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UXUS97 KSLC 131227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 50.4 F/10.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9097 FT MSL (4172 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 51.0 F/11.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1445 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 7162 FT MSL (2236 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 10/14.... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:37:19 / 18:50:38 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 13 MIN 19 SEC (673 MIN 19 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:13:58 MDT... 41.13 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/13/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7605 FT MSL (2680 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9299 FT MSL (4374 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9161 FT MSL (4236 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.2
K INDEX......................... +13.7
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 -31.8 -25.2 010 56 29 5.6 3.1 34.1 93.4 18.5 M M
24000 -28.4 -19.1 015 52 27 5.6 3.1 31.1 88.0 16.5 M M
22000 -24.9 -12.8 015 43 22 5.2 2.9 27.3 81.1 13.8 M M
20000 -21.3 -6.3 015 33 17 6.7 3.7 24.7 76.4 11.8 M M
18000 -17.2 1.0 015 23 12 7.5 4.1 22.8 73.0 10.4 M M
16000 -12.8 9.0 015 20 10 7.3 4.0 21.2 70.1 9.2 M M
14000 -8.7 16.3 015 18 9 6.2 3.4 19.4 66.8 7.6 M M
12000 -5.6 21.9 020 14 7 4.6 2.5 16.5 61.7 5.0 M M
10000 -3.1 26.4 015 11 6 4.5 2.5 13.1 55.5 1.8 M M
9000 -1.9 28.6 005 10 5 3.3 1.8 11.3 52.3 0.0 M M
8000 -0.9 30.4 355 9 5 5.6 3.1 9.3 48.8 -1.9 218 1.1
7000 1.3 34.3 340 7 4 6.0 3.3 8.0 46.4 -3.3 114 0.6
6000 3.4 38.1 335 6 3 7.9 4.3 7.2 45.0 -4.2 23 0.1
5000 5.4 41.7 335 4 2 1.6 0.9 6.5 43.6 -5.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/13/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/13/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +83.8 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +52.2 LI... +0.7
CINH... -1.9 K INDEX... +23.8 | CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +22.2
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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 -35.3 -31.5 200 27 14 3.0 1.6 | -35.8 -32.4 165 7 4 3.3 1.8
24000 -33.5 -28.3 185 14 7 2.9 1.6 | -33.8 -28.8 080 12 6 3.1 1.7
22000 -29.5 -21.1 145 11 5 7.7 4.2 | -29.8 -21.6 090 14 7 7.7 4.2
20000 -24.3 -11.7 135 13 6 7.9 4.4 | -24.5 -12.1 115 11 6 7.9 4.3
18000 -19.6 -3.3 155 15 8 7.7 4.2 | -19.8 -3.6 155 10 5 7.9 4.3
16000 -15.2 4.6 175 15 8 6.9 3.8 | -15.1 4.8 180 9 5 7.4 4.1
14000 -11.2 11.8 190 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -11.1 12.0 185 6 3 6.4 3.5
12000 -7.3 18.9 200 10 5 6.3 3.4 | -7.3 18.9 190 7 4 6.3 3.5
10000 -3.9 25.0 195 11 6 5.7 3.1 | -4.0 24.8 195 8 4 5.4 2.9
9000 -2.3 27.9 195 10 5 6.2 3.4 | -2.6 27.3 210 6 3 5.8 3.2
8000 -0.7 30.7 205 8 4 5.6 3.1 | -1.0 30.2 245 5 2 5.6 3.0
7000 1.1 34.0 245 7 3 7.2 4.0 | 0.6 33.1 275 8 4 6.1 3.4
6000 2.9 37.2 270 9 4 8.7 4.7 | 2.4 36.3 280 10 5 8.6 4.7
5000 5.4 41.7 275 7 4 14.7 8.0 | 4.8 40.6 280 9 4 10.2 5.6
10/13/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/13/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +35.8 LI... +0.9 | CAPE... +42.7 LI... +1.3
CINH... -1.7 K INDEX... +20.5 | CINH... -3.6 K INDEX... +17.8
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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 -35.3 -31.5 095 6 3 3.3 1.8 | -35.3 -31.5 040 15 8 4.4 2.4
24000 -33.3 -27.9 055 19 10 3.0 1.6 | -32.7 -26.9 045 26 14 4.1 2.2
22000 -29.3 -20.7 060 17 9 7.5 4.1 | -28.6 -19.5 045 22 11 7.3 4.0
20000 -24.4 -11.9 075 9 4 7.3 4.0 | -23.8 -10.8 045 14 7 7.1 3.9
18000 -20.0 -4.0 140 1 1 8.0 4.4 | -19.5 -3.1 035 9 4 7.7 4.2
16000 -15.1 4.8 240 2 1 7.5 4.1 | -14.8 5.4 020 7 4 7.8 4.3
14000 -11.1 12.0 235 3 1 6.6 3.6 | -10.3 13.5 015 5 3 6.9 3.8
12000 -7.2 19.0 205 4 2 6.3 3.5 | -6.5 20.3 350 3 2 5.9 3.3
10000 -4.1 24.6 210 5 2 4.7 2.6 | -3.9 25.0 295 3 1 4.1 2.3
9000 -2.7 27.1 235 4 2 5.7 3.1 | -2.7 27.1 295 3 2 5.4 2.9
8000 -1.1 30.0 270 5 3 5.6 3.1 | -1.1 30.0 300 4 2 5.5 3.0
7000 0.6 33.1 285 6 3 5.3 2.9 | 0.7 33.3 300 6 3 7.0 3.8
6000 2.4 36.3 295 8 4 8.5 4.7 | 2.9 37.2 300 7 4 8.7 4.8
5000 6.3 43.3 295 6 3 38.1 20.9 | 6.6 43.9 295 5 3 24.9 13.7
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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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