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UXUS97 KSLC 231228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 85.5 F/29.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1499 FT/MIN (7.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18565 FT MSL (13639 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 10216 FT MSL (5290 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 08/24....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:46:22 / 20:14:24 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 28 MIN 2 SEC (808 MIN 2 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:23 MDT... 59.71 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/23/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15799 FT MSL (10873 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15543 FT MSL (10617 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16197 FT MSL (11271 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.9
K INDEX......................... +27.0
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 -23.7 -10.7 240 32 16 6.3 3.5 39.9 103.9 4.7 M M
24000 -19.1 -2.4 250 31 16 8.9 4.9 38.4 101.1 3.5 M M
22000 -13.9 7.0 250 29 15 7.2 4.0 37.8 100.0 3.1 M M
20000 -9.9 14.2 240 24 12 6.9 3.8 35.6 96.1 1.2 M M
18000 -5.7 21.7 245 20 10 7.9 4.3 34.1 93.3 -0.4 1244 6.3
16000 -0.6 30.9 255 19 10 9.3 5.1 33.2 91.8 -1.2 1033 5.2
14000 4.8 40.6 255 18 10 9.4 5.2 32.9 91.2 -1.7 810 4.1
12000 10.1 50.2 255 14 7 8.9 4.9 32.4 90.4 -2.2 592 3.0
10000 15.2 59.4 245 11 6 7.6 4.1 31.7 89.1 -3.1 381 1.9
9000 17.4 63.3 230 9 5 6.8 3.8 31.1 87.9 -3.8 285 1.4
8000 19.9 67.8 205 6 3 6.9 3.8 29.9 85.9 -5.0 173 0.9
7000 21.5 70.7 155 6 3 5.5 3.0 28.6 83.6 -6.4 96 0.5
6000 21.4 70.5 115 10 5 -2.6 -1.4 25.8 78.4 -9.5 70 0.4
5000 18.6 65.5 110 6 3 -61.6 -33.8 20.3 68.6 -15.3 122 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/23/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/23/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +757.0 LI... -2.8 | CAPE... +1127.0 LI... -4.2
CINH... -167.0 K INDEX... +30.1 | CINH... -35.5 K INDEX... +30.4
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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 -22.7 -8.9 235 33 17 7.8 4.3 | -23.1 -9.6 235 33 17 7.2 4.0
24000 -18.3 -0.9 240 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -18.8 -1.8 235 28 14 7.1 3.9
22000 -14.2 6.4 245 26 14 7.1 3.9 | -14.6 5.7 240 24 13 7.2 4.0
20000 -9.5 14.9 245 25 13 7.3 4.0 | -9.8 14.4 245 22 11 7.4 4.1
18000 -5.1 22.8 250 24 12 7.6 4.2 | -5.2 22.6 245 22 11 7.9 4.4
16000 -0.6 30.9 250 23 12 8.1 4.4 | -0.5 31.1 245 22 12 8.5 4.6
14000 4.5 40.1 250 20 10 9.2 5.1 | 4.7 40.5 240 19 10 9.2 5.0
12000 9.8 49.6 240 17 9 9.0 4.9 | 10.1 50.2 235 15 8 9.0 5.0
10000 14.5 58.1 230 11 6 7.3 4.0 | 14.9 58.8 220 11 6 7.3 4.0
9000 16.4 61.5 215 7 4 6.1 3.3 | 17.2 63.0 215 9 5 7.8 4.3
8000 18.2 64.8 205 6 3 6.2 3.4 | 19.4 66.9 205 7 4 7.9 4.3
7000 19.8 67.6 190 5 3 5.7 3.1 | 21.8 71.2 205 6 3 8.9 4.9
6000 21.4 70.5 175 5 2 6.4 3.5 | 24.3 75.7 220 5 2 10.4 5.7
5000 23.8 74.8 160 2 1 12.3 6.7 | 27.2 81.0 235 4 2 11.9 6.5
08/23/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/23/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1206.4 LI... -4.1 | CAPE... +878.0 LI... -3.3
CINH... -17.5 K INDEX... +32.0 | CINH... -22.0 K INDEX... +29.0
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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 -22.9 -9.2 235 33 17 7.2 4.0 | -22.3 -8.1 235 32 16 6.9 3.8
24000 -18.5 -1.3 235 28 14 7.4 4.1 | -18.1 -0.6 235 30 15 7.3 4.0
22000 -14.1 6.6 230 24 12 7.5 4.1 | -13.8 7.2 230 26 14 7.4 4.0
20000 -9.2 15.4 230 21 11 7.6 4.2 | -9.5 14.9 230 24 13 7.5 4.1
18000 -4.8 23.4 235 19 10 8.2 4.5 | -4.4 24.1 230 22 11 8.2 4.5
16000 -0.1 31.8 235 19 10 8.3 4.5 | 0.6 33.1 230 19 10 9.0 4.9
14000 5.0 41.0 230 18 9 9.4 5.2 | 5.9 42.6 230 16 8 9.1 5.0
12000 10.5 50.9 230 15 8 9.5 5.2 | 11.4 52.5 230 13 7 9.3 5.1
10000 16.1 61.0 230 12 6 8.0 4.4 | 16.8 62.2 235 8 4 8.7 4.8
9000 18.8 65.8 235 10 5 8.9 4.9 | 19.6 67.3 245 6 3 9.6 5.3
8000 21.2 70.2 245 8 4 8.1 4.5 | 22.2 72.0 250 5 2 9.0 4.9
7000 23.7 74.7 270 6 3 9.2 5.0 | 24.8 76.6 295 3 1 8.6 4.7
6000 26.2 79.2 290 6 3 10.4 5.7 | 27.3 81.1 330 3 2 9.5 5.2
5000 31.8 89.2 305 6 3 83.8 46.0 | 32.0 89.6 340 5 2 53.4 29.3
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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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