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UXUS97 KSLC 141227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 75.5 F/24.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 725 FT/MIN (3.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13361 FT MSL (8435 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 80.0 F/27.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1300 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 7978 FT MSL (3051 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 08/15..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:37:29 / 20:27:26 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 49 MIN 56 SEC (829 MIN 56 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:28 MDT... 62.47 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/14/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14069 FT MSL (9143 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13236 FT MSL (8310 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13320 FT MSL (8394 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.5
K INDEX......................... +28.2
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 -24.3 -11.7 225 29 15 7.8 4.3 39.9 103.9 10.5 M M
24000 -19.7 -3.5 230 26 13 7.5 4.1 38.4 101.1 9.5 M M
22000 -15.3 4.5 230 25 13 7.0 3.8 36.9 98.4 8.4 M M
20000 -11.8 10.8 225 16 8 6.1 3.4 34.1 93.5 6.1 M M
18000 -8.2 17.2 220 8 4 6.7 3.7 31.8 89.2 4.0 M M
16000 -4.1 24.6 225 7 3 7.0 3.8 29.9 85.9 2.3 M M
14000 0.0 32.0 225 8 4 7.1 3.9 28.2 82.7 0.6 M M
12000 4.4 39.9 225 8 4 8.5 4.7 26.7 80.1 -0.9 600 3.0
10000 9.5 49.1 225 8 4 9.2 5.0 26.1 78.9 -1.7 388 2.0
9000 11.8 53.2 220 9 4 8.5 4.6 25.5 78.0 -2.3 288 1.5
8000 14.7 58.5 200 10 5 7.7 4.2 24.8 76.6 -3.1 164 0.8
7000 16.6 61.9 185 12 6 5.5 3.0 23.7 74.7 -4.1 79 0.4
6000 18.0 64.4 160 12 6 2.5 1.4 22.3 72.1 -5.6 5 0.0
5000 16.8 62.2 130 7 4 -43.5 -23.9 18.4 65.1 -9.8 11 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/14/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/14/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +343.8 LI... -2.0 | CAPE... +693.2 LI... -3.4
CINH... -43.3 K INDEX... +27.9 | CINH... -2.7 K INDEX... +28.8
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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 -23.5 -10.3 215 35 18 6.6 3.6 | -23.7 -10.7 220 32 16 6.4 3.5
24000 -19.5 -3.1 220 30 15 6.8 3.7 | -19.8 -3.6 225 27 14 6.7 3.7
22000 -15.4 4.3 225 29 15 6.9 3.8 | -15.2 4.6 230 26 13 6.5 3.6
20000 -11.4 11.5 225 29 15 5.9 3.3 | -11.6 11.1 230 27 14 6.0 3.3
18000 -8.1 17.4 225 28 14 5.9 3.3 | -8.4 16.9 230 27 14 5.9 3.2
16000 -4.4 24.1 230 26 13 6.9 3.8 | -4.6 23.7 230 26 13 7.3 4.0
14000 -0.4 31.3 230 23 12 7.3 4.0 | -0.4 31.3 230 23 12 7.4 4.0
12000 3.8 38.8 235 20 10 7.7 4.2 | 4.0 39.2 225 19 10 8.0 4.4
10000 8.2 46.8 220 16 8 7.3 4.0 | 8.7 47.7 220 15 8 7.8 4.3
9000 10.3 50.5 215 15 7 7.5 4.1 | 11.2 52.2 215 14 7 8.5 4.7
8000 12.3 54.1 205 13 7 6.8 3.8 | 13.7 56.7 210 13 6 9.0 5.0
7000 14.3 57.7 195 12 6 5.6 3.1 | 16.4 61.5 210 11 6 10.1 5.5
6000 16.1 61.0 185 10 5 7.8 4.3 | 19.2 66.6 210 9 5 11.0 6.0
5000 19.4 66.9 160 6 3 25.5 14.0 | 22.1 71.8 215 8 4 13.1 7.2
08/14/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/14/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +825.1 LI... -2.7 | CAPE... +491.9 LI... -1.6
CINH... -1.8 K INDEX... +31.0 | CINH... -21.2 K INDEX... +29.6
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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 -23.2 -9.8 210 30 15 7.1 3.9 | -23.3 -9.9 210 25 13 7.2 3.9
24000 -19.2 -2.6 210 24 12 6.1 3.3 | -19.3 -2.7 205 19 10 6.4 3.5
22000 -15.6 3.9 225 20 10 6.1 3.3 | -15.5 4.1 215 15 8 6.3 3.5
20000 -11.5 11.3 230 21 11 7.0 3.8 | -11.4 11.5 220 16 8 7.1 3.9
18000 -7.4 18.7 230 23 12 5.8 3.2 | -7.1 19.2 235 18 9 6.0 3.3
16000 -3.9 25.0 230 21 11 6.6 3.6 | -3.8 25.2 235 17 9 5.8 3.2
14000 -0.1 31.8 230 19 10 7.4 4.1 | 0.3 32.5 240 15 8 7.4 4.1
12000 4.3 39.7 225 16 8 8.2 4.5 | 4.9 40.8 240 12 6 8.3 4.6
10000 9.3 48.7 220 14 7 8.9 4.9 | 9.9 49.8 235 9 4 8.6 4.7
9000 11.9 53.4 220 14 7 8.8 4.9 | 12.4 54.3 235 7 3 9.1 5.0
8000 14.6 58.3 225 13 7 8.9 4.9 | 14.9 58.8 240 5 3 8.8 4.8
7000 17.2 63.0 220 12 6 10.4 5.7 | 17.4 63.3 250 3 2 8.4 4.6
6000 19.7 67.5 225 10 5 12.8 7.0 | 19.8 67.6 255 2 1 10.1 5.6
5000 22.5 72.5 230 8 4 15.7 8.6 | 23.4 74.1 305 1 1 26.4 14.5
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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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