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UXUS97 KSLC 151228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 54.7 F/12.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 702 FT/MIN (3.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15921 FT MSL (11045 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 68.0 F/20.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
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................. 13792 FT MSL (8915 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 04/16..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:48:21 / 20:07:12 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 18 MIN 52 SEC (798 MIN 52 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:27:46 MDT... 58.60 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9110 FT MSL (4234 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14461 FT MSL (9585 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15495 FT MSL (10619 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.7
K INDEX......................... +13.7
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 -36.1 -33.0 315 28 14 7.8 4.3 28.9 83.9 6.9 M M
24000 -31.4 -24.5 315 25 13 7.8 4.3 27.5 81.5 6.0 M M
22000 -26.6 -15.9 310 24 12 8.1 4.4 26.1 79.1 5.0 M M
20000 -21.5 -6.7 305 24 12 7.2 3.9 24.4 76.0 3.6 M M
18000 -17.4 0.7 295 25 13 6.6 3.6 22.6 72.6 2.1 M M
16000 -13.5 7.7 290 22 11 5.5 3.0 20.3 68.6 0.0 M M
14000 -10.4 13.3 280 20 10 5.0 2.7 17.4 63.2 -2.7 752 3.8
12000 -7.5 18.5 265 17 9 6.1 3.4 14.3 57.7 -5.7 605 3.1
10000 -2.6 27.3 255 13 6 8.8 4.8 13.3 55.9 -6.8 400 2.0
9000 0.2 32.4 250 12 6 9.7 5.3 13.1 55.6 -7.0 287 1.5
8000 2.8 37.0 235 12 6 8.5 4.7 12.8 55.1 -7.4 178 0.9
7000 5.2 41.4 220 12 6 6.6 3.6 12.3 54.1 -8.1 78 0.4
6000 7.1 44.8 200 12 6 3.5 1.9 11.3 52.3 -9.1 M M
5000 6.5 43.7 165 10 5 -18.8 -10.3 7.7 45.9 -12.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +14.6 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +16.1
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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 -35.9 -32.6 300 27 14 7.7 4.2 | -35.2 -31.4 270 33 17 7.5 4.1
24000 -31.2 -24.2 295 28 14 7.7 4.2 | -30.7 -23.3 270 32 17 7.5 4.1
22000 -26.4 -15.5 290 27 14 8.1 4.5 | -25.5 -13.9 270 31 16 7.8 4.3
20000 -21.2 -6.2 290 26 13 7.4 4.1 | -21.0 -5.8 265 29 15 7.5 4.1
18000 -17.0 1.4 285 25 13 6.4 3.5 | -16.7 1.9 265 29 15 6.7 3.7
16000 -13.5 7.7 275 25 13 5.4 2.9 | -12.9 8.8 260 29 15 5.6 3.1
14000 -10.2 13.6 265 23 12 5.6 3.1 | -9.6 14.7 255 27 14 5.5 3.0
12000 -6.9 19.6 250 17 9 5.9 3.2 | -6.0 21.2 240 23 12 6.8 3.7
10000 -2.5 27.5 235 13 7 8.1 4.4 | -1.6 29.1 220 18 9 7.6 4.2
9000 0.1 32.2 235 13 6 9.6 5.2 | 0.9 33.6 210 17 9 9.7 5.3
8000 2.7 36.9 225 12 6 8.3 4.6 | 3.7 38.7 205 16 8 9.5 5.2
7000 5.1 41.2 215 12 6 6.9 3.8 | 6.6 43.9 205 15 7 9.7 5.3
6000 6.9 44.4 195 13 7 5.4 2.9 | 9.5 49.1 200 13 7 9.9 5.5
5000 9.6 49.3 165 9 5 -1.0 -0.6 | 13.4 56.1 195 11 6 26.7 14.6
04/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.2 LI... +2.0 | CAPE... +5.2 LI... +1.0
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +20.3 | CINH... -3.9 K INDEX... +21.8
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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 -35.3 -31.5 265 40 21 7.7 4.2 | -35.6 -32.1 255 45 23 7.9 4.3
24000 -30.7 -23.3 265 39 20 7.8 4.3 | -30.9 -23.6 255 44 22 7.9 4.3
22000 -25.6 -14.1 260 38 19 7.6 4.2 | -25.7 -14.3 255 43 22 7.9 4.3
20000 -21.3 -6.3 255 37 19 7.2 3.9 | -21.3 -6.3 260 43 22 7.1 3.9
18000 -17.0 1.4 255 35 18 7.3 4.0 | -17.2 1.0 255 43 22 6.7 3.7
16000 -13.2 8.2 250 33 17 5.7 3.1 | -13.3 8.1 250 37 19 6.9 3.8
14000 -9.8 14.4 240 28 14 6.6 3.6 | -9.0 15.8 230 30 15 7.9 4.4
12000 -5.0 23.0 225 24 12 9.1 5.0 | -3.6 25.5 225 26 14 9.6 5.3
10000 0.8 33.4 220 22 11 9.2 5.1 | 2.2 36.0 225 23 12 9.3 5.1
9000 3.7 38.7 225 21 11 10.4 5.7 | 5.1 41.2 225 22 11 10.0 5.5
8000 6.7 44.1 225 19 10 10.2 5.6 | 8.0 46.4 230 20 10 9.8 5.4
7000 9.6 49.3 225 18 9 9.6 5.3 | 10.9 51.6 230 18 9 9.3 5.1
6000 12.6 54.7 230 16 8 9.0 5.0 | 13.6 56.5 230 14 7 9.6 5.2
5000 17.7 63.9 235 11 6 12.4 6.8 | 17.6 63.7 230 9 4 14.7 8.1
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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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