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UXUS97 KSLC 111230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 38.6 F/3.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 536 FT/MIN (2.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13017 FT MSL (8137 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 53.0 F/12.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 11730 FT MSL (6850 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 03/12..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:45:20 / 19:30:06 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 44 MIN 46 SEC (704 MIN 46 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:37:43 MDT... 44.91 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/11/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19676 FT MSL (14796 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14989 FT MSL (10109 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +11.7
K INDEX......................... -5.1
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 -32.3 -26.1 305 82 42 5.6 3.1 34.3 93.7 17.7 M M
24000 -29.0 -20.2 310 76 39 5.7 3.1 31.3 88.3 15.7 M M
22000 -25.4 -13.7 310 71 37 6.1 3.4 28.5 83.3 13.7 M M
20000 -21.1 -6.0 310 67 34 6.7 3.7 25.8 78.4 11.8 M M
18000 -17.2 1.0 310 63 32 6.2 3.4 23.6 74.5 10.1 M M
16000 -14.3 6.3 305 58 30 2.3 1.2 20.3 68.5 7.4 M M
14000 -13.3 8.1 300 54 28 0.8 0.5 14.8 58.7 2.6 M M
12000 -12.5 9.5 300 43 22 2.6 1.4 9.3 48.8 -2.4 488 2.5
10000 -10.1 13.8 305 30 15 5.2 2.9 5.7 42.3 -5.9 355 1.8
9000 -8.6 16.5 315 22 11 4.4 2.4 4.2 39.5 -7.4 281 1.4
8000 -6.8 19.8 325 14 7 6.2 3.4 3.0 37.3 -8.7 199 1.0
7000 -4.8 23.4 335 7 4 6.7 3.7 2.0 35.6 -9.7 109 0.6
6000 -2.7 27.1 340 4 2 7.4 4.1 1.3 34.3 -10.5 15 0.1
5000 -1.5 29.3 255 1 1 -19.4 -10.6 -1.2 29.9 -13.2 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/11/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/11/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +12.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +11.2
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -3.8 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -1.6
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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 -33.1 -27.6 305 83 43 6.0 3.3 | -33.8 -28.8 300 80 41 6.4 3.5
24000 -29.5 -21.1 310 73 38 6.2 3.4 | -30.0 -22.0 305 71 36 6.7 3.7
22000 -25.5 -13.9 310 68 35 6.6 3.6 | -25.2 -13.4 305 61 32 7.1 3.9
20000 -21.0 -5.8 310 63 32 7.0 3.8 | -21.3 -6.3 305 55 28 6.4 3.5
18000 -17.1 1.2 310 59 30 5.6 3.1 | -17.4 0.7 310 50 25 6.5 3.6
16000 -14.2 6.4 305 53 28 3.7 2.0 | -14.0 6.8 305 47 24 4.4 2.4
14000 -12.7 9.1 305 48 25 1.3 0.7 | -11.9 10.6 310 43 22 2.2 1.2
12000 -11.8 10.8 305 38 19 2.3 1.3 | -10.7 12.7 310 33 17 2.3 1.3
10000 -9.7 14.5 310 24 13 5.4 2.9 | -8.9 16.0 305 19 10 5.5 3.0
9000 -7.9 17.8 310 17 9 5.2 2.8 | -7.1 19.2 295 13 7 5.1 2.8
8000 -6.4 20.5 320 10 5 5.5 3.0 | -5.1 22.8 290 8 4 6.6 3.6
7000 -4.5 23.9 330 5 2 6.0 3.3 | -2.9 26.8 270 4 2 7.9 4.3
6000 -2.3 27.9 360 1 0 7.2 4.0 | -0.2 31.6 255 3 1 9.7 5.3
5000 -0.4 31.3 145 1 1 4.3 2.4 | 4.8 40.6 275 2 1 18.8 10.3
03/11/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/11/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.1
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +2.7 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +4.6
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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 -33.9 -29.0 305 77 40 7.2 4.0 | -33.4 -28.1 305 70 36 7.1 3.9
24000 -29.6 -21.3 305 69 36 6.9 3.8 | -29.2 -20.6 310 63 32 7.2 3.9
22000 -25.1 -13.2 305 62 32 6.6 3.6 | -24.9 -12.8 305 58 30 7.2 3.9
20000 -21.2 -6.2 300 54 28 6.5 3.6 | -21.0 -5.8 300 54 28 6.4 3.5
18000 -17.5 0.5 300 46 24 5.9 3.2 | -17.0 1.4 300 48 25 5.4 3.0
16000 -14.0 6.8 300 41 21 5.1 2.8 | -13.7 7.3 300 43 22 6.0 3.3
14000 -11.4 11.5 305 37 19 3.3 1.8 | -10.3 13.5 300 37 19 4.5 2.5
12000 -9.3 15.3 305 28 15 3.8 2.1 | -7.6 18.3 295 27 14 4.9 2.7
10000 -6.9 19.6 295 16 8 5.1 2.8 | -4.4 24.1 280 17 9 5.9 3.2
9000 -5.1 22.8 285 10 5 5.2 2.9 | -2.5 27.5 265 12 6 4.9 2.7
8000 -2.9 26.8 270 7 3 7.0 3.8 | -0.4 31.3 245 8 4 6.4 3.5
7000 -0.4 31.3 265 4 2 9.1 5.0 | 1.9 35.4 220 5 3 8.3 4.6
6000 2.4 36.3 270 3 2 9.9 5.4 | 4.3 39.7 190 2 1 9.2 5.1
5000 5.9 42.6 295 3 1 22.6 12.4 | 8.3 46.9 080 1 0 18.6 10.2
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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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