928
UXUS97 KSLC 131228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 46.3 F/7.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1058 FT/MIN (5.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17147 FT MSL (12273 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 59.0 F/15.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 12977 FT MSL (8103 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 04/14...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:51:25 / 20:05:06 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 13 MIN 41 SEC (793 MIN 41 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:16 MDT... 57.87 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/13/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 6796 FT MSL (1922 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9858 FT MSL (4984 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12369 FT MSL (7495 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.8
K INDEX......................... +11.0
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 -40.0 -40.0 240 68 35 6.1 3.4 25.2 77.3 7.9 M M
24000 -36.3 -33.3 240 61 32 6.1 3.3 22.4 72.3 5.9 M M
22000 -32.7 -26.9 240 52 27 6.1 3.4 19.7 67.5 3.9 M M
20000 -28.7 -19.7 240 44 23 7.6 4.2 17.5 63.5 2.1 M M
18000 -23.7 -10.7 240 39 20 6.9 3.8 15.8 60.4 0.6 M M
16000 -19.6 -3.3 250 35 18 7.2 3.9 13.9 57.0 -1.1 945 4.8
14000 -15.1 4.8 260 29 15 7.8 4.3 12.4 54.3 -2.5 752 3.8
12000 -10.3 13.5 265 19 10 7.8 4.3 11.3 52.4 -3.6 549 2.8
10000 -6.4 20.5 270 9 5 6.5 3.6 9.4 48.9 -5.6 372 1.9
9000 -4.4 24.1 270 7 3 8.1 4.5 8.5 47.4 -6.6 283 1.4
8000 -2.4 27.7 260 5 2 6.6 3.6 7.7 45.8 -7.6 193 1.0
7000 -0.5 31.1 225 4 2 6.3 3.4 6.7 44.0 -8.7 108 0.5
6000 1.2 34.2 200 5 2 6.0 3.3 5.6 42.1 -10.0 25 0.1
5000 2.7 36.9 175 3 2 -1.1 -0.6 4.2 39.5 -11.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/13/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/13/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +22.4 LI... +1.4 | CAPE... +126.3 LI... +0.4
CINH... -12.9 K INDEX... +8.3 | CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +11.3
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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 -40.5 -40.9 235 64 33 6.8 3.7 | -40.3 -40.5 235 59 31 6.7 3.7
24000 -36.4 -33.5 235 58 30 6.7 3.7 | -36.3 -33.3 235 51 26 6.7 3.7
22000 -32.5 -26.5 240 52 27 6.4 3.5 | -32.4 -26.3 240 45 23 6.5 3.6
20000 -28.5 -19.3 240 46 24 7.4 4.1 | -28.2 -18.8 240 40 20 7.7 4.2
18000 -23.5 -10.3 245 39 20 7.7 4.3 | -23.1 -9.6 240 35 18 7.4 4.1
16000 -19.0 -2.2 250 34 18 7.1 3.9 | -18.9 -2.0 245 29 15 6.4 3.5
14000 -15.0 5.0 255 28 14 6.6 3.6 | -15.0 5.0 245 23 12 7.1 3.9
12000 -11.0 12.2 255 18 9 7.2 4.0 | -10.6 12.9 240 16 8 7.8 4.3
10000 -6.6 20.1 235 9 5 7.0 3.9 | -6.0 21.2 220 11 6 7.5 4.1
9000 -4.4 24.1 225 7 3 8.3 4.6 | -3.6 25.5 215 9 5 9.4 5.2
8000 -2.3 27.9 210 6 3 7.4 4.1 | -1.2 29.8 215 8 4 9.5 5.2
7000 -0.2 31.6 195 7 3 6.6 3.6 | 1.6 34.9 220 6 3 9.5 5.2
6000 1.7 35.1 180 7 4 7.0 3.8 | 4.3 39.7 230 6 3 10.2 5.6
5000 4.2 39.6 170 5 3 16.6 9.1 | 8.0 46.4 245 5 2 24.7 13.5
04/13/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/13/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +112.1 LI... 0.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.0
CINH... -6.3 K INDEX... +15.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.8
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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 -40.2 -40.4 235 51 26 7.2 4.0 | -40.3 -40.5 230 42 22 7.7 4.2
24000 -35.9 -32.6 235 44 23 7.2 3.9 | -35.7 -32.3 230 36 19 7.7 4.2
22000 -31.6 -24.9 235 38 20 7.1 3.9 | -31.1 -24.0 230 33 17 7.8 4.3
20000 -27.4 -17.3 235 33 17 6.9 3.8 | -26.4 -15.5 225 31 16 7.8 4.3
18000 -22.8 -9.0 235 29 15 7.0 3.8 | -21.2 -6.2 225 29 15 7.5 4.1
16000 -18.6 -1.5 235 24 12 6.8 3.7 | -16.8 1.8 230 24 12 7.2 3.9
14000 -14.4 6.1 230 20 10 7.9 4.3 | -12.6 9.3 240 19 10 7.0 3.8
12000 -9.5 14.9 225 16 8 8.6 4.7 | -8.4 16.9 255 15 8 7.5 4.1
10000 -4.4 24.1 230 12 6 8.1 4.4 | -3.7 25.3 280 12 6 8.1 4.4
9000 -1.9 28.6 235 10 5 9.1 5.0 | -1.2 29.8 290 11 6 9.1 5.0
8000 0.6 33.1 255 7 4 8.5 4.7 | 1.3 34.3 305 10 5 8.5 4.6
7000 3.2 37.8 275 7 3 9.6 5.3 | 3.7 38.7 320 9 5 8.5 4.6
6000 5.9 42.6 295 6 3 10.9 6.0 | 6.2 43.2 335 9 5 10.2 5.6
5000 11.2 52.2 315 6 3 1.8 1.0 | 9.6 49.3 340 8 4 21.1 11.6
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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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