6.4 3.5
20000 -10.2 13.6 220 48 25 6.5 3.6 | -10.8 12.6 215 46 24 6.7 3.7
18000 -6.7 19.9 215 46 23 6.3 3.5 | -6.6 20.1 210 40 21 7.2 3.9
16000 -2.9 26.8 210 40 21 6.0 3.3 | -2.5 27.5 200 38 20 7.3 4.0
14000 1.3 34.3 205 36 18 8.3 4.5 | 2.2 36.0 200 35 18 8.7 4.7
12000 6.3 43.3 200 33 17 8.3 4.5 | 7.5 45.5 200 33 17 8.7 4.8
10000 11.4 52.5 195 29 15 8.6 4.7 | 12.8 55.0 200 29 15 8.0 4.4
9000 14.3 57.7 195 28 14 10.1 5.5 | 15.8 60.4 200 28 14 9.9 5.4
8000 17.3 63.1 195 27 14 10.6 5.8 | 18.7 65.7 200 27 14 10.4 5.7
7000 20.2 68.4 200 25 13 10.2 5.6 | 21.6 70.9 205 25 13 10.0 5.5
6000 23.2 73.8 200 23 12 9.8 5.4 | 24.5 76.1 205 23 12 9.4 5.2
5000 29.0 84.2 200 16 8 10.7 5.9 | 28.9 84.0 205 14 7 14.6 8.0
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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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