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UXUS97 KSLC 261227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.3 F/20.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1447 FT/MIN (7.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18979 FT MSL (14096 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 16169 FT MSL (11286 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 05/27.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:01:37 / 20:48:14 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 46 MIN 37 SEC (886 MIN 37 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:24:55 MDT... 69.75 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 05/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12346 FT MSL (7463 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12593 FT MSL (7710 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15246 FT MSL (10363 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -4.8
K INDEX......................... +27.1
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 -29.0 -20.2 165 23 12 7.7 4.2 35.7 96.2 5.3 M M
24000 -24.5 -12.1 170 21 11 7.3 4.0 34.3 93.7 4.2 M M
22000 -20.2 -4.4 170 17 9 7.3 4.0 32.3 90.2 2.7 M M
20000 -16.1 3.0 165 12 6 6.9 3.8 30.4 86.7 1.0 M M
18000 -11.7 10.9 175 7 3 6.4 3.5 28.1 82.6 -1.1 1151 5.8
16000 -8.0 17.6 210 6 3 6.4 3.5 25.8 78.5 -3.3 981 5.0
14000 -4.0 24.8 230 9 5 7.6 4.2 23.9 75.0 -5.2 802 4.1
12000 0.9 33.6 225 11 6 8.6 4.7 22.9 73.3 -6.3 598 3.0
10000 5.9 42.6 205 14 7 8.7 4.8 22.2 71.9 -7.2 388 2.0
9000 8.3 46.9 195 14 7 8.4 4.6 21.7 71.1 -7.8 286 1.5
8000 10.6 51.1 180 16 8 7.4 4.0 21.1 69.9 -8.5 190 1.0
7000 12.6 54.7 160 15 8 5.6 3.1 20.2 68.3 -9.5 100 0.5
6000 14.2 57.6 145 15 8 4.6 2.5 19.0 66.2 -10.9 21 0.1
5000 15.4 59.7 135 10 5 7.5 4.1 16.7 62.1 -13.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +144.7 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +133.4 LI... -0.9
CINH... -64.3 K INDEX... +23.1 | CINH... -5.8 K INDEX... +23.2
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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 -29.3 -20.7 200 15 8 8.2 4.5 | -29.8 -21.6 175 21 11 8.1 4.4
24000 -24.5 -12.1 210 14 7 7.3 4.0 | -25.0 -13.0 185 19 10 7.5 4.1
22000 -20.5 -4.9 205 12 6 6.8 3.7 | -20.7 -5.3 195 18 9 7.2 3.9
20000 -16.8 1.8 205 10 5 6.0 3.3 | -16.8 1.8 195 17 9 6.4 3.5
18000 -12.9 8.8 215 9 5 5.9 3.3 | -12.6 9.3 200 14 7 6.4 3.5
16000 -9.0 15.8 235 11 5 7.9 4.3 | -8.7 16.3 215 13 7 7.6 4.2
14000 -4.1 24.6 235 13 7 8.7 4.8 | -4.1 24.6 210 16 8 8.5 4.7
12000 1.1 34.0 220 16 8 8.9 4.9 | 1.3 34.3 200 18 9 9.3 5.1
10000 6.2 43.2 200 20 10 8.0 4.4 | 6.7 44.1 195 20 10 9.1 5.0
9000 8.6 47.5 190 23 12 8.1 4.4 | 9.5 49.1 195 20 11 9.5 5.2
8000 10.6 51.1 185 24 13 6.8 3.7 | 12.2 54.0 190 21 11 9.1 5.0
7000 12.5 54.5 170 23 12 7.2 4.0 | 14.9 58.8 185 20 10 9.5 5.2
6000 14.7 58.5 160 19 10 9.1 5.0 | 17.8 64.0 185 18 9 9.9 5.4
5000 19.1 66.4 155 12 6 11.1 6.1 | 21.9 71.4 180 15 8 26.9 14.7
05/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +120.4 LI... -1.2 | CAPE... +361.9 LI... -1.8
CINH... -2.6 K INDEX... +26.4 | CINH... -46.9 K INDEX... +26.5
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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 -30.0 -22.0 185 24 12 8.6 4.7 | -29.1 -20.4 175 25 13 7.9 4.3
24000 -24.9 -12.8 185 24 12 7.9 4.3 | -24.4 -11.9 180 25 13 7.7 4.2
22000 -20.5 -4.9 185 23 12 7.5 4.1 | -19.9 -3.8 190 24 13 7.5 4.1
20000 -16.2 2.8 190 23 12 6.0 3.3 | -15.4 4.3 195 25 13 6.4 3.5
18000 -12.3 9.9 195 24 12 7.9 4.3 | -11.7 10.9 200 26 13 6.5 3.5
16000 -7.9 17.8 200 23 12 7.5 4.1 | -7.3 18.9 210 24 12 8.4 4.6
14000 -3.2 26.2 195 21 11 8.6 4.7 | -2.5 27.5 205 23 12 8.1 4.5
12000 2.1 35.8 190 20 10 9.4 5.2 | 2.3 36.1 190 22 11 8.3 4.6
10000 7.8 46.0 190 20 10 9.6 5.3 | 7.4 45.3 175 21 11 9.2 5.0
9000 10.7 51.3 185 20 10 10.1 5.5 | 10.0 50.0 165 20 10 8.8 4.8
8000 13.7 56.7 185 20 10 9.7 5.3 | 12.5 54.5 155 20 10 8.3 4.6
7000 16.6 61.9 185 19 10 9.6 5.3 | 14.9 58.8 150 19 10 8.2 4.5
6000 19.6 67.3 180 17 9 10.8 5.9 | 17.5 63.5 145 18 9 8.3 4.6
5000 25.1 77.2 175 12 6 -3.6 -2.0 | 21.4 70.5 140 12 6 6.4 3.5
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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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