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UXUS97 KSLC 201227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.6 F/20.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 665 FT/MIN (3.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12717 FT MSL (7791 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 72.0 F/22.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 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................. 7088 FT MSL (2162 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 10/21.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:44:58 / 18:40:06 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 55 MIN 8 SEC (655 MIN 8 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:12:32 MDT... 38.60 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/20/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12272 FT MSL (7346 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12621 FT MSL (7695 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12679 FT MSL (7753 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.6
K INDEX......................... +24.1
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 -28.5 -19.3 220 42 22 6.7 3.7 36.6 97.8 11.3 M M
24000 -24.0 -11.2 215 41 21 6.8 3.7 34.1 93.4 9.6 M M
22000 -19.9 -3.8 215 41 21 6.9 3.8 32.0 89.6 8.0 M M
20000 -16.6 2.1 210 34 18 5.5 3.0 29.1 84.3 5.6 M M
18000 -12.4 9.7 210 29 15 8.6 4.7 27.2 81.0 4.1 M M
16000 -8.0 17.6 210 26 13 7.3 4.0 25.6 78.2 2.7 M M
14000 -3.9 25.0 205 23 12 7.3 4.0 24.0 75.2 1.0 M M
12000 0.5 32.9 205 18 9 8.2 4.5 22.6 72.7 -0.4 600 3.1
10000 5.4 41.7 195 14 7 8.2 4.5 21.8 71.2 -1.3 393 2.0
9000 8.0 46.4 190 12 6 8.4 4.6 21.4 70.5 -1.7 287 1.5
8000 11.0 51.8 175 11 6 7.6 4.2 20.8 69.5 -2.4 160 0.8
7000 13.1 55.6 160 10 5 6.5 3.6 20.0 68.1 -3.2 66 0.3
6000 14.9 58.8 145 10 5 3.9 2.1 19.0 66.1 -4.3 M M
5000 11.9 53.4 120 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 13.1 55.6 -10.3 43 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/20/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/20/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +4.7 LI... +1.7 | CAPE... +38.8 LI... +1.0
CINH... -36.8 K INDEX... +22.4 | CINH... -8.1 K INDEX... +20.5
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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 -27.1 -16.8 210 15 8 9.4 5.2 | -26.9 -16.4 205 23 12 9.3 5.1
24000 -21.8 -7.2 210 15 8 5.6 3.1 | -21.6 -6.9 195 21 11 6.0 3.3
22000 -17.8 -0.0 210 15 8 5.9 3.2 | -17.4 0.7 195 21 11 6.3 3.5
20000 -14.2 6.4 220 15 8 6.1 3.3 | -14.2 6.4 200 17 9 5.3 2.9
18000 -10.4 13.3 225 14 7 7.0 3.8 | -10.5 13.1 205 13 7 7.0 3.9
16000 -8.0 17.6 210 12 6 2.9 1.6 | -7.5 18.5 195 14 7 4.4 2.4
14000 -4.9 23.2 200 11 6 6.7 3.7 | -4.8 23.4 190 14 7 6.9 3.8
12000 -0.8 30.6 200 11 6 7.5 4.1 | -0.6 30.9 185 12 6 7.9 4.3
10000 3.8 38.8 195 11 6 8.0 4.4 | 4.1 39.4 185 11 6 7.5 4.1
9000 6.3 43.3 190 11 6 8.8 4.8 | 6.4 43.5 180 11 6 8.1 4.5
8000 8.7 47.7 185 11 6 8.4 4.6 | 8.7 47.7 175 10 5 9.0 5.0
7000 11.1 52.0 180 11 6 6.9 3.8 | 11.4 52.5 175 9 5 9.3 5.1
6000 13.2 55.8 170 11 5 6.2 3.4 | 14.1 57.4 175 8 4 9.6 5.3
5000 14.7 58.5 150 8 4 1.7 1.0 | 18.8 65.8 175 6 3 52.8 29.0
10/20/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/20/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +56.7 LI... 0.0 | CAPE... +86.1 LI... -0.8
CINH... -3.8 K INDEX... +18.7 | CINH... -26.9 K INDEX... +21.6
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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 -26.1 -15.0 210 29 15 8.0 4.4 | -25.8 -14.4 210 33 17 7.3 4.0
24000 -21.7 -7.1 205 28 14 5.6 3.1 | -21.7 -7.1 210 31 16 4.6 2.5
22000 -18.3 -0.9 200 26 13 5.7 3.1 | -19.0 -2.2 205 28 14 4.7 2.6
20000 -15.0 5.0 200 22 11 5.6 3.1 | -15.7 3.7 205 23 12 5.9 3.3
18000 -10.6 12.9 205 16 8 7.5 4.1 | -11.2 11.8 205 18 9 7.6 4.2
16000 -6.9 19.6 200 16 8 5.2 2.9 | -7.2 19.0 195 15 8 6.3 3.4
14000 -4.2 24.4 185 14 7 6.3 3.5 | -3.5 25.7 180 15 8 7.2 3.9
12000 0.0 32.0 180 12 6 8.3 4.5 | 0.9 33.6 165 14 7 8.3 4.6
10000 4.9 40.8 175 10 5 8.2 4.5 | 5.7 42.3 155 11 5 8.5 4.6
9000 7.5 45.5 175 8 4 9.1 5.0 | 8.4 47.1 160 9 5 9.4 5.1
8000 10.2 50.4 180 7 4 9.7 5.3 | 11.0 51.8 160 7 4 9.6 5.2
7000 13.1 55.6 190 6 3 9.4 5.2 | 13.7 56.7 165 4 2 8.0 4.4
6000 15.9 60.6 195 5 3 10.1 5.6 | 15.9 60.6 200 1 1 8.0 4.4
5000 18.7 65.7 205 4 2 9.6 5.2 | 18.4 65.1 320 2 1 2.5 1.4
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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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