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UXUS97 KSLC 201229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.1 F/20.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1423 FT/MIN (7.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19962 FT MSL (15086 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 80.0 F/27.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 16063 FT MSL (11186 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 04/21...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:40:52 / 20:12:28 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 31 MIN 36 SEC (811 MIN 36 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:40 MDT... 60.36 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/20/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12077 FT MSL (7201 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18514 FT MSL (13638 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19144 FT MSL (14268 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.4
K INDEX......................... +16.3
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 -32.1 -25.8 230 23 12 7.2 4.0 32.4 90.4 4.5 M M
24000 -27.8 -18.0 235 22 11 7.2 3.9 30.6 87.2 3.1 M M
22000 -23.5 -10.3 235 21 11 7.2 3.9 28.7 83.6 1.6 M M
20000 -19.1 -2.4 235 21 11 7.3 4.0 26.9 80.5 0.1 M M
18000 -14.2 6.4 235 22 11 7.4 4.1 25.1 77.2 -1.4 1222 6.2
16000 -9.9 14.2 235 27 14 7.2 3.9 23.4 74.1 -3.1 1037 5.3
14000 -5.2 22.6 225 28 14 9.0 4.9 22.3 72.2 -4.4 837 4.3
12000 0.2 32.4 215 24 13 9.1 5.0 21.9 71.4 -4.8 615 3.1
10000 5.5 41.9 215 24 12 7.8 4.3 21.4 70.4 -5.5 396 2.0
9000 8.2 46.8 220 24 12 8.7 4.8 21.1 70.0 -5.8 286 1.5
8000 10.8 51.4 215 21 11 8.1 4.5 20.8 69.4 -6.1 179 0.9
7000 13.3 55.9 205 18 9 6.8 3.7 20.3 68.5 -6.7 75 0.4
6000 15.1 59.2 185 16 8 3.7 2.1 19.2 66.5 -7.8 M M
5000 15.3 59.5 160 13 7 -3.3 -1.8 16.4 61.6 -10.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/20/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/20/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.8 | CAPE... +1.9 LI... +1.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +18.0 | CINH... -8.0 K INDEX... +19.6
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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 -31.8 -25.2 245 22 11 7.1 3.9 | -30.8 -23.4 260 20 10 7.0 3.8
24000 -27.6 -17.7 245 21 11 7.3 4.0 | -26.7 -16.1 250 21 11 6.8 3.7
22000 -23.2 -9.8 240 21 11 7.3 4.0 | -22.6 -8.7 240 21 11 6.8 3.7
20000 -18.8 -1.8 235 20 10 7.2 3.9 | -17.9 -0.2 225 20 10 7.2 3.9
18000 -14.1 6.6 235 20 10 6.7 3.7 | -13.9 7.0 220 20 10 6.0 3.3
16000 -10.2 13.6 235 25 13 7.2 4.0 | -10.2 13.6 225 23 12 7.8 4.3
14000 -5.6 21.9 230 27 14 9.0 4.9 | -5.4 22.3 225 23 12 8.6 4.7
12000 -0.1 31.8 225 25 13 9.3 5.1 | -0.1 31.8 220 21 11 9.3 5.1
10000 5.3 41.5 220 23 12 7.4 4.0 | 5.3 41.5 215 18 9 7.5 4.1
9000 8.0 46.4 220 21 11 8.7 4.7 | 8.2 46.8 215 17 9 8.6 4.7
8000 10.6 51.1 215 19 10 8.6 4.7 | 11.0 51.8 210 16 8 9.4 5.1
7000 13.1 55.6 205 17 9 6.8 3.7 | 13.8 56.8 205 14 7 8.9 4.9
6000 14.9 58.8 185 16 8 6.3 3.4 | 16.5 61.7 205 12 6 9.9 5.5
5000 15.1 59.2 155 7 3 -35.4 -19.4 | 19.3 66.7 205 10 5 9.6 5.3
04/20/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/20/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +10.7 LI... +0.9 | CAPE... +3.6 LI... +1.0
CINH... -4.5 K INDEX... +19.8 | CINH... -7.7 K INDEX... +18.3
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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 -30.1 -22.2 260 21 11 7.7 4.2 | -29.7 -21.5 255 24 12 7.3 4.0
24000 -25.6 -14.1 255 21 11 6.2 3.4 | -25.4 -13.7 250 22 11 6.5 3.6
22000 -21.8 -7.2 240 24 12 6.4 3.5 | -21.5 -6.7 240 24 12 6.6 3.6
20000 -17.3 0.9 225 25 13 6.8 3.7 | -17.4 0.7 230 25 13 6.9 3.8
18000 -13.5 7.7 215 24 12 5.9 3.2 | -13.0 8.6 220 26 13 6.3 3.5
16000 -9.5 14.9 205 22 11 8.2 4.5 | -8.8 16.2 215 23 12 8.4 4.6
14000 -4.5 23.9 205 20 10 9.4 5.2 | -3.6 25.5 210 21 11 9.6 5.2
12000 1.1 34.0 200 18 9 9.6 5.3 | 2.1 35.8 210 19 10 9.5 5.2
10000 6.7 44.1 205 16 8 8.1 4.4 | 7.8 46.0 205 18 9 8.4 4.6
9000 9.7 49.5 205 15 8 9.6 5.3 | 10.7 51.3 205 17 9 9.9 5.4
8000 12.6 54.7 205 14 7 10.4 5.7 | 13.6 56.5 205 16 8 10.3 5.6
7000 15.5 59.9 210 13 7 10.1 5.5 | 16.4 61.5 205 14 7 9.7 5.3
6000 18.4 65.1 210 11 6 9.4 5.1 | 19.2 66.6 210 13 6 9.1 5.0
5000 23.6 74.5 220 7 4 9.4 5.2 | 23.4 74.1 210 8 4 12.3 6.7
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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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