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UXUS97 KSLC 131227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 72.3 F/22.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 508 FT/MIN (2.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13773 FT MSL (8847 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 81.0 F/27.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
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................. 10814 FT MSL (5887 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 08/14....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:36:30 / 20:28:48 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 52 MIN 17 SEC (832 MIN 17 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:39 MDT... 62.76 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/13/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14200 FT MSL (9274 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10792 FT MSL (5866 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12108 FT MSL (7182 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.8
K INDEX......................... +27.9
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 -22.1 -7.8 210 38 20 7.5 4.1 43.5 110.3 12.7 M M
24000 -17.9 -0.2 215 34 18 6.3 3.5 41.6 106.9 11.4 M M
22000 -13.7 7.3 220 25 13 6.2 3.4 38.9 102.0 9.3 M M
20000 -10.4 13.3 235 24 12 5.6 3.1 35.9 96.6 6.9 M M
18000 -7.1 19.2 250 27 14 5.9 3.2 33.1 91.6 4.6 M M
16000 -3.2 26.2 245 25 13 6.5 3.6 31.0 87.7 2.6 M M
14000 0.3 32.5 235 19 10 5.6 3.1 28.6 83.4 0.3 M M
12000 3.9 39.0 215 14 7 7.0 3.8 26.4 79.5 -1.9 560 2.8
10000 8.1 46.6 195 13 6 7.2 4.0 24.8 76.7 -3.6 375 1.9
9000 10.1 50.2 180 12 6 6.8 3.7 24.0 75.2 -4.5 284 1.4
8000 12.7 54.9 165 12 6 6.8 3.7 23.0 73.4 -5.6 171 0.9
7000 14.7 58.5 160 11 5 6.7 3.7 22.1 71.9 -6.6 82 0.4
6000 16.3 61.3 155 8 4 6.3 3.5 21.1 69.9 -7.9 2 0.0
5000 17.5 63.5 150 4 2 -10.9 -6.0 19.5 67.1 -9.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/13/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/13/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +357.2 LI... -2.1 | CAPE... +761.7 LI... -2.9
CINH... -43.1 K INDEX... +31.3 | CINH... -1.9 K INDEX... +30.9
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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 -21.2 -6.2 220 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -21.2 -6.2 215 33 17 7.2 4.0
24000 -17.3 0.9 220 25 13 6.3 3.5 | -17.1 1.2 215 32 16 6.5 3.5
22000 -13.6 7.5 220 23 12 6.3 3.5 | -13.3 8.1 215 28 14 6.5 3.6
20000 -9.6 14.7 220 21 11 6.1 3.4 | -9.3 15.3 215 25 13 6.1 3.4
18000 -6.0 21.2 220 20 10 6.1 3.4 | -5.8 21.6 210 23 12 5.9 3.2
16000 -2.6 27.3 215 18 9 6.2 3.4 | -2.4 27.7 210 22 11 6.2 3.4
14000 1.0 33.8 210 16 8 6.8 3.7 | 1.0 33.8 215 21 11 6.3 3.5
12000 5.0 41.0 205 14 7 7.5 4.1 | 4.9 40.8 215 20 10 7.1 3.9
10000 9.3 48.7 195 14 7 6.3 3.5 | 8.9 48.0 205 17 9 5.9 3.2
9000 11.6 52.9 190 14 7 7.8 4.3 | 11.2 52.2 200 16 8 7.8 4.3
8000 13.9 57.0 190 14 7 8.3 4.5 | 13.6 56.5 200 14 7 8.7 4.8
7000 16.0 60.8 185 13 7 7.3 4.0 | 16.2 61.2 200 13 7 9.1 5.0
6000 18.0 64.4 175 12 6 7.3 4.0 | 18.7 65.7 205 11 6 12.1 6.6
5000 20.4 68.7 170 8 4 16.0 8.8 | 22.2 72.0 205 7 4 26.9 14.8
08/13/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/13/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1035.3 LI... -3.3 | CAPE... +894.4 LI... -3.4
CINH... -4.0 K INDEX... +32.6 | CINH... -22.3 K INDEX... +29.1
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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 -21.7 -7.1 205 32 17 7.2 3.9 | -21.3 -6.3 210 38 19 7.2 3.9
24000 -17.5 0.5 210 30 16 6.9 3.8 | -17.2 1.0 215 35 18 6.2 3.4
22000 -13.4 7.9 215 27 14 7.0 3.8 | -13.5 7.7 220 32 17 6.2 3.4
20000 -9.1 15.6 225 26 14 6.7 3.7 | -9.5 14.9 230 30 15 6.1 3.3
18000 -5.5 22.1 225 28 14 5.6 3.1 | -6.0 21.2 240 29 15 6.2 3.4
16000 -2.4 27.7 225 28 14 5.6 3.0 | -2.5 27.5 240 29 15 6.1 3.4
14000 1.1 34.0 225 26 13 6.9 3.8 | 1.3 34.3 240 29 15 7.2 4.0
12000 5.2 41.4 225 23 12 7.9 4.3 | 5.6 42.1 240 24 13 7.5 4.1
10000 9.6 49.3 230 18 9 6.2 3.4 | 9.6 49.3 250 16 8 5.7 3.1
9000 12.0 53.6 230 15 8 7.6 4.2 | 11.5 52.7 260 12 6 6.3 3.5
8000 14.5 58.1 235 12 6 8.0 4.4 | 13.4 56.1 275 8 4 6.5 3.6
7000 17.1 62.8 245 10 5 8.7 4.8 | 15.4 59.7 295 6 3 7.3 4.0
6000 19.5 67.1 250 8 4 11.0 6.1 | 17.3 63.1 315 4 2 10.5 5.8
5000 22.8 73.0 265 6 3 24.0 13.2 | 20.2 68.4 330 3 2 18.8 10.3
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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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