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UXUS97 KSLC 051229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
529 AM MST THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 38.6 F/3.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 237 FT/MIN (1.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12699 FT MSL (7822 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 44.0 F/7.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0900 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 8576 FT MSL (3699 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 03/06....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:54:58 / 18:23:28 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 28 MIN 29 SEC (688 MIN 29 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:39:13 MST... 42.54 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/05/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5462 FT MSL (585 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8610 FT MSL (3733 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9868 FT MSL (4991 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.0
K INDEX......................... +10.6
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 -43.3 -45.9 215 65 33 5.3 2.9 22.2 71.9 12.1 M M
24000 -39.7 -39.5 215 57 29 6.0 3.3 19.2 66.6 10.0 M M
22000 -34.4 -29.9 215 53 27 9.3 5.1 17.7 63.9 9.0 M M
20000 -29.2 -20.6 220 49 25 7.2 3.9 16.9 62.5 8.6 M M
18000 -25.0 -13.0 235 43 22 5.5 3.0 15.1 59.2 7.1 M M
16000 -22.0 -7.6 260 31 16 5.0 2.8 11.8 53.3 4.4 M M
14000 -19.2 -2.6 285 22 12 5.2 2.9 8.4 47.1 1.4 M M
12000 -15.4 4.3 300 19 10 7.0 3.8 6.2 43.2 -0.6 575 2.9
10000 -11.1 12.0 310 15 8 7.8 4.3 4.7 40.5 -2.2 386 2.0
9000 -8.8 16.2 315 13 7 9.0 5.0 4.1 39.4 -2.8 287 1.5
8000 -6.3 20.7 310 12 6 7.8 4.3 3.7 38.7 -3.3 184 0.9
7000 -3.9 25.0 305 9 5 6.6 3.6 3.2 37.8 -3.9 81 0.4
6000 -1.4 29.5 290 5 3 7.8 4.3 2.8 37.0 -4.4 M M
5000 1.1 34.0 205 2 1 5.7 3.1 1.8 35.2 -5.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/05/2026 AT 0800 MST | 03/05/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +74.6 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... +59.7 LI... +2.8
CINH... -3.1 K INDEX... +1.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +11.0
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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 -42.6 -44.7 225 56 29 3.9 2.1 | -43.3 -45.9 220 32 16 4.0 2.2
24000 -40.0 -40.0 215 55 29 4.4 2.4 | -40.4 -40.7 220 30 15 4.8 2.6
22000 -36.0 -32.8 215 55 28 8.5 4.7 | -36.3 -33.3 230 23 12 7.0 3.8
20000 -30.8 -23.4 225 46 24 5.8 3.2 | -32.0 -25.6 255 15 8 7.5 4.1
18000 -27.3 -17.1 255 26 13 6.7 3.7 | -27.5 -17.5 300 14 7 7.4 4.1
16000 -22.8 -9.0 290 20 10 7.8 4.3 | -23.1 -9.6 300 16 8 7.3 4.0
14000 -18.8 -1.8 305 20 10 5.9 3.2 | -19.4 -2.9 300 18 9 6.2 3.4
12000 -15.6 3.9 305 17 9 5.1 2.8 | -15.7 3.7 310 18 9 6.5 3.6
10000 -12.0 10.4 310 13 7 7.3 4.0 | -11.8 10.8 305 15 8 6.8 3.7
9000 -9.6 14.7 310 13 7 9.6 5.3 | -9.7 14.5 295 12 6 9.2 5.1
8000 -7.1 19.2 305 13 7 7.8 4.3 | -7.3 18.9 295 11 6 8.2 4.5
7000 -4.5 23.9 305 12 6 7.7 4.2 | -4.8 23.4 290 11 5 7.8 4.3
6000 -1.8 28.8 300 10 5 8.2 4.5 | -2.1 28.2 290 10 5 9.4 5.2
5000 1.4 34.5 285 4 2 12.9 7.1 | 2.3 36.1 290 7 3 8.9 4.9
03/05/2026 AT 1400 MST | 03/05/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +63.8 LI... +2.6 | CAPE... +79.3 LI... +2.1
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +17.5 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +17.9
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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 -43.9 -47.0 230 15 8 3.4 1.9 | -45.5 -49.9 335 17 9 4.9 2.7
24000 -41.3 -42.3 325 7 4 4.2 2.3 | -41.6 -42.9 355 20 10 6.5 3.5
22000 -36.8 -34.2 355 15 8 8.5 4.6 | -36.3 -33.3 005 23 12 8.8 4.9
20000 -31.8 -25.2 355 17 9 8.2 4.5 | -31.1 -24.0 360 24 13 8.0 4.4
18000 -26.9 -16.4 340 19 10 7.4 4.1 | -26.4 -15.5 355 22 11 7.5 4.1
16000 -22.6 -8.7 320 17 9 7.2 4.0 | -22.1 -7.8 350 19 10 7.0 3.8
14000 -18.6 -1.5 310 16 8 6.6 3.6 | -18.4 -1.1 330 16 8 6.5 3.6
12000 -15.1 4.8 305 19 10 6.3 3.5 | -14.6 5.7 315 17 9 6.8 3.7
10000 -10.9 12.4 295 16 8 7.1 3.9 | -10.4 13.3 310 17 9 7.4 4.0
9000 -8.9 16.0 290 14 7 8.4 4.6 | -8.2 17.2 305 16 8 9.2 5.0
8000 -6.7 19.9 290 13 7 7.6 4.2 | -6.1 21.0 300 15 8 7.6 4.1
7000 -4.5 23.9 290 11 6 8.6 4.7 | -3.9 25.0 300 12 6 7.1 3.9
6000 -2.2 28.0 295 9 5 9.0 5.0 | -1.7 28.9 295 9 5 8.4 4.6
5000 1.1 34.0 295 8 4 19.2 10.5 | 1.1 34.0 290 5 3 13.5 7.4
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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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