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UXUS97 KSLC 151227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 81.2 F/27.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1263 FT/MIN (6.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16104 FT MSL (11177 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 85.0 F/29.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1230 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................. 6833 FT MSL (1906 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 08/16....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:38:29 / 20:26:03 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 47 MIN 34 SEC (827 MIN 34 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:16 MDT... 62.18 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 08/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14493 FT MSL (9566 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15533 FT MSL (10606 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15717 FT MSL (10790 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.4
K INDEX......................... +28.7
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 -24.0 -11.2 245 26 13 7.4 4.0 40.5 104.9 8.7 M M
24000 -19.6 -3.3 245 23 12 7.6 4.2 38.8 101.9 7.6 M M
22000 -15.0 5.0 245 20 10 7.3 4.0 37.4 99.3 6.5 M M
20000 -10.6 12.9 250 16 8 6.6 3.6 34.8 94.6 4.4 M M
18000 -7.5 18.5 245 12 6 6.1 3.3 32.0 89.6 1.8 M M
16000 -3.6 25.5 240 9 5 7.8 4.3 30.1 86.1 -0.1 1050 5.3
14000 1.2 34.2 240 9 5 8.3 4.6 29.1 84.4 -1.2 848 4.3
12000 6.6 43.9 240 10 5 9.5 5.2 28.8 83.8 -1.6 627 3.2
10000 12.4 54.3 230 10 5 11.1 6.1 28.8 83.8 -1.7 395 2.0
9000 15.9 60.6 225 9 5 8.8 4.8 28.4 83.2 -2.0 288 1.5
8000 17.7 63.9 215 9 4 8.6 4.7 28.3 82.9 -2.2 177 0.9
7000 20.6 69.1 195 9 5 7.2 3.9 27.5 81.5 -2.9 52 0.3
6000 21.9 71.4 165 10 5 -0.2 -0.1 25.8 78.5 -4.6 M M
5000 17.8 64.0 120 8 4 -99.0 -54.3 18.9 66.0 -11.6 76 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
08/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 08/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +132.0 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +154.9 LI... -1.8
CINH... -66.2 K INDEX... +27.4 | CINH... -21.6 K INDEX... +25.6
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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 -25.1 -13.2 235 27 14 7.2 4.0 | -24.1 -11.4 250 20 10 7.3 4.0
24000 -21.0 -5.8 230 25 13 6.3 3.5 | -19.9 -3.8 250 18 9 6.2 3.4
22000 -17.3 0.9 235 22 11 6.4 3.5 | -16.2 2.8 250 17 9 6.2 3.4
20000 -13.6 7.5 235 17 9 6.4 3.5 | -13.1 8.4 245 14 7 5.4 2.9
18000 -9.2 15.4 245 12 6 7.1 3.9 | -9.0 15.8 240 12 6 7.5 4.1
16000 -5.0 23.0 240 10 5 7.3 4.0 | -4.6 23.7 235 11 6 7.9 4.3
14000 -0.4 31.3 235 9 5 7.9 4.3 | -0.1 31.8 240 9 5 7.6 4.2
12000 4.1 39.4 225 7 4 7.7 4.2 | 4.4 39.9 250 8 4 7.8 4.3
10000 8.8 47.8 215 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 9.3 48.7 235 7 3 10.4 5.7
9000 10.9 51.6 205 7 4 7.0 3.8 | 11.6 52.9 225 7 4 8.3 4.5
8000 13.0 55.4 195 8 4 5.6 3.1 | 14.2 57.6 220 7 4 7.8 4.3
7000 14.9 58.8 185 9 5 6.6 3.6 | 16.9 62.4 220 7 4 9.5 5.2
6000 16.7 62.1 180 9 5 7.3 4.0 | 19.7 67.5 220 7 3 10.3 5.6
5000 18.9 66.0 175 8 4 12.4 6.8 | 25.3 77.5 225 5 3 74.4 40.8
08/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 08/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +203.6 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +142.9 LI... -0.9
CINH... -7.9 K INDEX... +27.4 | CINH... -16.2 K INDEX... +28.2
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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 -23.9 -11.0 240 21 11 7.3 4.0 | -23.5 -10.3 240 24 12 7.4 4.1
24000 -19.6 -3.3 245 19 10 7.0 3.8 | -19.2 -2.6 235 21 11 6.9 3.8
22000 -15.4 4.3 240 18 9 6.8 3.8 | -15.1 4.8 240 19 10 6.8 3.7
20000 -11.5 11.3 235 15 8 5.9 3.2 | -10.8 12.6 245 16 8 6.6 3.6
18000 -8.4 16.9 230 12 6 6.9 3.8 | -7.0 19.4 240 13 7 5.9 3.2
16000 -4.2 24.4 220 12 6 7.7 4.2 | -3.5 25.7 210 13 6 7.0 3.8
14000 0.5 32.9 220 11 6 8.5 4.6 | 1.3 34.3 210 12 6 8.7 4.8
12000 5.5 41.9 225 9 5 8.7 4.8 | 6.5 43.7 210 10 5 8.9 4.9
10000 10.9 51.6 230 6 3 10.7 5.9 | 11.8 53.2 220 6 3 9.6 5.3
9000 13.4 56.1 240 5 3 8.7 4.8 | 14.4 57.9 235 5 2 8.6 4.7
8000 16.2 61.2 260 4 2 9.1 5.0 | 17.1 62.8 265 3 2 8.8 4.8
7000 19.1 66.4 280 4 2 9.9 5.4 | 19.8 67.6 300 3 2 9.9 5.4
6000 21.9 71.4 295 5 2 10.6 5.8 | 22.7 72.9 315 4 2 10.2 5.6
5000 27.8 82.0 310 6 3 88.4 48.5 | 27.6 81.7 325 4 2 57.9 31.8
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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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