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UXUS97 KSLC 271227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 53.5 F/11.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 734 FT/MIN (3.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14085 FT MSL (9159 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 63.0 F/17.7 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................. 10867 FT MSL (5941 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 10/28.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:52:52 / 18:30:22 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 37 MIN 30 SEC (637 MIN 30 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:11:37 MDT... 36.18 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8929 FT MSL (4003 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 11181 FT MSL (6255 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12415 FT MSL (7489 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.2
K INDEX......................... +4.8
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 -33.3 -27.9 270 53 27 8.1 4.4 31.2 88.2 11.0 M M
24000 -28.5 -19.3 265 50 26 7.6 4.2 30.1 86.1 10.4 M M
22000 -24.1 -11.4 265 47 24 7.3 4.0 28.2 82.7 9.0 M M
20000 -19.3 -2.7 265 43 22 8.5 4.6 26.9 80.4 8.2 M M
18000 -14.7 5.5 260 39 20 5.7 3.1 25.5 77.9 7.2 M M
16000 -12.6 9.3 255 40 20 2.4 1.3 21.2 70.2 3.5 M M
14000 -10.3 13.5 250 34 18 6.0 3.3 17.5 63.4 -0.0 732 3.7
12000 -6.6 20.1 245 26 13 7.0 3.9 15.3 59.6 -2.2 561 2.8
10000 -2.3 27.9 250 14 7 5.7 3.1 13.6 56.5 -3.8 373 1.9
9000 -0.4 31.3 265 9 5 7.8 4.3 12.5 54.6 -4.9 287 1.5
8000 2.4 36.3 285 6 3 7.7 4.2 11.8 53.2 -5.8 165 0.8
7000 4.3 39.7 275 4 2 6.8 3.7 10.9 51.6 -7.0 79 0.4
6000 6.2 43.2 265 3 1 6.9 3.8 10.1 50.2 -8.0 M M
5000 7.5 45.5 245 2 1 6.2 3.4 8.7 47.6 -9.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +6.9 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.6
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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 -31.8 -25.2 265 55 29 7.4 4.1 | -31.6 -24.9 255 58 30 7.9 4.4
24000 -27.3 -17.1 265 54 28 7.3 4.0 | -26.8 -16.2 255 57 30 7.5 4.1
22000 -23.0 -9.4 260 51 26 7.3 4.0 | -22.6 -8.7 255 54 28 7.1 3.9
20000 -18.2 -0.8 260 46 24 7.2 4.0 | -17.8 -0.0 250 50 26 7.2 3.9
18000 -13.9 7.0 255 42 22 7.1 3.9 | -13.7 7.3 245 45 23 6.8 3.7
16000 -9.9 14.2 250 37 19 5.5 3.0 | -10.0 14.0 245 41 21 5.7 3.1
14000 -7.1 19.2 250 33 17 3.9 2.2 | -6.9 19.6 240 35 18 5.2 2.9
12000 -4.3 24.3 240 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -3.4 25.9 235 28 14 6.9 3.8
10000 -0.0 32.0 220 19 10 5.4 3.0 | 0.4 32.7 220 24 12 5.2 2.9
9000 1.6 34.9 210 15 8 5.2 2.9 | 2.1 35.8 210 21 11 6.1 3.4
8000 3.0 37.4 195 11 6 4.5 2.5 | 3.9 39.0 200 18 9 7.2 3.9
7000 4.4 39.9 185 6 3 5.1 2.8 | 5.9 42.6 190 14 7 7.5 4.1
6000 6.0 42.8 170 3 2 5.5 3.0 | 7.9 46.2 185 10 5 8.6 4.7
5000 7.6 45.7 150 2 1 7.9 4.3 | 10.3 50.5 185 6 3 11.5 6.3
10/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.7 | CAPE... +1.8 LI... +1.9
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +10.5 | CINH... -15.8 K INDEX... +11.2
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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 -31.7 -25.1 250 61 31 8.4 4.6 | -32.5 -26.5 245 64 33 8.1 4.4
24000 -26.7 -16.1 250 60 31 7.9 4.3 | -27.6 -17.7 245 61 32 8.0 4.4
22000 -22.3 -8.1 245 58 30 7.3 4.0 | -22.9 -9.2 245 59 30 7.9 4.3
20000 -18.2 -0.8 245 55 28 6.8 3.7 | -18.6 -1.5 245 55 28 6.7 3.7
18000 -13.8 7.2 240 51 26 5.9 3.2 | -14.3 6.3 240 50 26 5.8 3.2
16000 -10.2 13.6 240 45 23 6.1 3.3 | -10.8 12.6 240 44 23 6.5 3.6
14000 -6.7 19.9 235 38 20 5.9 3.2 | -6.9 19.6 240 36 18 6.7 3.7
12000 -3.4 25.9 225 29 15 6.5 3.6 | -3.1 26.4 225 30 15 7.3 4.0
10000 0.8 33.4 210 23 12 7.4 4.0 | 1.4 34.5 210 24 12 7.7 4.2
9000 3.1 37.6 205 21 11 8.5 4.6 | 3.8 38.8 205 21 11 9.0 4.9
8000 5.6 42.1 200 19 10 8.4 4.6 | 6.3 43.3 200 17 9 7.9 4.3
7000 8.0 46.4 195 15 8 8.3 4.6 | 8.6 47.5 200 13 6 7.1 3.9
6000 10.4 50.7 190 11 6 8.1 4.4 | 10.4 50.7 205 6 3 6.2 3.4
5000 13.4 56.1 195 7 4 16.8 9.2 | 11.8 53.2 240 1 1 3.7 2.0
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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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