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UXUS97 KSLC 221227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 56.0 F/13.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 866 FT/MIN (4.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19474 FT MSL (14548 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 73.0 F/23.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0845 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1200 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................. 15894 FT MSL (10968 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 10/23....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:47:12 / 18:37:13 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 50 MIN 2 SEC (650 MIN 2 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:12:12 MDT... 37.89 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/22/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9584 FT MSL (4658 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10501 FT MSL (5575 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13857 FT MSL (8931 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.9
K INDEX......................... +21.6
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 -31.6 -24.9 180 59 30 1.9 1.0 34.5 94.1 9.2 M M
24000 -30.3 -22.5 170 47 24 2.6 1.4 28.0 82.3 4.1 M M
22000 -26.4 -15.5 170 42 22 6.9 3.8 25.6 78.0 2.2 M M
20000 -22.3 -8.1 170 39 20 6.7 3.7 23.5 74.2 0.5 M M
18000 -18.2 -0.8 175 37 19 7.7 4.2 21.6 70.8 -1.2 1127 5.7
16000 -13.9 7.0 180 36 19 6.4 3.5 19.9 67.8 -2.8 939 4.8
14000 -10.1 13.8 195 36 18 7.1 3.9 17.7 63.9 -5.0 765 3.9
12000 -5.8 21.6 205 29 15 7.2 4.0 16.2 61.1 -6.6 576 2.9
10000 -1.2 29.8 210 31 16 8.0 4.4 14.9 58.8 -8.0 379 1.9
9000 1.0 33.8 205 32 16 7.1 3.9 14.1 57.5 -8.9 285 1.4
8000 3.3 37.9 195 28 14 6.7 3.7 12.9 55.2 -10.3 178 0.9
7000 5.0 41.0 185 27 14 7.1 3.9 11.8 53.2 -11.7 98 0.5
6000 7.1 44.8 175 21 11 8.9 4.9 11.0 51.8 -12.7 6 0.0
5000 9.2 48.6 155 12 6 8.1 4.5 10.3 50.5 -13.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/22/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/22/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.1 | CAPE... +259.2 LI... -1.8
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +23.7 | CINH... -34.9 K INDEX... +27.1
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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 -27.8 -18.0 205 54 28 7.5 4.1 | -27.2 -17.0 195 67 35 7.5 4.1
24000 -23.3 -9.9 205 48 25 7.6 4.2 | -22.9 -9.2 200 61 32 6.3 3.4
22000 -18.7 -1.7 210 48 25 7.6 4.2 | -19.1 -2.4 205 55 28 6.4 3.5
20000 -14.1 6.6 210 46 24 7.0 3.8 | -14.8 5.4 210 44 23 6.7 3.7
18000 -10.2 13.6 215 42 22 6.3 3.5 | -10.9 12.4 210 35 18 6.9 3.8
16000 -6.5 20.3 215 33 17 6.8 3.7 | -7.1 19.2 215 27 14 7.0 3.9
14000 -2.5 27.5 205 23 12 7.4 4.1 | -2.6 27.3 200 22 11 7.7 4.2
12000 1.9 35.4 200 20 11 8.0 4.4 | 1.7 35.1 190 23 12 7.1 3.9
10000 6.6 43.9 190 19 10 7.3 4.0 | 5.9 42.6 180 23 12 7.2 3.9
9000 8.9 48.0 180 17 9 7.2 3.9 | 8.3 46.9 175 21 11 8.0 4.4
8000 10.8 51.4 175 16 8 6.4 3.5 | 10.6 51.1 165 20 10 8.8 4.8
7000 12.8 55.0 165 14 7 4.8 2.6 | 12.9 55.2 160 18 9 8.1 4.4
6000 14.5 58.1 155 14 7 3.2 1.8 | 15.4 59.7 155 15 8 9.0 4.9
5000 13.1 55.6 125 7 3 -58.7 -32.2 | 18.6 65.5 160 12 6 16.6 9.1
10/22/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/22/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +425.9 LI... -2.4 | CAPE... +222.4 LI... -1.6
CINH... -16.8 K INDEX... +26.5 | CINH... -72.4 K INDEX... +26.1
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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 -27.2 -17.0 190 58 30 7.0 3.9 | -27.3 -17.1 190 61 31 7.3 4.0
24000 -23.0 -9.4 195 54 28 6.7 3.7 | -23.0 -9.4 190 58 30 6.4 3.5
22000 -19.0 -2.2 195 49 25 6.8 3.7 | -19.1 -2.4 195 56 29 6.5 3.5
20000 -14.6 5.7 200 44 23 6.7 3.7 | -15.2 4.6 200 50 26 6.8 3.7
18000 -10.4 13.3 200 39 20 7.8 4.3 | -10.8 12.6 200 42 21 6.5 3.6
16000 -6.2 20.8 200 35 18 7.0 3.8 | -6.9 19.6 200 34 18 7.6 4.1
14000 -2.0 28.4 200 29 15 6.8 3.8 | -2.6 27.3 200 29 15 7.7 4.2
12000 1.7 35.1 195 21 11 6.1 3.4 | 2.2 36.0 195 22 11 8.4 4.6
10000 5.3 41.5 170 18 9 7.4 4.0 | 6.7 44.1 180 18 9 6.7 3.7
9000 7.5 45.5 160 17 9 8.6 4.7 | 8.7 47.7 165 17 9 7.9 4.4
8000 9.9 49.8 150 16 8 9.0 4.9 | 10.9 51.6 150 18 9 8.5 4.6
7000 12.4 54.3 145 15 8 9.2 5.0 | 12.9 55.2 135 18 9 6.2 3.4
6000 15.0 59.0 145 14 7 9.9 5.4 | 15.2 59.4 130 17 9 6.3 3.4
5000 18.0 64.4 145 11 6 19.8 10.9 | 17.0 62.6 125 7 4 12.4 6.8
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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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