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UXUS97 KSLC 231229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.4 F/20.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 177 FT/MIN (0.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10152 FT MSL (5282 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 71.0 F/22.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1330 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
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................. 7543 FT MSL (2673 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 03/24...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:25:32 / 19:43:00 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 17 MIN 28 SEC (737 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:16 MDT... 49.73 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/23/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12701 FT MSL (7831 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15933 FT MSL (11063 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14826 FT MSL (9956 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.4
K INDEX......................... +17.6
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 -28.1 -18.6 285 58 30 7.6 4.2 37.2 99.0 12.2 M M
24000 -23.6 -10.5 280 53 27 6.8 3.7 35.7 96.2 11.2 M M
22000 -19.1 -2.4 275 50 26 6.9 3.8 33.3 91.9 9.4 M M
20000 -15.5 4.1 270 46 24 5.8 3.2 30.6 87.0 7.2 M M
18000 -12.7 9.1 265 39 20 3.2 1.8 27.2 80.9 4.4 M M
16000 -8.6 16.5 260 34 17 9.1 5.0 25.2 77.3 2.7 M M
14000 -3.3 26.1 260 29 15 8.3 4.5 24.6 76.4 2.2 M M
12000 1.7 35.1 260 25 13 8.0 4.4 23.8 74.8 1.4 M M
10000 6.0 42.8 245 19 10 5.4 3.0 22.2 71.9 -0.1 369 1.9
9000 7.9 46.2 240 14 7 5.8 3.2 21.1 70.0 -1.2 282 1.4
8000 9.7 49.5 235 10 5 5.2 2.9 20.0 68.0 -2.3 198 1.0
7000 11.3 52.3 230 6 3 4.4 2.4 18.5 65.4 -3.7 123 0.6
6000 12.4 54.3 240 2 1 4.6 2.5 16.7 62.1 -5.5 59 0.3
5000 13.1 55.6 345 1 0 5.0 2.7 14.6 58.2 -7.8 7 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/23/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/23/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +10.7 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +15.5
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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 -27.5 -17.5 290 59 30 8.7 4.8 | -27.6 -17.7 280 50 26 7.7 4.2
24000 -22.5 -8.5 290 56 29 6.9 3.8 | -22.9 -9.2 280 47 24 8.2 4.5
22000 -18.4 -1.1 285 53 28 7.1 3.9 | -18.1 -0.6 280 44 22 8.1 4.5
20000 -14.9 5.2 280 50 26 5.6 3.1 | -14.3 6.3 275 42 22 5.8 3.2
18000 -11.3 11.7 275 45 23 5.5 3.0 | -10.6 12.9 275 41 21 5.9 3.2
16000 -8.0 17.6 270 36 18 6.5 3.6 | -7.5 18.5 270 37 19 5.2 2.8
14000 -3.5 25.7 265 28 15 7.8 4.3 | -3.5 25.7 260 32 17 7.7 4.2
12000 1.2 34.2 265 22 11 7.9 4.3 | 1.1 34.0 260 25 13 7.7 4.2
10000 5.8 42.4 260 17 9 5.6 3.1 | 5.7 42.3 255 17 9 6.4 3.5
9000 7.7 45.9 250 14 7 5.0 2.7 | 7.9 46.2 250 14 7 5.4 3.0
8000 9.3 48.7 240 9 5 4.3 2.4 | 9.7 49.5 240 10 5 5.4 2.9
7000 10.7 51.3 220 6 3 5.1 2.8 | 11.3 52.3 225 7 4 6.8 3.8
6000 12.1 53.8 195 4 2 5.0 2.7 | 13.2 55.8 220 5 2 9.8 5.4
5000 13.0 55.4 180 3 1 8.8 4.8 | 15.8 60.4 235 3 2 10.9 6.0
03/23/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/23/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.8
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +18.4 | CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +16.5
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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 -26.7 -16.1 290 59 31 8.2 4.5 | -25.8 -14.4 300 67 34 7.6 4.2
24000 -21.9 -7.4 285 55 28 7.1 3.9 | -21.3 -6.3 300 59 30 7.1 3.9
22000 -17.7 0.1 280 52 27 7.2 4.0 | -17.1 1.2 290 53 27 7.2 4.0
20000 -13.8 7.2 280 48 25 6.5 3.6 | -12.7 9.1 290 47 24 6.4 3.5
18000 -9.8 14.4 275 41 21 5.6 3.1 | -9.0 15.8 285 41 21 6.4 3.5
16000 -6.7 19.9 265 35 18 5.0 2.7 | -5.6 21.9 275 35 18 5.3 2.9
14000 -3.2 26.2 260 31 16 6.5 3.6 | -2.5 27.5 265 31 16 5.9 3.2
12000 1.0 33.8 255 24 12 8.2 4.5 | 1.3 34.3 260 25 13 7.8 4.3
10000 5.7 42.3 250 16 8 6.9 3.8 | 6.1 43.0 255 19 10 7.1 3.9
9000 8.1 46.6 250 13 7 6.8 3.7 | 8.7 47.7 255 15 7 7.9 4.3
8000 10.3 50.5 250 10 5 6.3 3.4 | 11.0 51.8 260 10 5 6.6 3.6
7000 12.2 54.0 275 6 3 8.3 4.5 | 13.1 55.6 275 5 3 6.1 3.4
6000 14.2 57.6 315 5 2 12.3 6.7 | 14.9 58.8 330 2 1 9.4 5.2
5000 16.9 62.4 325 5 3 14.0 7.7 | 17.8 64.0 345 3 1 16.5 9.0
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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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