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UXUS97 KSLC 261227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.3 F/12.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 614 FT/MIN (3.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13113 FT MSL (8186 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 65.0 F/18.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 10534 FT MSL (5607 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 10/27...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:51:44 / 18:31:42 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 39 MIN 58 SEC (639 MIN 58 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:11:43 MDT... 36.52 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9526 FT MSL (4599 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12342 FT MSL (7415 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12872 FT MSL (7945 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.6
K INDEX......................... +1.8
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 -32.1 -25.8 270 53 27 7.6 4.2 33.2 91.7 11.6 M M
24000 -27.0 -16.6 265 50 26 7.6 4.2 31.5 88.7 10.5 M M
22000 -22.4 -8.3 265 48 25 7.7 4.2 29.9 85.8 9.4 M M
20000 -18.0 -0.4 265 47 24 7.5 4.1 28.3 82.9 8.2 M M
18000 -13.5 7.7 265 44 23 7.6 4.2 26.8 80.3 7.1 M M
16000 -9.4 15.1 260 39 20 3.9 2.1 24.7 76.4 5.5 M M
14000 -7.5 18.5 255 35 18 3.4 1.9 20.3 68.5 1.6 M M
12000 -4.6 23.7 240 27 14 6.5 3.5 17.4 63.3 -1.3 528 2.7
10000 -0.7 30.7 240 17 9 5.8 3.2 15.4 59.7 -3.4 354 1.8
9000 0.7 33.3 235 11 6 5.1 2.8 13.9 57.0 -4.9 281 1.4
8000 2.8 37.0 235 5 3 6.4 3.5 12.2 54.0 -6.6 183 0.9
7000 4.6 40.3 255 1 1 7.2 3.9 11.1 52.0 -7.7 98 0.5
6000 6.8 44.2 280 1 0 7.3 4.0 10.6 51.0 -8.5 3 0.0
5000 6.3 43.3 125 2 1 4.2 2.3 7.3 45.1 -12.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.0 | CAPE... +0.2 LI... +3.1
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +4.2 | CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +7.4
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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 -34.4 -29.9 255 33 17 7.9 4.3 | -34.5 -30.1 255 32 17 7.7 4.2
24000 -29.7 -21.5 255 30 16 8.3 4.5 | -29.9 -21.8 245 33 17 8.3 4.5
22000 -24.0 -11.2 255 27 14 8.4 4.6 | -24.2 -11.6 240 30 15 8.5 4.7
20000 -18.7 -1.7 255 23 12 9.1 5.0 | -18.9 -2.0 235 28 15 9.0 4.9
18000 -13.3 8.1 250 18 9 8.9 4.9 | -13.6 7.5 230 27 14 8.5 4.7
16000 -8.6 16.5 245 17 9 7.1 3.9 | -9.0 15.8 230 25 13 7.1 3.9
14000 -4.7 23.5 245 16 8 5.6 3.1 | -5.2 22.6 230 22 11 5.7 3.1
12000 -1.7 28.9 235 14 7 4.5 2.5 | -2.0 28.4 220 19 10 5.2 2.9
10000 0.9 33.6 215 12 6 5.7 3.1 | 1.2 34.2 205 17 9 6.6 3.6
9000 2.6 36.7 200 12 6 7.6 4.2 | 3.2 37.8 200 17 9 7.6 4.2
8000 4.6 40.3 190 13 7 6.5 3.6 | 5.3 41.5 190 17 9 7.0 3.9
7000 6.6 43.9 175 14 7 5.5 3.0 | 7.4 45.3 180 17 9 7.6 4.2
6000 8.4 47.1 165 14 7 6.1 3.3 | 9.8 49.6 180 15 8 10.5 5.8
5000 7.1 44.8 130 6 3 -84.8 -46.5 | 14.2 57.6 175 10 5 44.5 24.4
10/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.7 LI... +1.8 | CAPE... +1.1 LI... +1.8
CINH... -13.3 K INDEX... +11.4 | CINH... -4.4 K INDEX... +8.7
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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 -33.7 -28.7 255 35 18 8.5 4.6 | -33.6 -28.5 245 47 24 8.6 4.7
24000 -28.7 -19.7 250 35 18 8.1 4.5 | -28.5 -19.3 240 46 24 8.3 4.6
22000 -23.9 -11.0 240 36 19 8.0 4.4 | -23.6 -10.5 240 45 23 8.2 4.5
20000 -18.6 -1.5 235 36 19 7.8 4.3 | -19.2 -2.6 235 44 23 7.0 3.8
18000 -13.9 7.0 230 35 18 8.1 4.4 | -14.4 6.1 235 41 21 7.3 4.0
16000 -9.4 15.1 230 32 16 7.4 4.0 | -10.0 14.0 235 36 18 7.1 3.9
14000 -5.3 22.5 230 27 14 6.6 3.6 | -5.9 21.4 230 30 15 7.2 4.0
12000 -1.7 28.9 220 23 12 5.6 3.1 | -1.9 28.6 220 25 13 6.8 3.7
10000 1.4 34.5 205 21 11 6.8 3.7 | 2.2 36.0 205 25 13 7.1 3.9
9000 3.7 38.7 195 20 10 8.5 4.6 | 4.5 40.1 200 23 12 8.7 4.8
8000 6.2 43.2 190 19 10 9.5 5.2 | 7.1 44.8 195 22 11 9.2 5.1
7000 8.9 48.0 190 18 9 9.6 5.3 | 9.7 49.5 190 19 10 9.4 5.1
6000 11.7 53.1 185 17 9 10.4 5.7 | 12.3 54.1 185 18 9 8.8 4.8
5000 16.2 61.2 180 11 6 44.2 24.2 | 14.0 57.2 175 8 4 13.4 7.3
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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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