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UXUS97 KSLC 221227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.0 F/20.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 532 FT/MIN (2.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13748 FT MSL (8822 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 76.0 F/24.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 9875 FT MSL (4949 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 09/23.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:15:46 / 19:25:09 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 9 MIN 23 SEC (729 MIN 23 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:20:27 MDT... 49.05 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/22/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12755 FT MSL (7829 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12399 FT MSL (7473 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12971 FT MSL (8046 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.5
K INDEX......................... +19.0
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 -27.9 -18.2 240 26 13 8.2 4.5 36.7 98.1 9.7 M M
24000 -23.0 -9.4 245 24 12 8.1 4.4 35.7 96.2 9.1 M M
22000 -18.2 -0.8 250 20 10 8.1 4.5 34.5 94.1 8.3 M M
20000 -13.3 8.1 255 17 9 7.1 3.9 32.5 90.5 6.7 M M
18000 -9.5 14.9 270 15 8 6.0 3.3 30.3 86.5 4.8 M M
16000 -5.9 21.4 280 13 7 6.2 3.4 27.9 82.2 2.7 M M
14000 -2.5 27.5 270 9 5 6.1 3.4 25.3 77.5 0.3 M M
12000 1.6 34.9 255 8 4 7.7 4.2 23.6 74.5 -1.4 573 2.9
10000 6.1 43.0 260 7 4 7.9 4.3 22.4 72.3 -2.9 380 1.9
9000 8.3 46.9 265 6 3 7.2 3.9 21.7 71.1 -3.6 284 1.4
8000 10.4 50.7 260 4 2 6.8 3.8 20.9 69.6 -4.4 192 1.0
7000 12.7 54.9 235 2 1 5.9 3.2 19.7 67.5 -5.8 85 0.4
6000 14.4 57.9 170 2 1 5.4 3.0 18.7 65.6 -7.1 4 0.0
5000 12.8 55.0 110 4 2 -96.8 -53.1 14.1 57.4 -11.7 23 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/22/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 09/22/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +60.6 LI... -0.3 | CAPE... +625.8 LI... -3.5
CINH... -50.4 K INDEX... +26.9 | CINH... -45.4 K INDEX... +26.7
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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 -27.5 -17.5 190 35 18 8.1 4.4 | -27.8 -18.0 185 40 21 7.7 4.2
24000 -22.8 -9.0 195 36 19 7.2 4.0 | -23.4 -10.1 185 38 20 5.9 3.3
22000 -18.6 -1.5 200 37 19 7.2 4.0 | -19.9 -3.8 190 39 20 6.1 3.3
20000 -14.7 5.5 200 38 19 6.5 3.6 | -15.5 4.1 195 39 20 6.8 3.7
18000 -10.4 13.3 205 39 20 6.4 3.5 | -11.3 11.7 200 38 19 7.5 4.1
16000 -6.4 20.5 205 39 20 7.2 3.9 | -6.9 19.6 205 34 17 7.7 4.2
14000 -2.4 27.7 200 35 18 6.0 3.3 | -2.4 27.7 210 29 15 7.9 4.3
12000 1.4 34.5 195 25 13 7.0 3.8 | 2.4 36.3 205 25 13 8.6 4.7
10000 5.5 41.9 180 19 10 7.1 3.9 | 7.2 45.0 200 20 11 6.3 3.4
9000 7.5 45.5 170 15 8 6.7 3.7 | 9.5 49.1 190 17 9 7.0 3.8
8000 9.4 48.9 160 11 6 6.3 3.4 | 11.6 52.9 175 12 6 6.8 3.8
7000 11.1 52.0 140 8 4 5.1 2.8 | 13.5 56.3 170 9 4 7.7 4.2
6000 12.5 54.5 120 6 3 6.7 3.7 | 15.7 60.3 175 6 3 10.3 5.6
5000 14.1 57.4 105 5 3 11.0 6.0 | 18.4 65.1 185 4 2 10.7 5.8
09/22/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 09/22/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +868.6 LI... -4.1 | CAPE... +858.0 LI... -3.8
CINH... -13.6 K INDEX... +29.1 | CINH... -23.8 K INDEX... +28.0
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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 -28.9 -20.0 195 47 24 7.2 3.9 | -29.2 -20.6 225 32 17 7.8 4.3
24000 -24.6 -12.3 195 44 23 7.1 3.9 | -24.6 -12.3 225 33 17 7.5 4.1
22000 -20.4 -4.7 195 42 21 7.1 3.9 | -20.1 -4.2 220 33 17 7.6 4.2
20000 -16.1 3.0 195 41 21 7.3 4.0 | -15.9 3.4 215 35 18 6.8 3.7
18000 -11.5 11.3 200 41 21 6.6 3.6 | -11.3 11.7 210 37 19 6.9 3.8
16000 -7.5 18.5 200 38 19 7.7 4.2 | -7.3 18.9 210 36 18 7.3 4.0
14000 -2.9 26.8 205 32 17 8.5 4.7 | -3.1 26.4 205 31 16 8.0 4.4
12000 2.1 35.8 200 26 13 9.1 5.0 | 1.6 34.9 205 23 12 8.2 4.5
10000 7.4 45.3 205 20 10 8.0 4.4 | 6.3 43.3 215 16 8 6.1 3.3
9000 10.1 50.2 205 16 8 8.7 4.8 | 8.8 47.8 220 12 6 6.6 3.6
8000 12.6 54.7 215 12 6 8.2 4.5 | 11.0 51.8 235 9 4 7.1 3.9
7000 14.9 58.8 230 8 4 8.0 4.4 | 12.9 55.2 270 5 3 7.7 4.2
6000 17.3 63.1 250 7 4 9.9 5.4 | 14.8 58.6 310 5 3 10.7 5.9
5000 20.8 69.4 270 7 4 23.9 13.1 | 17.2 63.0 320 5 3 14.1 7.7
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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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