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UXUS97 KSLC 031227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 82.1 F/27.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 772 FT/MIN (3.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13680 FT MSL (8754 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 86.0 F/30.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1330 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................. 7811 FT MSL (2885 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 10/04....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:26:50 / 19:06:41 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 39 MIN 52 SEC (699 MIN 52 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:16:46 MDT... 44.87 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/03/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15203 FT MSL (10277 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17612 FT MSL (12686 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16791 FT MSL (11864 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.5
K INDEX......................... +20.7
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 -24.6 -12.3 295 13 7 7.4 4.1 39.9 103.8 7.7 M M
24000 -20.4 -4.7 295 13 7 6.9 3.8 38.0 100.5 6.3 M M
22000 -15.7 3.7 290 13 7 7.9 4.3 35.8 96.5 4.6 M M
20000 -10.8 12.6 295 13 6 8.1 4.4 34.6 94.3 3.7 M M
18000 -6.4 20.5 295 11 6 7.2 3.9 33.1 91.5 2.4 M M
16000 -2.0 28.4 295 12 6 8.5 4.7 31.7 89.1 1.0 M M
14000 3.0 37.4 280 11 6 8.3 4.5 30.7 87.3 0.1 M M
12000 8.0 46.4 260 10 5 8.7 4.8 30.0 86.0 -0.6 597 3.0
10000 13.1 55.6 245 7 4 9.6 5.3 29.3 84.8 -1.4 387 2.0
9000 15.4 59.7 230 6 3 8.5 4.7 28.8 83.8 -2.0 287 1.5
8000 17.6 63.7 215 5 2 7.2 4.0 28.1 82.5 -2.7 191 1.0
7000 19.7 67.5 185 4 2 4.8 2.6 26.5 79.7 -4.3 91 0.5
6000 20.8 69.4 165 4 2 0.5 0.3 24.6 76.4 -6.2 30 0.2
5000 15.0 59.0 110 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 16.0 60.9 -15.0 173 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/03/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/03/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.6 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +2.3
CINH... -1.1 K INDEX... +20.0 | CINH... -8.4 K INDEX... +20.2
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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 -24.9 -12.8 300 27 14 7.5 4.1 | -25.0 -13.0 300 20 10 7.5 4.1
24000 -20.4 -4.7 300 24 12 7.6 4.2 | -20.5 -4.9 300 17 9 7.7 4.2
22000 -15.9 3.4 300 22 11 7.8 4.3 | -15.9 3.4 300 17 9 7.8 4.3
20000 -10.9 12.4 300 16 8 8.3 4.6 | -11.0 12.2 295 13 7 8.1 4.4
18000 -5.6 21.9 295 13 7 5.9 3.2 | -6.0 21.2 290 11 6 6.5 3.6
16000 -2.4 27.7 295 16 8 5.9 3.2 | -2.3 27.9 290 13 7 6.7 3.7
14000 2.1 35.8 280 14 7 8.7 4.8 | 2.2 36.0 275 11 6 8.5 4.7
12000 7.0 44.6 270 9 5 8.2 4.5 | 7.2 45.0 250 8 4 8.3 4.6
10000 11.9 53.4 260 5 3 8.4 4.6 | 12.0 53.6 210 4 2 8.1 4.5
9000 14.2 57.6 260 3 2 7.2 4.0 | 14.3 57.7 185 3 2 7.4 4.1
8000 16.4 61.5 230 1 1 6.5 3.6 | 16.7 62.1 170 3 2 7.5 4.1
7000 18.3 64.9 175 2 1 6.4 3.5 | 18.7 65.7 175 3 1 7.6 4.2
6000 19.7 67.5 170 4 2 4.5 2.5 | 20.6 69.1 200 2 1 8.9 4.9
5000 17.8 64.0 110 3 2 -71.0 -38.9 | 25.2 77.4 250 2 1 59.8 32.8
10/03/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/03/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +11.8 LI... +1.4 | CAPE... +21.0 LI... +0.9
CINH... -59.1 K INDEX... +20.7 | CINH... -67.2 K INDEX... +19.4
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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 -25.0 -13.0 285 16 8 7.5 4.1 | -24.8 -12.6 270 16 8 7.1 3.9
24000 -20.5 -4.9 280 14 7 7.5 4.1 | -20.6 -5.1 270 16 8 7.0 3.8
22000 -16.1 3.0 290 13 6 7.6 4.2 | -16.5 2.3 270 13 7 7.4 4.0
20000 -10.6 12.9 285 10 5 8.1 4.4 | -10.7 12.7 275 11 5 8.5 4.6
18000 -6.1 21.0 290 9 5 6.8 3.7 | -5.8 21.6 285 9 5 7.2 4.0
16000 -2.1 28.2 290 11 6 7.4 4.1 | -1.7 28.9 290 9 5 7.1 3.9
14000 2.6 36.7 275 10 5 8.6 4.7 | 2.9 37.2 280 8 4 8.6 4.7
12000 7.8 46.0 250 8 4 8.6 4.7 | 8.1 46.6 265 7 4 8.9 4.9
10000 12.8 55.0 220 6 3 8.4 4.6 | 13.3 55.9 245 6 3 8.4 4.6
9000 15.3 59.5 215 5 2 8.2 4.5 | 15.9 60.6 240 4 2 8.9 4.9
8000 17.7 63.9 215 3 2 8.3 4.5 | 18.3 64.9 240 3 1 8.3 4.5
7000 20.0 68.0 255 2 1 8.4 4.6 | 20.6 69.1 290 2 1 8.1 4.4
6000 22.0 71.6 295 3 2 9.3 5.1 | 22.2 72.0 340 3 2 7.1 3.9
5000 26.6 79.9 310 5 3 60.1 33.0 | 23.8 74.8 335 3 2 11.8 6.5
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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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