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UXUS97 KSLC 121228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 77.5 F/25.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1160 FT/MIN (5.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16237 FT MSL (11310 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 89.0 F/32.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 13412 FT MSL (8485 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 08/13..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:35:31 / 20:30:08 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 54 MIN 37 SEC (834 MIN 37 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:50 MDT... 63.05 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14952 FT MSL (10025 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12729 FT MSL (7802 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14336 FT MSL (9409 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.8
K INDEX......................... +31.3
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 -21.2 -6.2 225 31 16 6.5 3.6 44.0 111.3 9.6 M M
24000 -17.3 0.9 225 26 14 6.8 3.7 41.8 107.2 7.9 M M
22000 -12.9 8.8 230 24 12 6.8 3.8 39.4 102.9 6.1 M M
20000 -8.8 16.2 230 21 11 7.0 3.8 37.3 99.2 4.3 M M
18000 -5.0 23.0 225 18 9 6.0 3.3 35.2 95.4 2.4 M M
16000 -1.9 28.6 220 13 6 5.9 3.3 32.3 90.1 -0.3 940 4.8
14000 1.8 35.2 215 9 5 6.9 3.8 30.2 86.3 -2.4 768 3.9
12000 6.0 42.8 205 7 3 8.2 4.5 28.6 83.4 -4.2 585 3.0
10000 10.6 51.1 215 5 2 6.7 3.7 27.4 81.4 -5.4 387 2.0
9000 13.0 55.4 205 5 3 7.8 4.3 26.9 80.4 -6.0 286 1.5
8000 15.9 60.6 205 6 3 7.9 4.3 26.2 79.1 -6.8 162 0.8
7000 18.0 64.4 205 7 4 7.0 3.9 25.4 77.7 -7.7 70 0.4
6000 19.7 67.5 185 7 4 5.7 3.1 24.3 75.7 -9.0 M M
5000 19.8 67.6 150 5 3 1.0 0.5 21.6 70.8 -11.9 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +264.7 LI... -1.7 | CAPE... +328.7 LI... -2.3
CINH... -70.6 K INDEX... +31.3 | CINH... -12.7 K INDEX... +32.3
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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 -21.0 -5.8 220 32 16 6.5 3.6 | -21.1 -6.0 215 33 17 7.1 3.9
24000 -17.2 1.0 220 30 15 6.2 3.4 | -17.1 1.2 215 27 14 6.4 3.5
22000 -13.0 8.6 220 28 14 6.6 3.6 | -12.9 8.8 225 20 11 6.3 3.5
20000 -9.0 15.8 225 26 13 6.9 3.8 | -9.2 15.4 230 20 10 6.3 3.4
18000 -5.2 22.6 230 21 11 6.2 3.4 | -5.5 22.1 230 20 10 6.5 3.6
16000 -1.6 29.1 235 17 9 6.6 3.6 | -1.8 28.8 225 17 9 6.3 3.5
14000 2.7 36.9 245 12 6 8.0 4.4 | 2.4 36.3 220 10 5 8.3 4.5
12000 7.6 45.7 255 9 5 8.4 4.6 | 7.4 45.3 235 6 3 9.0 4.9
10000 12.5 54.5 260 5 3 6.7 3.7 | 12.4 54.3 240 5 3 7.2 4.0
9000 15.1 59.2 255 3 2 8.4 4.6 | 15.1 59.2 240 5 3 8.8 4.8
8000 17.3 63.1 215 2 1 7.3 4.0 | 17.7 63.9 245 5 3 9.5 5.2
7000 19.3 66.7 170 2 1 5.8 3.2 | 20.6 69.1 255 5 3 9.4 5.2
6000 21.3 70.3 155 3 1 6.4 3.5 | 23.4 74.1 265 5 3 10.4 5.7
5000 25.3 77.5 145 3 2 47.7 26.2 | 29.1 84.4 275 5 3 83.4 45.7
08/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +330.3 LI... -1.8 | CAPE... +133.3 LI... -1.7
CINH... -16.3 K INDEX... +31.6 | CINH... -44.2 K INDEX... +31.3
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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 -20.7 -5.3 215 30 16 6.7 3.7 | -20.3 -4.5 220 28 14 7.0 3.8
24000 -16.7 1.9 220 25 13 6.8 3.7 | -16.3 2.7 220 24 12 6.6 3.6
22000 -12.2 10.0 215 20 10 6.7 3.7 | -12.0 10.4 225 19 10 6.5 3.5
20000 -8.4 16.9 220 17 9 6.5 3.6 | -8.4 16.9 225 17 9 6.2 3.4
18000 -4.9 23.2 230 17 9 5.9 3.2 | -4.7 23.5 225 15 8 6.3 3.4
16000 -1.4 29.5 235 15 8 6.3 3.5 | -1.0 30.2 230 14 7 6.7 3.7
14000 2.8 37.0 225 13 7 8.0 4.4 | 3.1 37.6 230 12 6 7.7 4.2
12000 7.6 45.7 225 9 5 8.9 4.9 | 7.9 46.2 230 10 5 8.7 4.8
10000 12.7 54.9 235 7 4 7.6 4.2 | 12.9 55.2 245 7 3 6.6 3.6
9000 15.5 59.9 250 6 3 9.2 5.1 | 15.5 59.9 260 6 3 8.9 4.9
8000 18.1 64.6 265 5 3 9.6 5.3 | 18.1 64.6 280 5 3 9.4 5.2
7000 20.7 69.3 275 5 3 10.0 5.5 | 20.6 69.1 295 5 2 9.4 5.1
6000 23.5 74.3 285 5 2 9.0 5.0 | 23.2 73.8 310 4 2 7.6 4.2
5000 27.5 81.5 295 4 2 24.6 13.5 | 26.6 79.9 320 4 2 17.0 9.3
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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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