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UXUS97 KSLC 061229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 65.2 F/18.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 988 FT/MIN (5.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15686 FT MSL (10810 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 71.0 F/22.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 9061 FT MSL (4185 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 04/07...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:02:30 / 19:57:45 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 55 MIN 15 SEC (775 MIN 15 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:07 MDT... 55.24 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/06/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11447 FT MSL (6571 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17207 FT MSL (12331 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16773 FT MSL (11897 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.8
K INDEX......................... +3.9
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 -33.9 -29.0 250 24 13 8.0 4.4 30.8 87.4 7.2 M M
24000 -29.1 -20.4 250 24 12 7.5 4.1 29.6 85.2 6.4 M M
22000 -24.2 -11.6 250 23 12 7.3 4.0 27.5 81.5 4.8 M M
20000 -19.9 -3.8 250 21 11 7.1 3.9 25.6 78.1 3.3 M M
18000 -15.5 4.1 250 19 10 7.6 4.2 23.9 75.1 1.9 M M
16000 -11.4 11.5 250 17 9 7.0 3.9 22.1 71.7 0.3 M M
14000 -6.9 19.6 260 16 8 8.7 4.8 20.7 69.3 -1.1 820 4.2
12000 -1.5 29.3 260 14 7 8.7 4.8 20.2 68.3 -1.7 601 3.1
10000 3.5 38.3 240 11 5 7.7 4.2 19.3 66.8 -2.5 390 2.0
9000 6.0 42.8 230 10 5 7.8 4.3 18.8 65.9 -3.0 286 1.5
8000 8.2 46.8 220 8 4 6.8 3.7 18.1 64.6 -3.8 191 1.0
7000 10.1 50.2 200 7 4 6.0 3.3 17.1 62.9 -4.9 105 0.5
6000 11.5 52.7 180 6 3 4.6 2.5 15.7 60.3 -6.4 31 0.2
5000 12.3 54.1 140 5 3 -2.5 -1.4 13.6 56.5 -8.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/06/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/06/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.7 | CAPE... +0.6 LI... +2.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +5.5 | CINH... -3.4 K INDEX... +5.5
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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 -34.0 -29.2 260 23 12 8.2 4.5 | -34.1 -29.4 260 23 12 7.9 4.3
24000 -29.0 -20.2 260 25 13 7.5 4.1 | -29.4 -20.9 265 22 12 7.7 4.2
22000 -24.2 -11.6 255 23 12 7.1 3.9 | -24.3 -11.7 260 21 11 7.5 4.1
20000 -19.8 -3.6 250 20 11 7.4 4.1 | -19.9 -3.8 255 19 10 7.2 3.9
18000 -15.5 4.1 250 18 9 7.0 3.8 | -15.7 3.7 250 17 9 7.0 3.9
16000 -11.8 10.8 250 15 8 6.7 3.7 | -11.9 10.6 240 14 7 6.8 3.7
14000 -7.2 19.0 255 13 7 9.0 5.0 | -7.2 19.0 230 12 6 9.0 4.9
12000 -1.9 28.6 255 11 6 8.9 4.9 | -1.8 28.8 230 11 5 9.1 5.0
10000 3.3 37.9 235 9 5 7.5 4.1 | 3.4 38.1 230 9 5 7.7 4.2
9000 5.7 42.3 225 8 4 7.5 4.1 | 5.9 42.6 225 8 4 7.6 4.2
8000 7.8 46.0 215 7 4 6.8 3.7 | 8.2 46.8 220 6 3 7.6 4.1
7000 9.7 49.5 200 6 3 5.8 3.2 | 10.3 50.5 210 5 2 8.2 4.5
6000 11.3 52.3 180 5 3 5.6 3.1 | 12.7 54.9 215 4 2 10.0 5.5
5000 10.7 51.3 115 3 1 -55.9 -30.7 | 17.5 63.5 250 3 1 64.6 35.5
04/06/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/06/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +7.2 LI... +1.4 | CAPE... +1.6 LI... +1.8
CINH... -13.5 K INDEX... +7.5 | CINH... -8.2 K INDEX... +5.3
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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 -34.3 -29.7 265 23 12 7.8 4.3 | -34.5 -30.1 270 24 12 7.3 4.0
24000 -29.7 -21.5 260 24 12 7.8 4.3 | -30.2 -22.4 275 24 12 7.7 4.2
22000 -25.0 -13.0 265 21 11 7.7 4.2 | -25.4 -13.7 280 21 11 7.9 4.4
20000 -20.0 -4.0 265 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -20.1 -4.2 285 18 9 7.7 4.2
18000 -15.7 3.7 260 16 8 7.2 3.9 | -15.6 3.9 275 16 8 7.0 3.9
16000 -11.4 11.5 250 15 8 7.1 3.9 | -11.3 11.7 265 14 7 7.7 4.2
14000 -6.9 19.6 235 14 7 8.6 4.7 | -6.4 20.5 260 13 7 8.9 4.9
12000 -1.8 28.8 235 12 6 9.1 5.0 | -1.2 29.8 255 12 6 8.9 4.9
10000 3.6 38.5 240 9 5 7.8 4.3 | 4.0 39.2 265 10 5 7.7 4.2
9000 6.3 43.3 250 8 4 8.5 4.7 | 6.7 44.1 275 9 5 8.5 4.7
8000 8.9 48.0 265 6 3 8.2 4.5 | 9.2 48.6 295 7 4 8.3 4.5
7000 11.2 52.2 295 6 3 8.7 4.8 | 11.7 53.1 310 6 3 8.0 4.4
6000 13.6 56.5 315 6 3 11.0 6.0 | 14.0 57.2 330 5 3 9.2 5.0
5000 18.7 65.7 315 7 4 65.4 35.9 | 17.8 64.0 330 5 3 4.8 2.6
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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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