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UXUS97 KSLC 251227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 57.7 F/14.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 230 FT/MIN (1.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 8521 FT MSL (3595 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 57.0 F/14.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1415 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................. 5697 FT MSL (771 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 10/26....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:50:35 / 18:33:03 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 42 MIN 28 SEC (642 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:11:49 MDT... 36.86 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/25/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10081 FT MSL (5155 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13939 FT MSL (9013 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10706 FT MSL (5781 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.2
K INDEX......................... +4.1
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 -33.4 -28.1 275 25 13 8.0 4.4 31.4 88.4 13.7 M M
24000 -28.0 -18.4 275 23 12 8.4 4.6 30.0 86.0 13.0 M M
22000 -23.0 -9.4 275 22 11 8.4 4.6 29.0 84.2 12.4 M M
20000 -18.0 -0.4 285 20 10 8.4 4.6 28.0 82.3 11.8 M M
18000 -13.0 8.6 290 17 9 8.1 4.5 27.0 80.6 11.2 M M
16000 -8.7 16.3 285 15 8 6.6 3.6 25.3 77.5 9.9 M M
14000 -5.1 22.8 275 13 7 4.6 2.5 22.8 73.0 7.9 M M
12000 -2.7 27.1 245 10 5 4.0 2.2 19.0 66.2 4.6 M M
10000 -0.0 32.0 205 10 5 6.5 3.6 16.0 60.8 1.5 M M
9000 1.9 35.4 190 11 6 7.5 4.1 15.1 59.1 0.5 M M
8000 4.5 40.1 180 12 6 7.1 3.9 14.0 57.2 -0.6 173 0.9
7000 6.6 43.9 170 11 6 7.1 3.9 13.3 55.9 -1.4 79 0.4
6000 8.4 47.1 165 10 5 4.3 2.3 12.2 54.0 -2.5 M M
5000 6.3 43.3 130 6 3 -62.5 -34.3 7.2 45.0 -7.6 29 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/25/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/25/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.1 LI... +2.3 | CAPE... +10.9 LI... +2.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +16.5 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +17.4
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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 -34.3 -29.7 025 24 12 8.2 4.5 | -34.3 -29.7 030 24 12 8.1 4.5
24000 -29.4 -20.9 035 21 11 8.1 4.4 | -29.4 -20.9 035 18 9 8.2 4.5
22000 -24.6 -12.3 045 17 9 8.1 4.4 | -24.5 -12.1 035 14 7 8.2 4.5
20000 -19.5 -3.1 050 13 7 7.4 4.0 | -19.3 -2.7 030 11 6 7.5 4.1
18000 -15.2 4.6 050 7 4 7.0 3.8 | -15.2 4.6 025 9 4 6.3 3.5
16000 -11.4 11.5 110 2 1 6.4 3.5 | -11.7 10.9 030 4 2 6.2 3.4
14000 -7.7 18.1 175 4 2 5.9 3.2 | -8.1 17.4 150 1 1 5.8 3.2
12000 -4.3 24.3 170 4 2 6.6 3.6 | -4.5 23.9 180 3 2 6.9 3.8
10000 -0.4 31.3 160 3 2 5.8 3.2 | -0.5 31.1 170 4 2 6.2 3.4
9000 1.4 34.5 145 3 1 5.4 3.0 | 1.5 34.7 160 4 2 5.8 3.2
8000 2.9 37.2 110 2 1 4.7 2.6 | 3.2 37.8 150 3 1 5.4 2.9
7000 4.2 39.6 070 2 1 4.2 2.3 | 4.6 40.3 150 1 0 6.9 3.8
6000 5.4 41.7 035 1 1 3.2 1.7 | 6.2 43.2 290 1 1 8.1 4.4
5000 6.0 42.8 145 1 1 -29.9 -16.4 | 8.6 47.5 290 2 1 13.4 7.4
10/25/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/25/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +20.9 LI... +2.1 | CAPE... +22.6 LI... +2.0
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +18.0 | CINH... -9.3 K INDEX... +17.0
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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 -33.8 -28.8 005 22 11 7.8 4.3 | -33.1 -27.6 350 29 15 7.6 4.2
24000 -29.1 -20.4 360 17 9 7.9 4.3 | -28.5 -19.3 350 25 13 7.6 4.2
22000 -24.4 -11.9 360 15 8 8.0 4.4 | -24.0 -11.2 350 20 10 7.6 4.2
20000 -19.2 -2.6 005 13 7 7.6 4.2 | -19.0 -2.2 355 15 8 7.5 4.1
18000 -14.9 5.2 010 10 5 6.8 3.7 | -14.6 5.7 355 10 5 7.3 4.0
16000 -11.4 11.5 020 4 2 5.8 3.2 | -10.9 12.4 340 4 2 5.6 3.1
14000 -7.9 17.8 150 1 1 6.0 3.3 | -7.5 18.5 250 1 1 5.7 3.1
12000 -4.3 24.3 175 3 2 6.7 3.6 | -3.9 25.0 190 3 2 6.6 3.6
10000 -0.3 31.5 190 5 3 7.1 3.9 | 0.0 32.0 200 4 2 6.9 3.8
9000 1.8 35.2 190 5 2 6.8 3.7 | 2.1 35.8 205 4 2 7.8 4.3
8000 3.8 38.8 205 3 2 7.0 3.8 | 4.3 39.7 210 3 1 7.5 4.1
7000 5.7 42.3 225 2 1 7.2 4.0 | 6.3 43.3 260 1 0 7.2 4.0
6000 7.7 45.9 270 2 1 9.5 5.2 | 8.1 46.6 340 2 1 7.6 4.2
5000 10.3 50.5 290 3 1 11.6 6.4 | 10.6 51.1 335 3 1 6.1 3.3
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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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