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UXUS97 KSLC 221229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 65.0 F/18.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 395 FT/MIN (2.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10359 FT MSL (5485 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 68.0 F/20.5 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................. 7463 FT MSL (2589 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 03/23....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:27:12 / 19:41:57 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 14 MIN 45 SEC (734 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:34 MDT... 49.33 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/22/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11922 FT MSL (7048 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13742 FT MSL (8868 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12765 FT MSL (7890 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.5
K INDEX......................... +13.8
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 -29.8 -21.6 280 63 32 6.9 3.8 35.1 95.3 11.9 M M
24000 -25.7 -14.3 280 55 28 6.8 3.7 33.1 91.6 10.6 M M
22000 -21.6 -6.9 285 47 24 6.8 3.7 30.9 87.6 9.0 M M
20000 -16.9 1.6 285 41 21 7.2 4.0 28.8 83.8 7.4 M M
18000 -12.3 9.9 280 35 18 8.0 4.4 27.3 81.2 6.3 M M
16000 -8.2 17.2 285 31 16 6.8 3.7 25.5 77.8 4.7 M M
14000 -4.4 24.1 295 28 14 6.9 3.8 23.3 74.0 2.7 M M
12000 -0.2 31.6 305 24 12 8.0 4.4 21.8 71.3 1.1 M M
10000 4.2 39.6 325 16 8 5.7 3.1 20.4 68.6 -0.4 367 1.9
9000 6.0 42.8 340 14 7 5.9 3.3 19.3 66.8 -1.4 282 1.4
8000 7.9 46.2 355 14 7 7.2 3.9 18.3 64.9 -2.5 196 1.0
7000 9.9 49.8 360 14 7 5.3 2.9 17.4 63.3 -3.4 107 0.5
6000 11.2 52.2 360 10 5 1.2 0.7 15.7 60.2 -5.1 40 0.2
5000 11.4 52.5 335 4 2 0.8 0.4 13.1 55.5 -7.8 2 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/22/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/22/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.0
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -0.5 | CINH... -1.1 K INDEX... -21.7
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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 -30.2 -22.4 285 55 29 6.3 3.5 | -30.2 -22.4 280 47 24 7.2 3.9
24000 -26.3 -15.3 285 46 24 7.6 4.2 | -25.9 -14.6 275 43 22 7.5 4.1
22000 -21.8 -7.2 285 39 20 7.5 4.1 | -21.4 -6.5 275 38 19 7.5 4.1
20000 -16.8 1.8 290 33 17 7.4 4.1 | -16.4 2.5 275 29 15 7.2 3.9
18000 -12.4 9.7 290 28 14 7.4 4.1 | -12.1 10.2 275 21 11 7.2 3.9
16000 -8.0 17.6 290 26 13 7.4 4.1 | -7.5 18.5 275 17 9 7.6 4.2
14000 -4.0 24.8 295 25 13 6.3 3.5 | -3.4 25.9 285 15 8 6.0 3.3
12000 -0.5 31.1 300 21 11 6.9 3.8 | 0.2 32.4 300 15 8 5.7 3.2
10000 3.3 37.9 325 12 6 5.3 2.9 | 3.4 38.1 315 10 5 6.2 3.4
9000 5.1 41.2 350 10 5 6.4 3.5 | 5.2 41.4 325 6 3 6.0 3.3
8000 7.0 44.6 010 10 5 6.6 3.6 | 7.0 44.6 355 4 2 5.9 3.3
7000 8.8 47.8 005 9 5 4.5 2.5 | 8.5 47.3 340 4 2 6.4 3.5
6000 9.9 49.8 360 6 3 2.9 1.6 | 9.9 49.8 315 5 2 8.8 4.9
5000 10.4 50.7 335 3 2 6.0 3.3 | 14.8 58.6 300 6 3 62.1 34.1
03/22/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/22/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.0
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -20.3 | CINH... -1.7 K INDEX... -7.2
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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 -29.6 -21.3 275 46 24 7.5 4.1 | -29.0 -20.2 270 45 23 7.8 4.3
24000 -25.2 -13.4 270 42 22 7.1 3.9 | -24.5 -12.1 270 45 23 6.7 3.7
22000 -20.9 -5.6 270 40 21 7.1 3.9 | -20.5 -4.9 270 43 22 6.7 3.7
20000 -16.6 2.1 270 35 18 7.0 3.8 | -17.1 1.2 270 38 19 5.4 3.0
18000 -11.9 10.6 270 28 14 6.9 3.8 | -12.8 9.0 270 30 15 7.5 4.1
16000 -7.6 18.3 270 22 11 7.2 3.9 | -7.6 18.3 270 24 13 8.4 4.6
14000 -3.6 25.5 270 13 7 5.8 3.2 | -3.0 26.6 260 18 9 6.5 3.6
12000 -0.0 32.0 275 8 4 7.5 4.1 | 0.8 33.4 245 13 7 7.5 4.1
10000 4.2 39.6 275 5 3 7.3 4.0 | 5.2 41.4 240 8 4 7.2 3.9
9000 6.3 43.3 275 4 2 7.1 3.9 | 7.5 45.5 250 5 3 6.3 3.4
8000 8.4 47.1 290 3 1 6.1 3.4 | 9.4 48.9 290 3 1 5.9 3.3
7000 10.0 50.0 320 4 2 6.7 3.7 | 11.1 52.0 345 4 2 5.8 3.2
6000 11.6 52.9 320 6 3 9.9 5.4 | 12.3 54.1 350 5 3 6.8 3.7
5000 14.2 57.6 315 6 3 15.1 8.3 | 14.2 57.6 340 5 3 11.9 6.6
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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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