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UXUS97 KSLC 231228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 73.6 F/23.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 415 FT/MIN (2.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10486 FT MSL (5560 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 76.0 F/24.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1300 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................. 7077 FT MSL (2151 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 09/24..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:16:46 / 19:23:27 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 6 MIN 42 SEC (726 MIN 42 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:20:06 MDT... 48.67 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/23/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13929 FT MSL (9003 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18290 FT MSL (13364 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14675 FT MSL (9750 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.6
K INDEX......................... -7.0
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 -25.0 -13.0 065 5 3 8.2 4.5 39.8 103.6 12.1 M M
24000 -20.2 -4.4 040 6 3 7.5 4.1 38.5 101.3 11.4 M M
22000 -15.2 4.6 045 8 4 7.9 4.3 36.7 98.1 10.2 M M
20000 -10.1 13.8 045 7 4 8.5 4.7 35.8 96.4 9.6 M M
18000 -5.6 21.9 030 6 3 5.4 3.0 34.2 93.5 8.5 M M
16000 -3.3 26.1 360 3 2 3.5 1.9 30.2 86.3 5.1 M M
14000 -0.2 31.6 350 1 1 7.0 3.9 27.3 81.1 2.5 M M
12000 4.3 39.7 030 1 0 7.8 4.3 25.9 78.6 1.1 M M
10000 8.7 47.7 150 2 1 7.9 4.3 24.7 76.4 -0.3 376 1.9
9000 10.8 51.4 135 2 1 7.8 4.3 23.9 75.1 -1.1 285 1.4
8000 12.9 55.2 115 3 1 7.3 4.0 23.3 73.9 -2.0 191 1.0
7000 15.3 59.5 100 3 2 5.9 3.3 22.1 71.7 -3.2 82 0.4
6000 16.7 62.1 100 5 3 0.9 0.5 20.6 69.0 -4.8 11 0.1
5000 11.3 52.3 110 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 12.3 54.1 -13.1 144 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/23/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/23/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +24.2 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +124.3 LI... -0.2
CINH... -10.7 K INDEX... +17.3 | CINH... -22.5 K INDEX... +11.7
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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 -28.3 -18.9 265 22 11 7.5 4.1 | -27.6 -17.7 280 21 11 7.5 4.1
24000 -23.8 -10.8 265 19 10 8.1 4.5 | -23.2 -9.8 275 18 9 7.2 3.9
22000 -18.9 -2.0 270 17 9 8.2 4.5 | -18.9 -2.0 275 17 9 7.2 4.0
20000 -14.6 5.7 275 16 8 7.0 3.8 | -14.5 5.9 280 15 8 7.5 4.1
18000 -10.0 14.0 285 15 8 6.8 3.7 | -9.4 15.1 290 13 7 7.3 4.0
16000 -6.3 20.7 285 15 8 5.9 3.2 | -5.5 22.1 290 11 6 6.1 3.3
14000 -2.9 26.8 280 14 7 6.5 3.5 | -2.1 28.2 285 9 5 5.8 3.2
12000 1.2 34.2 275 12 6 8.1 4.4 | 1.6 34.9 285 9 5 7.8 4.3
10000 5.7 42.3 280 10 5 8.2 4.5 | 6.1 43.0 285 8 4 8.5 4.7
9000 8.1 46.6 280 9 5 7.2 3.9 | 8.4 47.1 290 6 3 7.8 4.3
8000 9.9 49.8 285 6 3 6.0 3.3 | 10.6 51.1 295 4 2 7.6 4.2
7000 11.5 52.7 290 3 2 5.9 3.2 | 12.6 54.7 305 3 2 8.7 4.8
6000 13.2 55.8 310 1 1 8.9 4.9 | 14.9 58.8 305 3 1 11.6 6.4
5000 15.2 59.4 115 1 1 4.7 2.6 | 17.7 63.9 305 3 2 14.8 8.1
09/23/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/23/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +8.2 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +2.2
CINH... -18.1 K INDEX... +4.0 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +0.8
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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 -26.0 -14.8 315 21 11 7.6 4.2 | -25.4 -13.7 330 19 10 7.9 4.3
24000 -21.5 -6.7 310 19 10 7.0 3.8 | -20.7 -5.3 325 18 9 7.4 4.1
22000 -17.4 0.7 305 17 8 7.0 3.9 | -16.3 2.7 325 16 8 7.5 4.1
20000 -13.7 7.3 290 14 7 6.0 3.3 | -12.7 9.1 310 11 6 5.8 3.2
18000 -9.2 15.4 290 12 6 7.4 4.1 | -9.0 15.8 290 9 5 6.2 3.4
16000 -4.9 23.2 305 10 5 7.1 3.9 | -4.7 23.5 300 7 4 7.6 4.2
14000 -1.0 30.2 310 8 4 6.5 3.6 | -0.2 31.6 320 6 3 7.5 4.1
12000 2.7 36.9 300 6 3 7.1 3.9 | 4.1 39.4 320 4 2 7.4 4.0
10000 7.0 44.6 300 5 2 8.1 4.4 | 8.4 47.1 315 4 2 7.3 4.0
9000 9.5 49.1 305 5 2 8.3 4.6 | 10.6 51.1 330 4 2 7.4 4.1
8000 11.9 53.4 310 5 2 8.3 4.6 | 12.6 54.7 340 5 2 8.3 4.5
7000 14.4 57.9 320 5 3 9.5 5.2 | 14.9 58.8 345 5 3 8.4 4.6
6000 16.8 62.2 320 6 3 11.3 6.2 | 17.2 63.0 345 6 3 10.2 5.6
5000 19.7 67.5 320 6 3 13.7 7.5 | 19.7 67.5 340 6 3 10.1 5.6
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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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