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UXUS97 KSLC 241227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 73.7 F/23.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1689 FT/MIN (8.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20697 FT MSL (15820 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 86.0 F/30.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 17049 FT MSL (12172 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 05/25....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:02:54 / 20:46:31 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 43 MIN 38 SEC (883 MIN 38 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:43 MDT... 69.42 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13045 FT MSL (8168 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15152 FT MSL (10275 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17101 FT MSL (12225 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.7
K INDEX......................... +28.1
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 -29.6 -21.3 255 21 11 8.0 4.4 35.1 95.2 4.0 M M
24000 -24.9 -12.8 255 20 10 6.9 3.8 33.8 92.8 2.9 M M
22000 -20.2 -4.4 255 19 10 7.1 3.9 31.5 88.7 1.1 M M
20000 -16.1 3.0 255 21 11 7.0 3.9 29.5 85.1 -0.7 1417 7.2
18000 -11.9 10.6 255 22 12 7.3 4.0 27.8 82.0 -2.3 1232 6.3
16000 -7.4 18.7 255 22 11 7.8 4.3 26.3 79.4 -3.8 1038 5.3
14000 -2.5 27.5 255 20 10 8.8 4.8 25.3 77.6 -4.9 834 4.2
12000 2.7 36.9 255 17 9 9.0 4.9 24.8 76.6 -5.6 617 3.1
10000 8.0 46.4 250 14 7 7.7 4.2 24.2 75.6 -6.3 401 2.0
9000 10.7 51.3 245 12 6 8.7 4.8 24.1 75.4 -6.5 288 1.5
8000 13.4 56.1 235 10 5 8.4 4.6 23.8 74.8 -6.9 180 0.9
7000 15.9 60.6 220 9 5 6.6 3.6 23.3 74.0 -7.4 74 0.4
6000 17.9 64.2 195 10 5 4.5 2.5 22.4 72.3 -8.3 M M
5000 18.5 65.3 165 10 5 -3.6 -2.0 20.0 68.0 -10.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +27.6 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +233.5 LI... -1.7
CINH... -24.1 K INDEX... +28.5 | CINH... -11.6 K INDEX... +25.5
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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 -29.8 -21.6 265 17 9 7.3 4.0 | -29.9 -21.8 255 13 7 7.1 3.9
24000 -25.5 -13.9 260 19 10 7.6 4.2 | -25.7 -14.3 255 16 8 7.4 4.1
22000 -21.0 -5.8 260 22 11 7.6 4.2 | -21.3 -6.3 245 21 11 7.4 4.1
20000 -16.7 1.9 255 23 12 7.2 4.0 | -16.9 1.6 245 23 12 7.3 4.0
18000 -11.8 10.8 255 22 11 7.5 4.1 | -12.1 10.2 245 23 12 7.6 4.2
16000 -7.5 18.5 255 21 11 7.6 4.2 | -7.2 19.0 240 22 11 8.5 4.7
14000 -2.6 27.3 245 20 10 8.8 4.8 | -2.1 28.2 240 19 10 9.0 4.9
12000 2.6 36.7 240 18 9 9.0 4.9 | 3.2 37.8 235 16 8 9.3 5.1
10000 7.8 46.0 230 16 8 7.4 4.1 | 8.5 47.3 230 14 7 7.3 4.0
9000 10.6 51.1 230 15 8 8.8 4.8 | 11.3 52.3 225 12 6 8.8 4.8
8000 13.2 55.8 220 14 7 8.6 4.7 | 14.0 57.2 220 11 6 9.8 5.4
7000 15.5 59.9 210 13 7 6.7 3.7 | 16.9 62.4 220 10 5 9.0 4.9
6000 17.2 63.0 185 12 6 6.0 3.3 | 19.7 67.5 215 9 5 9.5 5.2
5000 18.5 65.3 155 8 4 -11.2 -6.1 | 25.1 77.2 215 7 3 74.3 40.8
05/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +191.6 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +177.9 LI... -1.5
CINH... -14.8 K INDEX... +27.2 | CINH... -23.3 K INDEX... +24.6
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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 -29.2 -20.6 245 10 5 7.5 4.1 | -29.1 -20.4 240 9 4 7.5 4.1
24000 -24.9 -12.8 240 11 6 6.6 3.6 | -24.6 -12.3 235 10 5 7.4 4.1
22000 -20.9 -5.6 230 15 8 6.7 3.7 | -20.2 -4.4 240 11 6 7.4 4.1
20000 -15.9 3.4 230 17 9 7.9 4.3 | -15.5 4.1 235 16 8 7.1 3.9
18000 -11.3 11.7 235 18 9 8.0 4.4 | -11.0 12.2 230 20 10 8.3 4.6
16000 -6.6 20.1 235 17 9 7.6 4.2 | -5.9 21.4 235 18 9 8.7 4.8
14000 -1.7 28.9 235 16 8 9.3 5.1 | -0.5 31.1 235 16 8 9.5 5.2
12000 4.0 39.2 235 15 7 9.6 5.2 | 5.1 41.2 240 12 6 9.5 5.2
10000 9.5 49.1 240 12 6 7.3 4.0 | 10.5 50.9 245 8 4 7.2 4.0
9000 12.4 54.3 245 10 5 9.1 5.0 | 13.4 56.1 255 6 3 8.9 4.9
8000 15.2 59.4 245 8 4 9.3 5.1 | 16.2 61.2 275 4 2 9.3 5.1
7000 18.1 64.6 260 6 3 9.0 4.9 | 18.9 66.0 305 3 1 9.1 5.0
6000 20.8 69.4 270 5 3 9.9 5.4 | 21.6 70.9 350 3 1 9.2 5.0
5000 26.0 78.8 290 4 2 72.1 39.6 | 25.0 77.0 355 3 2 17.9 9.8
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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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