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UXUS97 KSLC 301228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.5 F/13.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 793 FT/MIN (4.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15442 FT MSL (10567 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 72.0 F/22.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0845 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................. 12955 FT MSL (8080 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 05/31....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:59:25 / 20:51:27 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 52 MIN 3 SEC (892 MIN 3 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:26 MDT... 70.33 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/30/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9528 FT MSL (4653 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8143 FT MSL (3268 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12218 FT MSL (7342 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.5
K INDEX......................... +24.6
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 -31.8 -25.2 010 26 13 8.0 4.4 33.4 92.1 8.7 M M
24000 -27.1 -16.8 355 24 13 7.4 4.1 32.2 89.9 7.9 M M
22000 -23.3 -9.9 345 17 9 6.3 3.5 29.6 85.3 5.9 M M
20000 -19.4 -2.9 340 14 7 6.9 3.8 27.4 81.3 4.1 M M
18000 -14.9 5.2 350 13 7 6.8 3.7 25.2 77.3 2.2 M M
16000 -10.8 12.6 345 13 6 6.3 3.4 23.3 74.0 0.5 M M
14000 -7.2 19.0 340 15 8 5.9 3.3 21.0 69.7 -1.7 669 3.4
12000 -3.9 25.0 335 17 9 5.5 3.0 18.3 64.9 -4.4 513 2.6
10000 -0.7 30.7 330 15 8 5.2 2.8 15.6 60.1 -7.1 357 1.8
9000 0.8 33.4 330 12 6 6.2 3.4 14.2 57.6 -8.5 281 1.4
8000 2.6 36.7 320 9 5 7.0 3.8 13.1 55.6 -9.8 199 1.0
7000 4.6 40.3 300 6 3 6.8 3.7 12.3 54.1 -10.8 110 0.6
6000 6.6 43.9 250 5 3 7.9 4.3 11.4 52.5 -11.9 21 0.1
5000 8.9 48.0 215 4 2 11.1 6.1 10.9 51.6 -12.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/30/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/30/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +82.6 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +129.9 LI... +0.9
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +24.3 | CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... +19.4
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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 -31.9 -25.4 345 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -31.1 -24.0 310 24 12 7.7 4.2
24000 -27.3 -17.1 325 26 13 7.6 4.2 | -26.5 -15.7 295 28 14 7.6 4.2
22000 -22.9 -9.2 325 23 12 7.4 4.0 | -22.0 -7.6 310 27 14 7.6 4.2
20000 -18.8 -1.8 325 20 10 6.7 3.7 | -17.6 0.3 310 24 12 6.1 3.3
18000 -14.4 6.1 315 18 9 6.4 3.5 | -14.1 6.6 305 21 11 5.8 3.2
16000 -10.7 12.7 305 19 10 6.0 3.3 | -10.8 12.6 300 22 11 5.1 2.8
14000 -7.4 18.7 315 22 12 5.6 3.1 | -7.6 18.3 295 25 13 5.7 3.1
12000 -4.0 24.8 315 23 12 5.8 3.2 | -4.1 24.6 285 25 13 6.3 3.5
10000 -0.7 30.7 305 18 9 5.6 3.1 | -0.2 31.6 280 22 11 7.0 3.8
9000 1.0 33.8 295 13 7 6.5 3.5 | 1.9 35.4 275 17 9 7.9 4.4
8000 2.7 36.9 275 8 4 6.7 3.7 | 4.1 39.4 270 12 6 8.2 4.5
7000 4.7 40.5 245 5 3 7.6 4.2 | 6.5 43.7 250 8 4 8.7 4.8
6000 6.7 44.1 205 5 3 7.2 3.9 | 9.0 48.2 230 5 3 10.5 5.8
5000 10.0 50.0 185 4 2 3.2 1.7 | 11.8 53.2 210 4 2 11.7 6.4
05/30/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/30/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +99.0 LI... +1.1 | CAPE... +39.2 LI... +1.5
CINH... -1.3 K INDEX... +20.0 | CINH... -13.4 K INDEX... +21.4
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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 -30.8 -23.4 285 23 12 7.4 4.1 | -31.6 -24.9 280 19 10 7.7 4.2
24000 -26.4 -15.5 290 23 12 7.5 4.1 | -27.0 -16.6 290 17 9 8.2 4.5
22000 -21.9 -7.4 300 19 10 7.6 4.1 | -22.0 -7.6 285 19 10 8.3 4.6
20000 -17.3 0.9 300 19 10 6.6 3.6 | -16.9 1.6 285 21 11 7.1 3.9
18000 -13.5 7.7 295 20 10 5.9 3.2 | -13.1 8.4 285 22 11 5.8 3.2
16000 -10.2 13.6 285 21 11 4.8 2.7 | -10.2 13.6 285 25 13 4.7 2.6
14000 -7.4 18.7 280 23 12 6.7 3.7 | -6.9 19.6 275 26 13 7.7 4.2
12000 -3.3 26.1 275 24 12 7.2 3.9 | -2.4 27.7 275 21 11 8.5 4.7
10000 1.0 33.8 275 19 10 8.0 4.4 | 2.9 37.2 280 17 9 8.6 4.7
9000 3.7 38.7 275 16 8 9.4 5.2 | 5.8 42.4 280 14 7 9.9 5.4
8000 6.4 43.5 275 13 7 9.5 5.2 | 8.6 47.5 275 12 6 9.9 5.4
7000 9.1 48.4 275 10 5 9.8 5.4 | 11.3 52.3 270 8 4 9.5 5.2
6000 11.9 53.4 275 7 4 9.3 5.1 | 14.0 57.2 265 6 3 8.8 4.8
5000 15.8 60.4 275 6 3 25.5 14.0 | 18.7 65.7 260 4 2 12.3 6.7
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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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