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UXUS97 KSLC 071229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 64.7 F/18.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1295 FT/MIN (6.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18564 FT MSL (13688 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 73.0 F/23.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 13883 FT MSL (9007 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 04/08.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:00:54 / 19:58:48 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 57 MIN 54 SEC (777 MIN 54 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:51 MDT... 55.63 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/07/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11212 FT MSL (6336 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15849 FT MSL (10973 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16842 FT MSL (11966 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.8
K INDEX......................... +21.2
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 -34.9 -30.8 310 24 12 7.3 4.0 29.4 84.9 5.2 M M
24000 -30.5 -22.9 305 24 12 7.3 4.0 27.7 81.9 4.0 M M
22000 -26.2 -15.2 295 23 12 7.2 4.0 25.8 78.4 2.4 M M
20000 -21.8 -7.2 290 22 11 7.5 4.1 24.1 75.4 1.0 M M
18000 -16.8 1.8 285 21 11 7.5 4.1 22.4 72.4 -0.5 1229 6.2
16000 -12.5 9.5 295 20 11 7.5 4.1 20.8 69.5 -2.0 1040 5.3
14000 -7.6 18.3 300 20 10 9.4 5.2 20.0 67.9 -3.0 833 4.2
12000 -2.1 28.2 315 17 9 8.9 4.9 19.6 67.3 -3.4 610 3.1
10000 3.1 37.6 315 9 5 7.8 4.3 19.0 66.1 -4.1 394 2.0
9000 5.8 42.4 310 6 3 8.7 4.8 18.7 65.7 -4.4 285 1.4
8000 8.3 46.9 305 4 2 7.8 4.3 18.3 64.9 -4.8 180 0.9
7000 10.6 51.1 290 2 1 6.6 3.6 17.6 63.8 -5.5 82 0.4
6000 12.4 54.3 200 2 1 5.6 3.1 16.6 61.9 -6.6 M M
5000 13.5 56.3 150 4 2 -0.4 -0.2 14.7 58.5 -8.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/07/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/07/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.9 | CAPE... +14.2 LI... +1.1
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +17.6 | CINH... -9.2 K INDEX... +15.8
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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 -33.9 -29.0 310 26 13 7.6 4.2 | -33.5 -28.3 305 33 17 7.9 4.3
24000 -29.4 -20.9 315 25 13 7.2 3.9 | -28.8 -19.8 305 31 16 7.6 4.2
22000 -25.3 -13.5 305 26 13 6.9 3.8 | -24.4 -11.9 305 27 14 7.4 4.1
20000 -21.4 -6.5 300 26 13 6.4 3.5 | -20.6 -5.1 300 25 13 5.8 3.2
18000 -17.0 1.4 295 24 12 7.2 4.0 | -16.6 2.1 295 24 12 6.2 3.4
16000 -12.6 9.3 295 21 11 7.6 4.2 | -12.3 9.9 290 21 11 7.4 4.1
14000 -7.8 18.0 300 18 9 9.1 5.0 | -7.7 18.1 285 18 9 8.9 4.9
12000 -2.4 27.7 305 16 8 9.1 5.0 | -2.3 27.9 280 15 8 9.1 5.0
10000 2.9 37.2 300 10 5 7.9 4.4 | 3.0 37.4 270 12 6 7.9 4.3
9000 5.6 42.1 290 7 4 8.6 4.7 | 5.7 42.3 260 10 5 8.9 4.9
8000 8.1 46.6 270 5 3 7.8 4.3 | 8.4 47.1 250 9 4 8.4 4.6
7000 10.4 50.7 240 4 2 6.8 3.7 | 10.9 51.6 245 7 4 8.9 4.9
6000 12.2 54.0 200 4 2 6.0 3.3 | 13.5 56.3 250 6 3 10.3 5.6
5000 12.6 54.7 145 3 2 -32.1 -17.6 | 16.3 61.3 250 5 2 11.3 6.2
04/07/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/07/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +23.2 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +6.3 LI... +1.2
CINH... -5.5 K INDEX... +14.5 | CINH... -3.8 K INDEX... +14.0
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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 -33.6 -28.5 295 36 18 8.2 4.5 | -34.0 -29.2 295 41 21 8.2 4.5
24000 -28.7 -19.7 295 30 16 7.7 4.2 | -29.1 -20.4 290 39 20 8.0 4.4
22000 -24.2 -11.6 290 27 14 7.5 4.1 | -23.8 -10.8 290 35 18 7.8 4.3
20000 -20.3 -4.5 285 26 14 6.2 3.4 | -19.7 -3.5 285 33 17 6.4 3.5
18000 -16.2 2.8 285 26 14 6.0 3.3 | -16.0 3.2 285 31 16 6.0 3.3
16000 -12.0 10.4 280 23 12 8.0 4.4 | -11.9 10.6 290 27 14 8.3 4.5
14000 -7.2 19.0 275 19 10 9.2 5.0 | -6.8 19.8 285 22 12 9.2 5.1
12000 -1.8 28.8 270 17 9 9.4 5.2 | -1.2 29.8 275 20 10 9.4 5.2
10000 3.7 38.7 270 15 8 7.8 4.3 | 4.4 39.9 275 17 9 8.6 4.7
9000 6.6 43.9 270 14 7 9.2 5.0 | 7.3 45.1 275 16 8 9.8 5.4
8000 9.4 48.9 270 13 7 9.2 5.0 | 10.2 50.4 275 14 7 9.8 5.4
7000 12.1 53.8 275 11 6 9.3 5.1 | 13.0 55.4 275 11 6 9.1 5.0
6000 14.8 58.6 280 9 5 10.5 5.7 | 15.7 60.3 275 9 4 9.3 5.1
5000 18.7 65.7 290 8 4 26.7 14.6 | 18.8 65.8 275 6 3 15.4 8.4
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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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