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UXUS97 KSLC 221227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 59.2 F/15.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 857 FT/MIN (4.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15622 FT MSL (10734 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 73.0 F/23.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 13452 FT MSL (8564 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 05/23..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:04:19 / 20:44:45 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 40 MIN 27 SEC (880 MIN 27 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:32 MDT... 69.07 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/22/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10277 FT MSL (5389 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18543 FT MSL (13655 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18007 FT MSL (13119 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.0
K INDEX......................... -12.9
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 -33.5 -28.3 275 29 15 7.8 4.3 31.3 88.4 6.7 M M
24000 -28.8 -19.8 275 26 13 7.6 4.2 30.0 86.0 5.7 M M
22000 -24.5 -12.1 275 25 13 7.4 4.0 28.2 82.7 4.3 M M
20000 -20.1 -4.2 280 24 12 7.2 4.0 26.4 79.5 2.9 M M
18000 -14.8 5.4 285 22 11 8.7 4.8 24.9 76.8 1.7 M M
16000 -10.4 13.3 300 21 11 5.8 3.2 23.3 73.9 0.4 M M
14000 -7.2 19.0 315 18 9 5.5 3.0 20.3 68.6 -2.3 730 3.7
12000 -3.6 25.5 340 10 5 6.6 3.6 18.0 64.4 -4.6 562 2.9
10000 0.5 32.9 005 12 6 6.8 3.7 16.2 61.1 -6.5 381 1.9
9000 2.7 36.9 015 10 5 8.4 4.6 15.4 59.8 -7.3 285 1.4
8000 5.0 41.0 045 7 3 8.1 4.4 14.8 58.7 -8.0 187 0.9
7000 7.0 44.6 080 7 4 8.0 4.4 14.0 57.2 -9.0 98 0.5
6000 9.3 48.7 085 8 4 3.9 2.2 13.4 56.2 -9.7 M M
5000 7.1 44.8 100 5 2 12.9 7.1 7.7 45.8 -15.7 27 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/22/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/22/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -9.3 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -3.0
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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 -34.8 -30.6 270 30 15 8.2 4.5 | -36.1 -33.0 270 27 14 8.7 4.8
24000 -29.9 -21.8 275 27 14 8.2 4.5 | -30.9 -23.6 270 26 14 8.7 4.8
22000 -25.1 -13.2 280 26 13 8.1 4.5 | -25.7 -14.3 280 24 12 8.8 4.9
20000 -20.7 -5.3 285 23 12 6.8 3.7 | -21.1 -6.0 285 22 11 6.9 3.8
18000 -15.9 3.4 290 20 10 7.7 4.2 | -16.4 2.5 285 18 9 6.7 3.7
16000 -11.3 11.7 300 16 8 6.5 3.6 | -11.9 10.6 285 12 6 6.6 3.6
14000 -7.7 18.1 320 12 6 6.1 3.4 | -8.1 17.4 300 7 4 6.8 3.7
12000 -3.7 25.3 330 7 4 7.2 3.9 | -3.7 25.3 315 5 2 8.2 4.5
10000 0.6 33.1 005 6 3 6.9 3.8 | 1.4 34.5 345 2 1 7.3 4.0
9000 2.9 37.2 025 4 2 7.7 4.2 | 3.7 38.7 340 1 1 7.7 4.2
8000 5.0 41.0 080 2 1 7.5 4.1 | 6.0 42.8 325 2 1 9.0 5.0
7000 7.2 45.0 140 3 1 7.0 3.8 | 8.6 47.5 315 2 1 9.8 5.4
6000 9.3 48.7 145 3 2 7.8 4.3 | 11.4 52.5 305 3 2 9.7 5.3
5000 13.4 56.1 140 2 1 50.4 27.7 | 17.2 63.0 310 4 2 5.4 3.0
05/22/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/22/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.6
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -0.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.6
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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 -35.8 -32.4 300 26 14 7.5 4.1 | -33.2 -27.8 315 39 20 4.7 2.6
24000 -31.4 -24.5 295 25 13 7.9 4.3 | -30.3 -22.5 305 30 16 6.0 3.3
22000 -26.2 -15.2 295 24 13 8.7 4.8 | -25.8 -14.4 300 26 13 7.7 4.2
20000 -20.4 -4.7 300 23 12 8.6 4.7 | -20.2 -4.4 295 23 12 8.5 4.7
18000 -15.7 3.7 300 20 10 7.1 3.9 | -15.3 4.5 295 20 10 8.3 4.5
16000 -11.4 11.5 285 16 8 6.9 3.8 | -10.5 13.1 295 16 8 7.7 4.2
14000 -7.2 19.0 265 9 5 7.7 4.2 | -6.0 21.2 290 11 6 7.6 4.2
12000 -2.6 27.3 255 5 3 8.2 4.5 | -1.3 29.7 270 9 5 8.3 4.6
10000 2.5 36.5 265 3 1 7.6 4.2 | 3.7 38.7 260 7 4 7.4 4.1
9000 5.1 41.2 295 3 2 8.6 4.7 | 6.2 43.2 275 5 3 8.5 4.7
8000 7.5 45.5 315 4 2 8.6 4.7 | 8.8 47.8 300 5 2 8.5 4.7
7000 10.2 50.4 315 5 3 8.9 4.9 | 11.2 52.2 325 5 3 8.6 4.7
6000 12.8 55.0 320 6 3 10.5 5.8 | 13.7 56.7 330 6 3 10.3 5.7
5000 16.9 62.4 320 7 4 29.9 16.4 | 17.3 63.1 330 6 3 22.4 12.3
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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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