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UXUS97 KSLC 081227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 77.0 F/25.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1130 FT/MIN (5.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16943 FT MSL (12014 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 83.0 F/28.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1200 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................. 9956 FT MSL (5027 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 10/09....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:32:01 / 18:58:32 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 26 MIN 32 SEC (686 MIN 32 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:15:17 MDT... 42.99 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/08/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13619 FT MSL (8690 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15121 FT MSL (10192 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15880 FT MSL (10951 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.5
K INDEX......................... +24.2
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 -25.6 -14.1 140 11 6 6.8 3.7 39.4 102.8 8.7 M M
24000 -20.9 -5.6 160 9 4 7.1 3.9 37.0 98.6 7.0 M M
22000 -16.7 1.9 190 7 3 7.2 3.9 35.1 95.2 5.6 M M
20000 -12.7 9.1 215 8 4 6.7 3.7 32.9 91.3 3.8 M M
18000 -9.4 15.1 225 10 5 4.8 2.6 30.1 86.2 1.4 M M
16000 -5.9 21.4 215 10 5 7.3 4.0 27.7 81.9 -1.0 1048 5.3
14000 -1.1 30.0 215 10 5 8.7 4.8 26.8 80.2 -2.1 847 4.3
12000 4.3 39.7 225 11 6 9.6 5.3 26.4 79.5 -2.6 624 3.2
10000 9.9 49.8 230 11 6 7.4 4.0 26.1 79.0 -2.9 399 2.0
9000 12.6 54.7 225 11 6 8.1 4.5 26.0 78.7 -3.1 287 1.5
8000 15.7 60.3 205 11 5 7.9 4.3 25.5 77.8 -3.7 156 0.8
7000 17.9 64.2 190 10 5 7.1 3.9 24.7 76.4 -4.5 63 0.3
6000 19.2 66.6 175 10 5 3.1 1.7 23.1 73.6 -6.2 M M
5000 14.9 58.8 125 7 4 -2.9 -1.6 16.0 60.8 -13.5 93 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/08/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/08/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +73.7 LI... -1.3 | CAPE... +132.5 LI... -1.3
CINH... -76.4 K INDEX... +24.5 | CINH... -73.9 K INDEX... +23.5
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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 -27.3 -17.1 110 13 7 7.5 4.1 | -26.7 -16.1 110 14 7 7.7 4.2
24000 -23.0 -9.4 110 11 6 6.8 3.7 | -22.3 -8.1 115 13 7 6.8 3.7
22000 -18.4 -1.1 125 6 3 6.9 3.8 | -17.8 -0.0 130 9 5 6.7 3.7
20000 -14.3 6.3 155 3 1 7.0 3.9 | -13.9 7.0 140 5 2 6.7 3.7
18000 -10.0 14.0 180 1 0 7.8 4.3 | -9.7 14.5 150 2 1 7.5 4.1
16000 -5.2 22.6 000 0 0 8.5 4.7 | -5.1 22.8 145 1 1 8.4 4.6
14000 -0.0 32.0 330 1 1 8.8 4.8 | -0.0 32.0 100 1 0 8.8 4.8
12000 5.2 41.4 330 2 1 9.0 5.0 | 5.3 41.5 020 1 1 9.0 4.9
10000 10.4 50.7 340 2 1 8.3 4.6 | 10.5 50.9 010 1 0 7.9 4.4
9000 12.8 55.0 350 2 1 7.8 4.3 | 13.0 55.4 020 1 0 8.2 4.5
8000 15.1 59.2 005 2 1 7.6 4.2 | 15.4 59.7 000 0 0 8.1 4.5
7000 17.0 62.6 080 1 0 5.7 3.1 | 17.6 63.7 205 1 0 8.6 4.7
6000 18.2 64.8 155 2 1 4.1 2.3 | 19.5 67.1 225 2 1 10.6 5.8
5000 17.3 63.1 140 3 2 -49.1 -26.9 | 22.0 71.6 245 2 1 13.4 7.4
10/08/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/08/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +75.4 LI... -0.5 | CAPE... +0.3 LI... +0.2
CINH... -53.3 K INDEX... +23.1 | CINH... -9.0 K INDEX... +22.0
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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 -26.4 -15.5 095 13 7 8.0 4.4 | -25.9 -14.6 085 12 6 7.9 4.3
24000 -21.8 -7.2 105 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -21.4 -6.5 100 10 5 7.1 3.9
22000 -17.3 0.9 115 9 5 7.6 4.2 | -17.1 1.2 110 7 4 7.2 4.0
20000 -13.0 8.6 135 7 4 6.4 3.5 | -12.9 8.8 135 7 4 6.3 3.4
18000 -9.2 15.4 145 6 3 7.3 4.0 | -9.0 15.8 150 8 4 7.4 4.1
16000 -4.7 23.5 155 4 2 7.9 4.4 | -4.4 24.1 150 6 3 8.2 4.5
14000 0.3 32.5 170 2 1 8.7 4.8 | 0.6 33.1 160 4 2 8.7 4.8
12000 5.5 41.9 210 2 1 9.1 5.0 | 5.7 42.3 190 3 1 9.0 4.9
10000 10.9 51.6 260 1 1 8.0 4.4 | 11.1 52.0 250 3 1 8.4 4.6
9000 13.7 56.7 285 2 1 8.9 4.9 | 13.9 57.0 285 3 2 9.1 5.0
8000 16.3 61.3 295 3 2 8.7 4.8 | 16.4 61.5 315 4 2 8.4 4.6
7000 18.7 65.7 305 4 2 8.4 4.6 | 18.7 65.7 330 5 2 7.7 4.2
6000 21.0 69.8 305 5 3 10.6 5.8 | 20.7 69.3 335 5 3 8.7 4.8
5000 25.9 78.6 315 7 3 63.9 35.1 | 23.7 74.7 325 4 2 11.9 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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