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UXUS97 KSLC 251227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 75.0 F/23.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1126 FT/MIN (5.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17298 FT MSL (12371 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 11580 FT MSL (6652 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 09/26..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:18:45 / 19:20:04 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 1 MIN 19 SEC (721 MIN 19 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:19:24 MDT... 47.91 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/25/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13680 FT MSL (8753 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16072 FT MSL (11145 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16829 FT MSL (11902 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.0
K INDEX......................... +21.6
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 -26.2 -15.2 260 30 16 7.4 4.0 38.5 101.3 7.6 M M
24000 -21.8 -7.2 260 30 16 7.5 4.1 36.8 98.3 6.4 M M
22000 -17.3 0.9 260 30 16 7.5 4.1 35.2 95.3 5.1 M M
20000 -13.0 8.6 255 28 14 6.3 3.5 32.6 90.7 3.0 M M
18000 -9.4 15.1 250 27 14 5.9 3.3 30.2 86.3 0.9 M M
16000 -6.0 21.2 240 25 13 7.1 3.9 27.7 81.8 -1.6 1015 5.2
14000 -0.9 30.4 235 24 12 9.2 5.0 26.9 80.5 -2.4 805 4.1
12000 4.5 40.1 235 20 10 8.9 4.9 26.5 79.7 -2.9 584 3.0
10000 9.5 49.1 230 15 8 5.7 3.1 25.7 78.2 -3.7 375 1.9
9000 11.6 52.9 230 11 6 5.2 2.9 24.8 76.7 -4.6 282 1.4
8000 13.4 56.1 220 8 4 5.7 3.1 23.7 74.6 -5.8 199 1.0
7000 15.1 59.2 195 8 4 3.5 1.9 21.7 71.1 -7.8 112 0.6
6000 15.9 60.6 190 7 4 2.4 1.3 19.7 67.5 -9.9 56 0.3
5000 14.0 57.2 145 4 2 8.6 4.7 15.0 59.0 -14.9 84 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/25/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/25/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.3 | CAPE... +7.0 LI... +2.4
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +18.8 | CINH... -6.0 K INDEX... +19.8
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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 -25.5 -13.9 250 11 6 7.4 4.1 | -25.7 -14.3 265 12 6 7.5 4.1
24000 -21.1 -6.0 275 9 4 7.1 3.9 | -21.2 -6.2 275 10 5 7.2 4.0
22000 -16.8 1.8 295 9 4 7.2 3.9 | -16.9 1.6 290 12 6 7.2 4.0
20000 -12.3 9.9 295 9 5 6.7 3.7 | -12.9 8.8 285 11 6 6.7 3.7
18000 -9.0 15.8 285 10 5 4.6 2.5 | -9.2 15.4 270 12 6 4.4 2.4
16000 -6.4 20.5 285 15 7 6.0 3.3 | -6.5 20.3 270 13 7 7.1 3.9
14000 -1.7 28.9 280 16 8 9.3 5.1 | -1.4 29.5 260 16 8 9.4 5.2
12000 3.8 38.8 255 16 8 8.9 4.9 | 4.1 39.4 255 17 9 9.1 5.0
10000 9.0 48.2 240 17 9 6.8 3.7 | 9.4 48.9 245 16 8 6.7 3.7
9000 11.8 53.2 230 15 8 8.1 4.5 | 12.1 53.8 235 15 7 8.2 4.5
8000 14.2 57.6 220 13 7 7.6 4.2 | 14.6 58.3 225 13 7 8.4 4.6
7000 16.4 61.5 200 12 6 6.6 3.6 | 17.2 63.0 210 13 7 8.3 4.6
6000 18.0 64.4 180 13 7 5.0 2.7 | 19.6 67.3 200 12 6 9.5 5.2
5000 18.7 65.7 160 11 5 3.4 1.9 | 24.2 75.6 190 9 5 54.2 29.7
09/25/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/25/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +19.0 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... +1.4 LI... +1.6
CINH... -6.4 K INDEX... +21.4 | CINH... -4.5 K INDEX... +19.5
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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 -25.5 -13.9 270 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -25.7 -14.3 250 23 12 7.3 4.0
24000 -20.9 -5.6 270 15 8 6.9 3.8 | -21.3 -6.3 255 24 12 7.2 4.0
22000 -16.8 1.8 265 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -17.0 1.4 255 23 12 7.2 4.0
20000 -12.6 9.3 260 15 8 6.3 3.5 | -13.0 8.6 255 22 11 6.6 3.6
18000 -9.4 15.1 250 15 8 4.9 2.7 | -9.1 15.6 250 20 10 5.3 2.9
16000 -6.2 20.8 245 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -5.7 21.7 230 18 9 8.1 4.5
14000 -1.0 30.2 240 16 8 9.5 5.2 | -0.3 31.5 230 17 9 9.5 5.2
12000 4.8 40.6 240 15 8 9.7 5.3 | 5.3 41.5 230 16 8 9.7 5.3
10000 10.4 50.7 245 14 7 7.9 4.3 | 10.9 51.6 235 14 7 8.2 4.5
9000 13.4 56.1 245 13 6 9.4 5.2 | 13.9 57.0 235 13 7 9.7 5.3
8000 16.2 61.2 245 11 6 9.8 5.4 | 16.7 62.1 240 11 6 10.1 5.6
7000 18.9 66.0 240 10 5 9.5 5.2 | 19.4 66.9 240 10 5 9.5 5.2
6000 21.7 71.1 250 8 4 9.1 5.0 | 22.1 71.8 240 8 4 8.8 4.8
5000 27.0 80.6 260 6 3 9.4 5.2 | 25.7 78.3 250 4 2 11.4 6.3
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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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