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UXUS97 KSLC 161229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 47.5 F/8.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 480 FT/MIN (2.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12315 FT MSL (7438 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 60.0 F/16.0 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................. 11006 FT MSL (6129 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 03/17...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:37:09 / 19:35:32 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 58 MIN 23 SEC (718 MIN 23 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:36:20 MDT... 46.92 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/16/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 6915 FT MSL (2038 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22878 FT MSL (18001 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15963 FT MSL (11087 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +13.5
K INDEX......................... +5.5
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 -27.9 -18.2 330 82 42 7.9 4.3 38.2 100.8 17.8 M M
24000 -23.3 -9.9 325 79 41 7.4 4.1 36.9 98.5 17.1 M M
22000 -18.9 -2.0 330 74 38 7.4 4.1 35.2 95.3 16.0 M M
20000 -15.1 4.8 330 68 35 5.9 3.2 32.8 91.0 14.3 M M
18000 -11.3 11.7 335 61 31 5.4 2.9 29.6 85.4 11.9 M M
16000 -9.4 15.1 330 54 28 1.4 0.8 25.3 77.6 8.2 M M
14000 -8.2 17.2 325 48 25 2.6 1.4 20.1 68.2 3.7 M M
12000 -6.8 19.8 325 45 23 2.4 1.3 15.4 59.7 -0.7 464 2.4
10000 -5.3 22.5 315 37 19 5.0 2.8 10.7 51.3 -5.1 360 1.8
9000 -3.7 25.3 310 28 14 5.2 2.9 9.3 48.7 -6.4 281 1.4
8000 -2.1 28.2 295 17 9 4.6 2.5 7.8 46.0 -7.8 204 1.0
7000 -0.4 31.3 275 8 4 6.7 3.7 6.5 43.8 -9.1 123 0.6
6000 1.7 35.1 235 3 2 8.2 4.5 5.7 42.2 -10.0 31 0.2
5000 3.7 38.7 175 2 1 2.1 1.1 4.8 40.6 -11.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/16/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/16/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.5
CINH... -1.1 K INDEX... +8.3 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +8.9
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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 -27.7 -17.9 340 85 44 7.5 4.1 | -26.9 -16.4 340 87 45 6.9 3.8
24000 -23.3 -9.9 335 76 39 6.6 3.6 | -22.7 -8.9 345 75 39 6.6 3.6
22000 -19.4 -2.9 335 73 37 6.6 3.6 | -18.3 -0.9 340 69 35 6.6 3.6
20000 -15.2 4.6 335 67 35 6.1 3.4 | -14.8 5.4 335 64 33 5.7 3.2
18000 -11.8 10.8 335 61 31 5.7 3.1 | -11.6 11.1 335 59 30 5.5 3.0
16000 -8.4 16.9 335 55 28 5.6 3.1 | -8.2 17.2 340 53 27 5.4 3.0
14000 -6.1 21.0 335 49 25 0.8 0.4 | -5.2 22.6 335 46 24 3.8 2.1
12000 -5.6 21.9 330 41 21 1.4 0.8 | -4.0 24.8 330 36 19 -0.3 -0.2
10000 -4.0 24.8 325 34 18 4.1 2.3 | -3.5 25.7 320 25 13 4.2 2.3
9000 -2.9 26.8 320 27 14 4.8 2.6 | -2.3 27.9 320 20 10 6.5 3.6
8000 -1.2 29.8 305 18 9 4.7 2.6 | -0.3 31.5 305 13 7 4.7 2.6
7000 0.4 32.7 275 9 5 5.6 3.1 | 1.5 34.7 285 7 3 7.0 3.8
6000 2.2 36.0 225 5 3 7.8 4.3 | 3.6 38.5 230 3 2 7.7 4.2
5000 3.5 38.3 160 4 2 -15.8 -8.6 | 5.7 42.3 190 2 1 6.1 3.4
03/16/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/16/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +12.2 | CINH... -1.1 K INDEX... +13.2
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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 -26.5 -15.7 345 72 37 7.4 4.0 | -26.5 -15.7 335 56 29 7.2 3.9
24000 -22.2 -8.0 345 67 35 7.1 3.9 | -22.1 -7.8 340 52 27 7.7 4.2
22000 -17.9 -0.2 340 61 31 7.1 3.9 | -17.6 0.3 335 49 25 7.6 4.2
20000 -14.3 6.3 340 58 30 5.6 3.1 | -13.4 7.9 335 48 25 6.7 3.7
18000 -10.8 12.6 340 54 28 5.3 2.9 | -9.2 15.4 335 47 24 6.0 3.3
16000 -7.9 17.8 340 46 24 5.1 2.8 | -6.2 20.8 335 44 22 4.5 2.5
14000 -4.8 23.4 335 42 21 5.3 2.9 | -3.7 25.3 335 39 20 4.4 2.4
12000 -2.0 28.4 330 36 19 2.9 1.6 | -1.4 29.5 330 35 18 2.9 1.6
10000 -0.7 30.7 325 26 13 3.5 1.9 | 0.8 33.4 320 27 14 3.9 2.1
9000 -0.1 31.8 320 20 10 4.5 2.5 | 1.9 35.4 315 21 11 5.5 3.0
8000 1.4 34.5 315 12 6 6.0 3.3 | 3.6 38.5 305 14 7 4.9 2.7
7000 3.4 38.1 300 6 3 7.8 4.3 | 5.4 41.7 295 6 3 6.7 3.7
6000 5.8 42.4 270 3 1 10.1 5.5 | 7.6 45.7 275 1 1 9.8 5.4
5000 8.5 47.3 245 2 1 10.8 5.9 | 10.2 50.4 000 0 0 9.0 4.9
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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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