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UXUS97 KSLC 031228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 36.1 F/2.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 695 FT/MIN (3.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14286 FT MSL (9406 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 50.0 F/10.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0845 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................. 12074 FT MSL (7194 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 04/04..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:07:22 / 19:54:36 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 47 MIN 14 SEC (767 MIN 14 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:59 MDT... 54.09 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/03/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8577 FT MSL (3697 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11761 FT MSL (6880 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.5
K INDEX......................... +2.4
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 -39.2 -38.6 310 39 20 1.6 0.9 27.2 81.0 13.4 M M
24000 -38.3 -36.9 335 39 20 1.6 0.9 21.0 69.8 8.8 M M
22000 -35.7 -32.3 350 38 20 5.6 3.1 16.9 62.4 5.6 M M
20000 -32.0 -25.6 005 34 18 7.7 4.2 14.4 57.9 3.7 M M
18000 -26.8 -16.2 360 27 14 7.7 4.2 12.8 55.1 2.4 M M
16000 -21.9 -7.4 350 29 15 7.8 4.3 11.8 53.2 1.5 M M
14000 -18.0 -0.4 335 30 16 6.0 3.3 9.7 49.5 -0.3 669 3.4
12000 -14.8 5.4 320 24 12 4.7 2.6 6.8 44.2 -3.1 516 2.6
10000 -12.2 10.0 310 15 8 5.8 3.2 3.5 38.4 -6.4 377 1.9
9000 -10.1 13.8 310 12 6 8.1 4.4 2.8 37.0 -7.3 284 1.4
8000 -7.5 18.5 310 11 6 9.3 5.1 2.4 36.3 -7.8 180 0.9
7000 -5.1 22.8 305 10 5 7.8 4.3 1.9 35.4 -8.4 77 0.4
6000 -2.7 27.1 290 8 4 7.4 4.1 1.4 34.5 -9.0 M M
5000 -0.1 31.8 265 4 2 0.8 0.4 0.5 32.9 -10.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/03/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/03/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +17.1 LI... +7.3 | CAPE... +20.6 LI... +7.8
CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... -0.3 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +2.3
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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 -42.2 -44.0 350 44 23 6.4 3.5 | -41.0 -41.8 340 45 23 7.0 3.9
24000 -38.3 -36.9 360 41 21 6.6 3.6 | -36.7 -34.1 345 37 19 7.0 3.8
22000 -33.7 -28.7 360 40 20 8.2 4.5 | -31.9 -25.4 350 34 18 8.4 4.6
20000 -28.2 -18.8 355 38 20 8.1 4.5 | -26.3 -15.3 350 34 17 8.2 4.5
18000 -23.5 -10.3 345 35 18 7.2 4.0 | -21.5 -6.7 350 34 17 7.5 4.1
16000 -19.2 -2.6 340 29 15 6.7 3.7 | -17.5 0.5 345 32 16 5.0 2.8
14000 -15.6 3.9 335 28 14 5.0 2.7 | -14.4 6.1 345 28 14 5.2 2.8
12000 -13.3 8.1 330 25 13 3.8 2.1 | -11.8 10.8 345 22 11 3.3 1.8
10000 -10.9 12.4 330 16 8 5.3 2.9 | -9.9 14.2 335 13 7 5.5 3.0
9000 -9.4 15.1 325 10 5 3.8 2.1 | -8.4 16.9 325 9 5 4.2 2.3
8000 -7.5 18.5 330 7 4 8.4 4.6 | -6.2 20.8 315 7 4 7.8 4.3
7000 -5.1 22.8 325 5 3 7.7 4.2 | -3.8 25.2 300 6 3 8.6 4.7
6000 -2.7 27.1 305 3 2 7.4 4.1 | -1.1 30.0 295 6 3 10.0 5.5
5000 1.3 34.3 270 3 1 40.3 22.1 | 2.0 35.6 295 6 3 16.5 9.0
04/03/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/03/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +4.2 LI... +7.4 | CAPE... +1.7 LI... +6.7
CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +1.1 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -5.9
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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 -38.9 -38.0 335 50 26 6.8 3.7 | -37.7 -35.9 335 50 26 8.0 4.4
24000 -34.8 -30.6 335 42 22 6.8 3.7 | -33.0 -27.4 340 46 24 7.9 4.3
22000 -30.2 -22.4 335 33 17 6.7 3.7 | -28.6 -19.5 340 41 21 7.3 4.0
20000 -25.6 -14.1 335 29 15 8.3 4.6 | -24.4 -11.9 340 35 18 6.9 3.8
18000 -20.7 -5.3 340 28 14 8.2 4.5 | -19.8 -3.6 340 28 15 6.7 3.7
16000 -16.1 3.0 345 28 14 6.3 3.4 | -15.6 3.9 340 23 12 7.4 4.0
14000 -12.5 9.5 350 24 12 5.8 3.2 | -11.5 11.3 345 20 11 5.6 3.1
12000 -9.9 14.2 350 19 10 2.3 1.3 | -8.4 16.9 350 16 8 3.9 2.1
10000 -8.3 17.1 345 11 5 5.7 3.1 | -6.3 20.7 355 11 6 6.8 3.7
9000 -6.7 19.9 335 8 4 7.7 4.2 | -4.8 23.4 355 9 4 7.5 4.1
8000 -4.4 24.1 320 7 3 7.5 4.1 | -2.6 27.3 360 6 3 5.9 3.2
7000 -2.0 28.4 310 6 3 8.9 4.9 | -0.5 31.1 350 5 2 7.3 4.0
6000 0.6 33.1 305 6 3 10.5 5.8 | 2.0 35.6 350 4 2 9.7 5.3
5000 6.1 43.0 310 6 3 44.6 24.5 | 6.5 43.7 345 4 2 37.7 20.7
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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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