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UXUS97 KSLC 291228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 75.6 F/24.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 498 FT/MIN (2.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11325 FT MSL (6399 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 79.0 F/26.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1345 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................. 7692 FT MSL (2766 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 08/30....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:52:16 / 20:05:06 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 12 MIN 49 SEC (792 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:41 MDT... 57.74 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/29/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14165 FT MSL (9239 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12296 FT MSL (7370 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12156 FT MSL (7230 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.2
K INDEX......................... +32.1
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 -24.6 -12.3 235 45 23 7.6 4.2 40.1 104.3 11.0 M M
24000 -20.2 -4.4 235 43 22 7.3 4.0 38.6 101.4 9.9 M M
22000 -15.9 3.4 235 44 23 7.4 4.1 36.8 98.3 8.6 M M
20000 -11.6 11.1 235 47 24 6.3 3.5 34.2 93.6 6.5 M M
18000 -7.8 18.0 235 48 25 6.9 3.8 32.1 89.7 4.6 M M
16000 -3.7 25.3 235 43 22 6.9 3.8 30.3 86.6 3.0 M M
14000 0.3 32.5 235 35 18 7.6 4.1 28.5 83.4 1.2 M M
12000 5.2 41.4 240 27 14 8.5 4.7 27.6 81.7 0.3 M M
10000 9.8 49.6 235 17 9 6.9 3.8 26.5 79.7 -0.9 377 1.9
9000 12.0 53.6 230 11 6 6.6 3.6 25.7 78.3 -1.6 283 1.4
8000 14.0 57.2 215 5 3 6.6 3.6 24.8 76.7 -2.6 194 1.0
7000 16.1 61.0 115 4 2 5.6 3.1 23.4 74.1 -4.2 94 0.5
6000 17.2 63.0 110 8 4 4.4 2.4 21.8 71.2 -6.0 32 0.2
5000 17.3 63.1 105 6 3 3.8 2.1 19.4 66.8 -8.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/29/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/29/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +468.6 LI... -2.5 | CAPE... +876.4 LI... -3.7
CINH... -102.4 K INDEX... +32.0 | CINH... -27.7 K INDEX... +33.2
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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 -22.6 -8.7 235 48 25 7.4 4.1 | -23.0 -9.4 230 47 24 7.3 4.0
24000 -18.3 -0.9 235 47 24 6.6 3.6 | -18.8 -1.8 230 47 24 6.8 3.7
22000 -14.0 6.8 235 46 24 6.6 3.6 | -14.3 6.3 230 46 24 6.7 3.7
20000 -10.2 13.6 235 47 24 6.5 3.6 | -10.5 13.1 230 48 25 6.5 3.6
18000 -6.4 20.5 235 48 25 6.5 3.6 | -6.9 19.6 230 51 26 6.3 3.4
16000 -2.6 27.3 235 47 24 6.8 3.7 | -3.0 26.6 235 46 24 7.2 4.0
14000 1.5 34.7 230 40 21 7.3 4.0 | 1.2 34.2 235 39 20 8.0 4.4
12000 6.1 43.0 230 31 16 8.2 4.5 | 5.8 42.4 235 31 16 7.8 4.3
10000 10.3 50.5 225 21 11 5.1 2.8 | 9.8 49.6 230 20 11 5.4 3.0
9000 11.9 53.4 220 16 8 4.7 2.6 | 11.5 52.7 220 15 8 4.4 2.4
8000 13.2 55.8 205 10 5 3.5 1.9 | 12.9 55.2 215 10 5 4.4 2.4
7000 14.0 57.2 180 5 3 2.8 1.5 | 14.2 57.6 215 5 2 6.2 3.4
6000 15.0 59.0 130 3 2 4.2 2.3 | 16.0 60.8 245 2 1 11.2 6.1
5000 16.6 61.9 105 3 2 12.7 7.0 | 18.6 65.5 285 2 1 14.8 8.1
08/29/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/29/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1405.4 LI... -4.9 | CAPE... +883.8 LI... -3.2
CINH... -31.6 K INDEX... +32.0 | CINH... -77.3 K INDEX... +32.5
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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 -23.6 -10.5 235 47 24 7.5 4.1 | -22.7 -8.9 230 47 24 7.5 4.1
24000 -19.2 -2.6 235 46 24 7.0 3.9 | -18.3 -0.9 230 45 23 7.1 3.9
22000 -14.6 5.7 235 46 24 6.9 3.8 | -14.1 6.6 235 45 23 7.2 4.0
20000 -10.7 12.7 235 47 24 6.7 3.7 | -9.7 14.5 235 46 24 6.7 3.7
18000 -6.7 19.9 235 46 24 7.0 3.9 | -6.1 21.0 235 45 23 6.1 3.3
16000 -2.5 27.5 235 44 23 7.5 4.1 | -2.5 27.5 235 41 21 6.5 3.6
14000 1.9 35.4 235 39 20 8.0 4.4 | 1.5 34.7 240 35 18 7.5 4.1
12000 6.7 44.1 235 30 15 8.1 4.4 | 6.2 43.2 245 28 15 8.1 4.4
10000 11.2 52.2 235 22 11 6.0 3.3 | 10.7 51.3 250 21 11 5.9 3.2
9000 13.5 56.3 240 17 9 6.8 3.8 | 13.0 55.4 255 16 8 6.2 3.4
8000 15.4 59.7 235 11 6 5.9 3.2 | 15.0 59.0 255 11 6 5.4 2.9
7000 17.0 62.6 240 5 3 8.7 4.8 | 16.5 61.7 230 5 2 6.3 3.5
6000 19.0 66.2 280 1 1 11.7 6.4 | 18.1 64.6 165 4 2 10.4 5.7
5000 21.7 71.1 330 2 1 13.9 7.6 | 20.4 68.7 135 4 2 14.9 8.2
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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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