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UXUS97 KSLC 161227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 70.0 F/21.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 176 FT/MIN (0.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7745 FT MSL (2818 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 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................. 6043 FT MSL (1116 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 10/17..... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:40:33 / 18:46:02 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 5 MIN 28 SEC (665 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:13:18 MDT... 40.03 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/16/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14882 FT MSL (9955 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21587 FT MSL (16660 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15740 FT MSL (10813 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +10.0
K INDEX......................... -12.3
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 -25.8 -14.4 100 8 4 8.2 4.5 38.9 102.0 15.4 M M
24000 -21.1 -6.0 100 8 4 7.4 4.1 37.5 99.6 14.7 M M
22000 -16.1 3.0 095 8 4 7.7 4.2 35.8 96.4 13.5 M M
20000 -11.5 11.3 115 6 3 7.9 4.3 34.3 93.8 12.6 M M
18000 -6.6 20.1 150 4 2 7.1 3.9 33.3 92.0 11.9 M M
16000 -2.5 27.5 210 2 1 6.8 3.7 31.4 88.5 10.4 M M
14000 2.0 35.6 225 4 2 7.5 4.1 29.8 85.7 9.3 M M
12000 5.7 42.3 215 8 4 4.7 2.6 27.4 81.3 7.3 M M
10000 7.9 46.2 210 10 5 3.8 2.1 23.6 74.5 3.8 M M
9000 8.9 48.0 205 10 5 5.1 2.8 21.7 71.1 1.9 M M
8000 10.4 50.7 200 10 5 5.2 2.9 20.4 68.8 0.5 M M
7000 12.2 54.0 195 10 5 4.5 2.5 18.6 65.4 -1.3 115 0.6
6000 13.1 55.6 175 8 4 -2.1 -1.2 16.5 61.7 -3.4 59 0.3
5000 7.1 44.8 125 7 3 -87.1 -47.8 7.8 46.0 -12.4 209 1.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/16/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/16/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -18.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -18.4
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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 -25.4 -13.7 015 14 7 8.4 4.6 | -25.4 -13.7 025 15 8 8.1 4.5
24000 -20.6 -5.1 020 14 7 7.7 4.2 | -20.6 -5.1 025 13 7 7.7 4.2
22000 -15.4 4.3 025 13 7 7.2 4.0 | -15.5 4.1 030 11 6 7.1 3.9
20000 -11.1 12.0 030 15 7 7.2 4.0 | -11.3 11.7 030 12 6 7.1 3.9
18000 -6.9 19.6 035 14 7 7.5 4.1 | -6.9 19.6 035 12 6 7.7 4.2
16000 -2.3 27.9 050 11 6 7.8 4.3 | -2.4 27.7 050 9 5 7.6 4.2
14000 2.1 35.8 075 8 4 6.7 3.7 | 2.1 35.8 080 5 3 7.2 4.0
12000 4.7 40.5 115 5 3 3.1 1.7 | 4.9 40.8 130 5 3 2.8 1.5
10000 6.1 43.0 140 5 3 2.3 1.3 | 6.4 43.5 160 8 4 3.0 1.7
9000 6.9 44.4 135 5 2 2.5 1.4 | 7.5 45.5 160 8 4 3.7 2.0
8000 7.9 46.2 125 4 2 3.4 1.9 | 8.7 47.7 160 7 4 4.2 2.3
7000 8.9 48.0 120 4 2 3.4 1.8 | 9.9 49.8 150 5 3 5.1 2.8
6000 10.1 50.2 125 5 2 1.5 0.8 | 11.6 52.9 155 3 2 9.0 4.9
5000 7.0 44.6 115 5 2 11.7 6.4 | 14.5 58.1 180 2 1 20.2 11.1
10/16/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/16/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.8
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -16.0 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -14.6
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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 -25.6 -14.1 050 14 7 8.1 4.5 | -25.9 -14.6 045 14 7 8.2 4.5
24000 -20.8 -5.4 045 13 7 8.1 4.4 | -20.9 -5.6 050 14 7 8.4 4.6
22000 -15.3 4.5 040 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -15.3 4.5 055 13 7 7.6 4.2
20000 -10.9 12.4 040 11 6 7.5 4.1 | -10.8 12.6 055 10 5 7.5 4.1
18000 -6.5 20.3 040 10 5 7.3 4.0 | -6.6 20.1 055 7 4 7.3 4.0
16000 -2.2 28.0 055 7 3 7.3 4.0 | -2.3 27.9 060 4 2 7.3 4.0
14000 2.2 36.0 085 4 2 7.0 3.8 | 1.9 35.4 105 2 1 6.4 3.5
12000 5.0 41.0 150 6 3 3.3 1.8 | 5.2 41.4 180 5 2 4.4 2.4
10000 6.8 44.2 165 10 5 3.3 1.8 | 7.6 45.7 180 7 4 3.9 2.2
9000 8.1 46.6 165 9 5 4.0 2.2 | 9.0 48.2 170 6 3 4.4 2.4
8000 9.4 48.9 165 6 3 5.9 3.2 | 10.5 50.9 160 4 2 5.5 3.0
7000 11.2 52.2 170 2 1 7.6 4.2 | 12.2 54.0 105 2 1 5.4 3.0
6000 13.6 56.5 255 1 0 9.8 5.4 | 13.8 56.8 020 3 1 4.7 2.6
5000 16.7 62.1 305 2 1 20.4 11.2 | 15.0 59.0 340 4 2 -8.2 -4.5
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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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