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UXUS97 KSLC 201228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 70.2 F/21.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 426 FT/MIN (2.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10624 FT MSL (5698 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 73.0 F/23.2 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................. 7360 FT MSL (2434 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 09/21....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:13:47 / 19:28:32 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 14 MIN 45 SEC (734 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:21:10 MDT... 49.80 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/20/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13985 FT MSL (9059 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17578 FT MSL (12652 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14021 FT MSL (9096 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.5
K INDEX......................... -8.7
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 -26.0 -14.8 265 33 17 6.5 3.5 38.9 102.1 12.7 M M
24000 -21.9 -7.4 270 28 15 8.0 4.4 36.9 98.4 11.4 M M
22000 -16.4 2.5 275 26 13 8.1 4.4 35.5 96.0 10.6 M M
20000 -11.6 11.1 280 22 11 8.0 4.4 34.2 93.6 9.7 M M
18000 -6.7 19.9 280 18 9 7.4 4.1 33.2 91.7 9.0 M M
16000 -3.4 25.9 280 13 7 6.6 3.6 30.3 86.6 6.7 M M
14000 -0.1 31.8 285 11 6 5.3 2.9 27.6 81.7 4.3 M M
12000 3.1 37.6 275 8 4 6.0 3.3 24.8 76.7 1.6 M M
10000 6.8 44.2 245 4 2 7.1 3.9 22.8 73.0 -0.5 378 1.9
9000 8.9 48.0 220 3 2 7.4 4.1 22.0 71.6 -1.3 285 1.4
8000 11.4 52.5 180 2 1 7.3 4.0 21.0 69.8 -2.5 173 0.9
7000 13.3 55.9 140 2 1 6.3 3.5 20.1 68.2 -3.6 88 0.4
6000 14.8 58.6 120 3 2 2.8 1.5 18.7 65.7 -5.0 11 0.1
5000 10.6 51.1 110 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 11.6 52.9 -12.2 108 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/20/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/20/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.6
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +6.4 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +9.2
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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 -26.5 -15.7 300 33 17 8.0 4.4 | -26.5 -15.7 295 32 17 8.3 4.5
24000 -21.7 -7.1 300 31 16 7.8 4.3 | -21.6 -6.9 300 29 15 7.7 4.2
22000 -16.5 2.3 300 28 14 7.8 4.3 | -16.4 2.5 300 27 14 7.7 4.2
20000 -12.1 10.2 300 24 13 7.3 4.0 | -12.0 10.4 300 24 13 7.3 4.0
18000 -8.2 17.2 300 21 11 6.2 3.4 | -8.0 17.6 305 21 11 6.3 3.4
16000 -4.7 23.5 305 17 9 6.1 3.4 | -4.8 23.4 305 15 8 5.5 3.0
14000 -1.3 29.7 320 14 7 4.9 2.7 | -1.8 28.8 315 9 5 4.8 2.6
12000 1.2 34.2 325 12 6 3.9 2.1 | 1.1 34.0 330 7 3 5.1 2.8
10000 3.4 38.1 320 8 4 5.4 2.9 | 4.0 39.2 325 3 1 5.5 3.0
9000 4.7 40.5 320 6 3 6.6 3.6 | 5.4 41.7 265 1 1 6.4 3.5
8000 6.5 43.7 315 4 2 6.5 3.6 | 7.3 45.1 245 2 1 7.3 4.0
7000 8.6 47.5 320 3 1 7.3 4.0 | 9.7 49.5 260 3 2 10.0 5.5
6000 10.6 51.1 315 1 1 6.4 3.5 | 12.5 54.5 270 4 2 10.9 6.0
5000 12.4 54.3 210 1 0 9.8 5.4 | 15.4 59.7 280 4 2 13.2 7.2
09/20/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/20/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.1
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +9.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +5.4
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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 -26.5 -15.7 295 31 16 8.2 4.5 | -26.2 -15.2 290 30 16 7.8 4.3
24000 -21.6 -6.9 295 28 14 7.8 4.3 | -21.5 -6.7 290 26 13 7.6 4.2
22000 -16.4 2.5 295 26 13 7.7 4.2 | -16.4 2.5 290 23 12 7.6 4.2
20000 -12.1 10.2 295 22 11 7.1 3.9 | -11.9 10.6 290 21 11 7.4 4.1
18000 -8.0 17.6 295 18 9 6.4 3.5 | -7.6 18.3 290 18 9 6.8 3.7
16000 -4.6 23.7 295 13 7 5.8 3.2 | -4.0 24.8 290 13 7 5.9 3.2
14000 -1.2 29.8 290 9 4 6.0 3.3 | -0.7 30.7 285 9 5 6.0 3.3
12000 2.2 36.0 280 5 3 5.7 3.2 | 2.8 37.0 280 6 3 6.7 3.7
10000 5.7 42.3 270 3 1 6.7 3.7 | 6.9 44.4 265 4 2 7.4 4.0
9000 7.6 45.7 270 3 1 6.9 3.8 | 9.0 48.2 275 3 1 7.1 3.9
8000 9.5 49.1 280 3 2 6.8 3.7 | 11.0 51.8 325 2 1 6.6 3.6
7000 11.6 52.9 305 4 2 10.0 5.5 | 12.9 55.2 350 4 2 7.4 4.1
6000 14.2 57.6 310 5 3 12.0 6.6 | 15.0 59.0 345 4 2 11.0 6.0
5000 19.9 67.8 315 6 3 76.6 42.0 | 17.6 63.7 335 5 2 11.5 6.3
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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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