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UXUS97 KSLC 291227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 71.6 F/22.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 336 FT/MIN (1.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9686 FT MSL (4758 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 73.0 F/23.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1500 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................. 7080 FT MSL (2152 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 09/30.... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:22:46 / 19:13:20 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 50 MIN 35 SEC (710 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:18:03 MDT... 46.39 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/29/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15355 FT MSL (10427 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19941 FT MSL (15013 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14701 FT MSL (9773 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +7.4
K INDEX......................... -2.4
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 -23.3 -9.9 015 16 8 8.0 4.4 41.7 107.1 15.0 M M
24000 -18.5 -1.3 015 17 9 7.9 4.3 40.5 104.9 14.4 M M
22000 -13.2 8.2 020 17 9 8.0 4.4 39.0 102.3 13.5 M M
20000 -8.8 16.2 020 16 8 7.3 4.0 37.3 99.1 12.3 M M
18000 -4.9 23.2 025 15 8 5.9 3.3 35.2 95.3 10.6 M M
16000 -1.2 29.8 020 16 8 6.0 3.3 32.9 91.1 8.7 M M
14000 2.4 36.3 010 19 10 5.4 3.0 30.3 86.6 6.6 M M
12000 5.4 41.7 015 19 10 4.2 2.3 27.3 81.1 3.9 M M
10000 7.9 46.2 025 15 8 4.8 2.7 23.9 75.0 0.6 M M
9000 9.6 49.3 025 14 7 7.0 3.8 22.8 73.0 -0.6 285 1.4
8000 12.1 53.8 025 12 6 6.4 3.5 21.6 70.8 -1.8 176 0.9
7000 13.5 56.3 020 9 5 3.7 2.0 20.1 68.2 -3.4 104 0.5
6000 13.9 57.0 025 5 2 0.8 0.4 17.7 63.9 -5.9 62 0.3
5000 10.4 50.7 095 3 1 -2.4 -1.3 11.6 52.8 -12.3 135 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/29/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/29/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +4.2 LI... +2.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.3
CINH... -16.4 K INDEX... +21.0 | CINH... -13.2 K INDEX... +11.9
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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 -26.2 -15.2 015 15 8 8.0 4.4 | -26.1 -15.0 055 24 12 7.8 4.3
24000 -21.6 -6.9 035 12 6 6.4 3.5 | -21.5 -6.7 055 21 11 7.5 4.1
22000 -17.6 0.3 055 14 7 6.6 3.6 | -17.0 1.4 060 17 9 7.5 4.1
20000 -13.6 7.5 060 14 7 7.0 3.8 | -12.0 10.4 055 16 8 7.5 4.1
18000 -9.2 15.4 050 13 7 6.5 3.6 | -7.7 18.1 050 16 8 7.1 3.9
16000 -5.7 21.7 045 12 6 5.9 3.2 | -3.8 25.2 050 17 9 6.4 3.5
14000 -2.4 27.7 045 10 5 5.5 3.0 | -0.5 31.1 055 15 8 5.1 2.8
12000 0.8 33.4 050 11 6 6.1 3.3 | 2.3 36.1 055 15 8 5.3 2.9
10000 4.7 40.5 055 14 7 6.3 3.5 | 5.4 41.7 055 13 6 5.3 2.9
9000 6.7 44.1 060 13 7 6.7 3.7 | 7.3 45.1 050 11 6 6.7 3.7
8000 8.4 47.1 055 12 6 6.6 3.6 | 9.3 48.7 040 10 5 6.9 3.8
7000 10.1 50.2 045 9 4 6.3 3.4 | 11.2 52.2 015 7 4 7.5 4.1
6000 11.8 53.2 030 6 3 4.2 2.3 | 13.4 56.1 350 7 4 10.4 5.7
5000 13.8 56.8 360 2 1 6.9 3.8 | 17.1 62.8 330 7 4 26.2 14.4
09/29/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/29/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.0 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +3.3
CINH... -1.1 K INDEX... +7.6 | CINH... -1.1 K INDEX... +8.5
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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 -25.3 -13.5 060 25 13 7.9 4.3 | -24.5 -12.1 050 26 13 8.1 4.4
24000 -20.5 -4.9 050 24 13 7.8 4.3 | -19.8 -3.6 045 29 15 7.4 4.1
22000 -15.8 3.6 050 26 14 7.8 4.3 | -15.3 4.5 040 30 16 7.4 4.1
20000 -10.7 12.7 050 25 13 7.5 4.1 | -10.5 13.1 040 28 14 7.1 3.9
18000 -6.4 20.5 050 22 11 6.9 3.8 | -6.4 20.5 045 24 12 6.8 3.7
16000 -2.8 27.0 050 19 10 6.3 3.5 | -2.9 26.8 050 19 10 5.3 2.9
14000 0.3 32.5 055 17 9 3.9 2.1 | -0.4 31.3 065 16 8 4.6 2.5
12000 2.5 36.5 065 17 8 5.9 3.2 | 2.5 36.5 060 13 7 7.3 4.0
10000 6.2 43.2 040 13 6 6.2 3.4 | 6.9 44.4 020 11 6 7.1 3.9
9000 8.5 47.3 025 11 5 7.8 4.3 | 9.2 48.6 360 12 6 8.6 4.7
8000 10.7 51.3 360 9 5 7.4 4.1 | 11.6 52.9 350 12 6 8.3 4.5
7000 12.8 55.0 335 8 4 8.5 4.6 | 14.0 57.2 340 10 5 7.1 3.9
6000 15.2 59.4 315 9 5 10.0 5.5 | 16.1 61.0 320 9 4 8.8 4.8
5000 19.1 66.4 310 9 5 26.3 14.4 | 18.8 65.8 305 7 4 16.0 8.8
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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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