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UXUS97 KSLC 101229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.5 F/20.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1329 FT/MIN (6.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20550 FT MSL (15668 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 78.0 F/26.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 16234 FT MSL (11352 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 04/11..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:56:07 / 20:01:57 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 5 MIN 50 SEC (785 MIN 50 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:29:02 MDT... 56.76 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/10/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12066 FT MSL (7184 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15515 FT MSL (10633 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16995 FT MSL (12114 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.0
K INDEX......................... +20.3
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 -34.0 -29.2 225 30 15 7.4 4.1 30.1 86.3 3.6 M M
24000 -29.6 -21.3 225 29 15 7.6 4.2 28.5 83.4 2.3 M M
22000 -24.9 -12.8 220 28 14 7.8 4.3 27.0 80.6 1.2 M M
20000 -20.7 -5.3 215 27 14 6.7 3.7 25.1 77.3 -0.5 1489 7.6
18000 -15.9 3.4 205 27 14 8.1 4.5 23.2 73.8 -2.3 1281 6.5
16000 -10.9 12.4 200 23 12 8.8 4.8 22.5 72.5 -3.1 1070 5.4
14000 -5.4 22.3 205 19 10 9.3 5.1 22.1 71.8 -3.6 848 4.3
12000 0.2 32.4 205 18 9 9.4 5.2 21.9 71.3 -3.8 621 3.2
10000 5.7 42.3 200 17 9 8.4 4.6 21.5 70.8 -4.2 396 2.0
9000 8.4 47.1 190 17 9 9.1 5.0 21.4 70.4 -4.5 285 1.5
8000 10.9 51.6 180 16 8 8.2 4.5 20.9 69.7 -5.0 182 0.9
7000 12.9 55.2 170 15 8 7.1 3.9 20.1 68.2 -5.9 90 0.5
6000 15.0 59.0 160 15 8 3.1 1.7 19.3 66.7 -6.8 0 0.0
5000 11.5 52.7 125 7 4 5.2 2.9 12.3 54.1 -14.1 69 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/10/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/10/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +6.9 LI... +0.6 | CAPE... +9.0 LI... +0.3
CINH... -75.2 K INDEX... +19.8 | CINH... -20.8 K INDEX... +12.8
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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 -33.5 -28.3 220 31 16 8.1 4.5 | -33.9 -29.0 215 34 17 8.5 4.6
24000 -28.7 -19.7 215 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -28.9 -20.0 220 34 17 7.9 4.3
22000 -25.1 -13.2 215 27 14 6.0 3.3 | -24.4 -11.9 220 31 16 7.5 4.1
20000 -20.8 -5.4 210 26 13 7.9 4.4 | -20.1 -4.2 220 28 15 7.1 3.9
18000 -15.6 3.9 200 27 14 7.5 4.1 | -15.2 4.6 210 27 14 7.7 4.2
16000 -11.0 12.2 190 27 14 8.5 4.6 | -10.2 13.6 200 28 14 8.3 4.5
14000 -5.9 21.4 185 22 11 8.9 4.9 | -5.5 22.1 190 29 15 8.0 4.4
12000 -0.5 31.1 185 19 10 9.2 5.0 | -0.6 30.9 180 25 13 8.6 4.7
10000 4.9 40.8 190 18 9 8.4 4.6 | 4.4 39.9 185 21 11 8.0 4.4
9000 7.5 45.5 195 18 9 9.0 5.0 | 7.0 44.6 185 20 10 9.2 5.1
8000 10.1 50.2 190 18 9 8.7 4.8 | 9.7 49.5 185 19 10 9.7 5.3
7000 12.5 54.5 185 18 9 7.5 4.1 | 12.5 54.5 185 18 9 9.8 5.4
6000 14.6 58.3 170 17 9 5.9 3.2 | 15.3 59.5 185 16 8 10.0 5.5
5000 14.9 58.8 145 7 4 -5.7 -3.1 | 20.5 68.9 180 11 6 8.3 4.6
04/10/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/10/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +71.4 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +113.6 LI... -0.8
CINH... -10.2 K INDEX... +19.3 | CINH... -14.1 K INDEX... +23.0
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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 -34.1 -29.4 210 41 21 8.6 4.7 | -34.0 -29.2 205 38 20 8.2 4.5
24000 -29.0 -20.2 210 36 19 8.1 4.5 | -29.1 -20.4 205 35 18 8.0 4.4
22000 -24.3 -11.7 210 35 18 7.9 4.3 | -24.5 -12.1 200 31 16 7.7 4.3
20000 -20.0 -4.0 210 34 17 6.9 3.8 | -20.0 -4.0 200 28 15 7.6 4.1
18000 -15.1 4.8 205 31 16 8.2 4.5 | -15.0 5.0 205 26 13 7.7 4.2
16000 -10.2 13.6 200 27 14 8.2 4.5 | -10.2 13.6 205 25 13 8.4 4.6
14000 -5.3 22.5 200 25 13 8.8 4.8 | -5.1 22.8 210 24 12 9.1 5.0
12000 0.0 32.0 195 23 12 9.4 5.1 | 0.4 32.7 205 23 12 9.3 5.1
10000 5.6 42.1 195 21 11 8.9 4.9 | 6.0 42.8 205 24 12 9.3 5.1
9000 8.5 47.3 200 20 10 10.3 5.7 | 8.9 48.0 200 24 12 10.0 5.5
8000 11.5 52.7 200 19 10 10.3 5.7 | 11.9 53.4 200 23 12 10.0 5.5
7000 14.4 57.9 200 18 9 9.9 5.4 | 14.8 58.6 200 23 12 10.0 5.5
6000 17.3 63.1 200 16 8 9.5 5.2 | 17.7 63.9 200 20 10 9.7 5.3
5000 22.6 72.7 200 11 6 12.9 7.1 | 21.5 70.7 195 12 6 13.9 7.6
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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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