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UXUS97 KSLC 151227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 66.6 F/19.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 193 FT/MIN (1.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7808 FT MSL (2880 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 63.0 F/17.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 6172 FT MSL (1244 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 10/16....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:39:28 / 18:47:33 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 8 MIN 5 SEC (668 MIN 5 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:13:31 MDT... 40.40 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15044 FT MSL (10116 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 23090 FT MSL (18162 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15858 FT MSL (10930 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +12.9
K INDEX......................... -28.0
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 -25.6 -14.1 040 17 9 7.8 4.3 39.4 103.0 17.6 M M
24000 -21.0 -5.8 040 14 7 7.7 4.2 38.0 100.4 16.8 M M
22000 -15.8 3.6 040 12 6 7.6 4.2 36.4 97.5 15.9 M M
20000 -11.2 11.8 035 13 7 7.6 4.2 34.8 94.7 14.9 M M
18000 -6.5 20.3 045 13 7 7.8 4.3 33.6 92.4 14.1 M M
16000 -1.9 28.6 060 11 6 7.6 4.2 32.2 89.9 13.2 M M
14000 1.7 35.1 065 9 5 5.3 2.9 29.7 85.4 11.3 M M
12000 4.0 39.2 100 7 4 3.3 1.8 25.8 78.5 7.9 M M
10000 6.0 42.8 140 6 3 3.6 2.0 21.7 71.1 4.1 M M
9000 7.0 44.6 140 5 3 3.3 1.8 19.8 67.7 2.3 M M
8000 8.5 47.3 130 4 2 4.5 2.5 17.7 63.8 0.1 M M
7000 9.7 49.5 125 4 2 4.7 2.6 16.0 60.8 -1.5 130 0.7
6000 10.1 50.2 115 7 4 -5.5 -3.0 13.5 56.3 -4.2 90 0.5
5000 4.8 40.6 110 7 4 -2.7 -1.5 5.5 41.8 -12.5 221 1.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -14.3 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -18.9
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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 -31.3 -24.3 020 42 21 8.3 4.6 | -29.8 -21.6 035 49 25 7.4 4.0
24000 -26.4 -15.5 020 39 20 8.3 4.5 | -25.5 -13.9 035 38 20 7.0 3.9
22000 -21.4 -6.5 020 37 19 8.3 4.6 | -21.3 -6.3 030 31 16 7.0 3.8
20000 -16.7 1.9 025 35 18 7.8 4.3 | -17.0 1.4 030 29 15 7.2 4.0
18000 -11.8 10.8 030 34 18 6.8 3.7 | -12.1 10.2 025 28 15 7.1 3.9
16000 -7.8 18.0 030 32 16 6.8 3.7 | -7.9 17.8 035 26 13 6.8 3.7
14000 -4.2 24.4 040 26 14 5.6 3.1 | -4.1 24.6 040 22 11 5.9 3.2
12000 -1.1 30.0 055 21 11 5.8 3.2 | -0.8 30.6 050 17 9 6.2 3.4
10000 2.4 36.3 070 19 10 6.2 3.4 | 3.0 37.4 065 15 8 6.2 3.4
9000 4.2 39.6 070 18 9 4.6 2.5 | 4.7 40.5 070 15 7 4.1 2.3
8000 5.7 42.3 075 17 9 3.9 2.1 | 5.9 42.6 065 13 7 3.5 1.9
7000 6.9 44.4 075 12 6 2.0 1.1 | 7.1 44.8 055 9 5 4.3 2.4
6000 7.8 46.0 070 6 3 -0.0 -0.0 | 9.0 48.2 035 6 3 9.0 4.9
5000 7.0 44.6 095 2 1 2.4 1.3 | 12.0 53.6 005 5 2 19.2 10.5
10/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -14.4 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -17.3
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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 -28.5 -19.3 035 55 28 7.8 4.3 | -27.8 -18.0 040 49 25 7.8 4.3
24000 -23.8 -10.8 040 46 24 7.6 4.2 | -23.2 -9.8 045 44 23 7.5 4.1
22000 -19.3 -2.7 040 36 19 7.7 4.2 | -18.7 -1.7 050 36 19 7.5 4.1
20000 -15.2 4.6 040 27 14 6.7 3.7 | -14.0 6.8 045 30 16 7.9 4.3
18000 -11.0 12.2 030 22 11 6.1 3.3 | -9.1 15.6 045 24 13 6.0 3.3
16000 -7.3 18.9 035 22 11 6.3 3.4 | -5.6 21.9 040 20 11 5.8 3.2
14000 -3.5 25.7 040 21 11 6.7 3.7 | -2.4 27.7 040 20 10 5.2 2.8
12000 -0.1 31.8 045 18 9 4.7 2.6 | 0.8 33.4 050 18 9 5.0 2.7
10000 3.1 37.6 050 14 7 6.6 3.6 | 3.7 38.7 050 16 8 5.5 3.0
9000 5.3 41.5 050 12 6 5.8 3.2 | 5.7 42.3 045 15 8 5.1 2.8
8000 7.3 45.1 045 11 6 6.5 3.6 | 7.8 46.0 040 14 7 5.3 2.9
7000 9.0 48.2 025 8 4 5.7 3.1 | 9.7 49.5 030 13 7 5.1 2.8
6000 11.1 52.0 355 7 3 9.3 5.1 | 11.3 52.3 010 10 5 4.8 2.6
5000 14.2 57.6 335 6 3 17.9 9.8 | 13.3 55.9 335 5 3 9.9 5.4
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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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