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UXUS97 KSLC 171228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 51.3 F/10.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 65 FT/MIN (0.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11186 FT MSL (6302 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 56.0 F/13.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0845 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................. 8321 FT MSL (3437 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 05/18....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:08:22 / 20:40:08 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 31 MIN 46 SEC (871 MIN 46 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:15 MDT... 68.07 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/17/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8301 FT MSL (3417 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14390 FT MSL (9506 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13543 FT MSL (8659 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.4
K INDEX......................... +17.9
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 -38.7 -37.7 240 45 23 8.5 4.7 26.1 79.0 10.0 M M
24000 -33.6 -28.5 245 40 21 8.5 4.7 25.2 77.4 9.5 M M
22000 -28.9 -20.0 245 37 19 7.6 4.2 23.8 74.8 8.5 M M
20000 -24.2 -11.6 245 32 17 6.5 3.6 21.7 71.0 6.9 M M
18000 -20.2 -4.4 250 29 15 7.5 4.1 19.6 67.2 5.2 M M
16000 -15.8 3.6 250 24 13 6.8 3.7 17.9 64.2 3.8 M M
14000 -12.0 10.4 255 19 10 6.8 3.7 15.7 60.3 1.8 M M
12000 -7.5 18.5 255 12 6 7.9 4.3 14.4 57.9 0.5 M M
10000 -3.3 26.1 280 6 3 6.1 3.4 12.7 54.9 -1.1 363 1.8
9000 -1.6 29.1 325 5 3 6.1 3.4 11.4 52.5 -2.3 283 1.4
8000 0.4 32.7 355 8 4 6.0 3.3 10.3 50.6 -3.3 195 1.0
7000 2.3 36.1 355 10 5 5.3 2.9 9.3 48.8 -4.3 106 0.5
6000 4.5 40.1 350 11 5 8.2 4.5 8.6 47.4 -5.2 13 0.1
5000 7.1 44.8 335 5 3 11.7 6.4 7.6 45.7 -6.2 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/17/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/17/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.4
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +17.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +18.3
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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 -40.3 -40.5 240 43 22 8.3 4.6 | -41.1 -42.0 230 43 22 8.4 4.6
24000 -35.3 -31.5 245 37 19 8.4 4.6 | -36.1 -33.0 235 39 20 8.4 4.6
22000 -30.2 -22.4 245 35 18 8.6 4.7 | -30.9 -23.6 235 34 17 8.9 4.9
20000 -24.8 -12.6 245 34 18 7.6 4.2 | -25.1 -13.2 240 29 15 8.4 4.6
18000 -20.4 -4.7 240 33 17 6.0 3.3 | -20.2 -4.4 240 28 14 7.2 3.9
16000 -16.8 1.8 235 29 15 6.6 3.6 | -16.2 2.8 230 29 15 6.4 3.5
14000 -12.4 9.7 225 23 12 7.8 4.3 | -12.1 10.2 220 29 15 7.5 4.1
12000 -8.3 17.1 230 14 7 6.4 3.5 | -7.7 18.1 220 20 10 7.7 4.2
10000 -4.3 24.3 260 6 3 6.5 3.6 | -4.3 24.3 215 6 3 4.8 2.6
9000 -2.5 27.5 300 4 2 6.0 3.3 | -2.5 27.5 300 1 1 6.9 3.8
8000 -0.5 31.1 345 5 3 6.9 3.8 | -0.3 31.5 345 5 2 7.4 4.0
7000 1.7 35.1 355 7 4 7.1 3.9 | 2.3 36.1 340 7 4 9.7 5.3
6000 4.1 39.4 345 7 4 9.2 5.1 | 5.2 41.4 335 8 4 10.1 5.5
5000 8.6 47.5 335 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 9.2 48.6 325 9 4 29.0 15.9
05/17/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/17/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.3
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +20.1 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +21.0
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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 -41.0 -41.8 225 36 19 9.2 5.1 | -39.3 -38.7 220 58 30 8.7 4.8
24000 -35.5 -31.9 225 36 18 9.3 5.1 | -34.1 -29.4 220 51 26 8.7 4.8
22000 -30.1 -22.2 230 34 18 8.8 4.8 | -29.2 -20.6 220 45 23 8.1 4.4
20000 -24.5 -12.1 235 32 17 8.0 4.4 | -23.9 -11.0 220 38 19 7.7 4.2
18000 -19.8 -3.6 235 31 16 7.0 3.9 | -19.4 -2.9 225 32 16 7.2 3.9
16000 -15.8 3.6 225 28 15 6.7 3.7 | -15.2 4.6 230 25 13 6.9 3.8
14000 -11.6 11.1 220 23 12 7.6 4.2 | -11.2 11.8 225 15 8 6.8 3.7
12000 -7.3 18.9 215 17 9 6.9 3.8 | -7.4 18.7 240 4 2 6.0 3.3
10000 -4.5 23.9 250 4 2 3.8 2.1 | -4.1 24.6 005 6 3 5.9 3.2
9000 -2.8 27.0 335 6 3 6.7 3.6 | -2.2 28.0 005 9 5 6.4 3.5
8000 -0.6 30.9 335 10 5 7.5 4.1 | 0.1 32.2 005 11 6 6.7 3.7
7000 2.2 36.0 330 11 6 10.0 5.5 | 2.5 36.5 355 11 6 8.7 4.8
6000 5.1 41.2 325 12 6 10.6 5.8 | 5.4 41.7 350 10 5 9.1 5.0
5000 9.1 48.4 320 13 6 28.4 15.6 | 10.1 50.2 335 8 4 12.5 6.8
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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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