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UXUS97 KSLC 241227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 58.3 F/14.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 222 FT/MIN (1.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 8360 FT MSL (3435 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 57.0 F/14.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1415 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................. 6464 FT MSL (1540 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 10/25....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:49:27 / 18:34:25 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 44 MIN 58 SEC (644 MIN 58 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:11:56 MDT... 37.20 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10381 FT MSL (5456 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 11982 FT MSL (7057 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10352 FT MSL (5427 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.9
K INDEX......................... +20.0
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 -34.8 -30.6 120 17 9 9.2 5.0 29.7 85.5 12.4 M M
24000 -29.4 -20.9 125 12 6 8.5 4.7 29.4 84.9 12.4 M M
22000 -24.0 -11.2 145 5 2 8.0 4.4 27.8 82.1 11.4 M M
20000 -19.0 -2.2 090 6 3 8.5 4.7 26.8 80.3 10.9 M M
18000 -14.6 5.7 085 12 6 5.8 3.2 25.3 77.5 9.8 M M
16000 -10.9 12.4 100 13 7 6.5 3.6 22.9 73.2 7.8 M M
14000 -7.2 19.0 110 11 6 7.1 3.9 20.7 69.3 5.8 M M
12000 -3.2 26.2 125 9 5 6.7 3.7 18.9 66.0 4.0 M M
10000 0.5 32.9 125 7 3 6.4 3.5 16.8 62.3 2.0 M M
9000 2.4 36.3 130 4 2 5.6 3.0 15.7 60.2 0.9 M M
8000 4.0 39.2 140 2 1 4.5 2.5 14.3 57.8 -0.4 204 1.0
7000 5.6 42.1 000 0 0 4.2 2.3 12.3 54.2 -2.4 117 0.6
6000 6.9 44.4 320 1 1 3.6 2.0 10.7 51.2 -4.1 51 0.3
5000 6.3 43.3 095 2 1 -54.9 -30.1 7.3 45.2 -7.5 37 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +1.1 LI... +4.2 | CAPE... +2.0 LI... +3.6
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.7 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +1.0
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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 -34.4 -29.9 075 11 6 8.0 4.4 | -34.0 -29.2 155 21 11 8.5 4.7
24000 -29.6 -21.3 085 11 6 8.0 4.4 | -28.9 -20.0 155 20 10 7.9 4.3
22000 -24.8 -12.6 115 10 5 8.0 4.4 | -24.4 -11.9 160 17 9 7.6 4.1
20000 -19.4 -2.9 145 11 6 8.0 4.4 | -19.2 -2.6 165 14 7 7.7 4.2
18000 -14.8 5.4 160 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -14.5 5.9 165 12 6 8.0 4.4
16000 -10.5 13.1 170 10 5 6.7 3.7 | -9.9 14.2 160 9 5 7.2 4.0
14000 -7.0 19.4 165 8 4 5.2 2.9 | -6.0 21.2 155 7 4 5.3 2.9
12000 -3.9 25.0 145 8 4 5.2 2.8 | -3.0 26.6 140 7 4 4.8 2.6
10000 -1.1 30.0 105 7 4 4.7 2.6 | -0.3 31.5 105 7 4 4.9 2.7
9000 0.3 32.5 080 7 4 5.2 2.9 | 1.1 34.0 080 7 4 4.7 2.6
8000 1.8 35.2 060 7 3 4.8 2.6 | 2.5 36.5 055 7 4 6.1 3.4
7000 3.1 37.6 030 5 3 3.7 2.0 | 3.9 39.0 025 6 3 6.0 3.3
6000 4.3 39.7 350 4 2 3.2 1.8 | 5.4 41.7 335 5 2 8.4 4.6
5000 6.2 43.2 320 2 1 -2.0 -1.1 | 7.9 46.2 315 5 3 13.1 7.2
10/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +3.9 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... +7.2 LI... +1.4
CINH... -2.6 K INDEX... +7.0 | CINH... -1.9 K INDEX... +21.4
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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 -33.7 -28.7 160 19 10 8.3 4.5 | -33.9 -29.0 100 6 3 8.6 4.7
24000 -28.8 -19.8 165 17 9 7.6 4.2 | -28.8 -19.8 095 4 2 8.1 4.4
22000 -24.5 -12.1 175 14 7 7.3 4.0 | -24.1 -11.4 090 4 2 7.9 4.3
20000 -19.3 -2.7 165 9 5 7.7 4.2 | -19.7 -3.5 095 5 2 7.3 4.0
18000 -14.6 5.7 125 8 4 8.1 4.5 | -14.7 5.5 100 8 4 7.8 4.3
16000 -10.0 14.0 120 9 5 7.1 3.9 | -10.3 13.5 115 10 5 7.1 3.9
14000 -6.0 21.2 125 9 5 6.3 3.5 | -6.2 20.8 130 12 6 6.9 3.8
12000 -2.5 27.5 130 10 5 5.7 3.2 | -2.3 27.9 125 13 7 6.0 3.3
10000 0.5 32.9 100 10 5 5.4 3.0 | 0.9 33.6 090 10 5 6.4 3.5
9000 2.1 35.8 065 9 5 6.3 3.5 | 2.8 37.0 065 11 5 5.7 3.1
8000 3.9 39.0 045 8 4 4.8 2.6 | 4.4 39.9 050 9 5 4.0 2.2
7000 5.1 41.2 005 6 3 6.2 3.4 | 5.5 41.9 015 7 3 5.3 2.9
6000 6.6 43.9 315 6 3 11.4 6.3 | 7.0 44.6 330 5 3 7.6 4.2
5000 9.3 48.7 305 7 3 14.5 8.0 | 9.1 48.4 305 5 3 12.0 6.6
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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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