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UXUS97 KSLC 301229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 66.4 F/19.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1065 FT/MIN (5.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16581 FT MSL (11702 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 74.0 F/23.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 10495 FT MSL (5616 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 03/31...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:13:56 / 19:50:24 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 36 MIN 28 SEC (756 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:10 MDT... 52.52 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/30/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12102 FT MSL (7223 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16617 FT MSL (11738 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16716 FT MSL (11837 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.1
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 -33.7 -28.7 260 40 20 8.0 4.4 30.7 87.3 5.8 M M
24000 -28.9 -20.0 260 38 19 7.6 4.2 29.5 85.1 5.0 M M
22000 -24.0 -11.2 255 36 19 7.4 4.0 27.5 81.4 3.4 M M
20000 -19.8 -3.6 250 35 18 7.0 3.9 25.5 78.0 1.7 M M
18000 -15.3 4.5 245 35 18 8.6 4.7 24.2 75.5 0.5 M M
16000 -10.1 13.8 245 33 17 8.7 4.8 23.5 74.3 -0.2 999 5.1
14000 -5.1 22.8 250 28 14 9.1 5.0 22.7 72.9 -1.0 787 4.0
12000 0.2 32.4 250 21 11 7.6 4.2 22.1 71.8 -1.6 570 2.9
10000 4.3 39.7 275 11 5 6.6 3.6 20.2 68.4 -3.4 389 2.0
9000 6.7 44.1 295 10 5 8.8 4.8 19.7 67.4 -4.0 287 1.5
8000 9.2 48.6 300 10 5 8.7 4.8 19.3 66.8 -4.4 181 0.9
7000 11.6 52.9 300 7 4 8.0 4.4 18.8 65.8 -5.0 79 0.4
6000 13.8 56.8 275 4 2 5.9 3.2 18.0 64.3 -5.8 M M
5000 11.4 52.5 155 3 2 3.5 1.9 12.0 53.5 -11.9 20 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/30/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/30/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.2
CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +19.1 | CINH... -1.6 K INDEX... +20.1
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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 -33.9 -29.0 265 41 21 7.8 4.3 | -33.3 -27.9 255 43 22 7.5 4.1
24000 -29.2 -20.6 260 38 19 7.8 4.3 | -28.8 -19.8 255 39 20 7.5 4.1
22000 -23.9 -11.0 260 37 19 7.8 4.3 | -24.2 -11.6 250 38 19 7.6 4.2
20000 -19.9 -3.8 260 36 18 6.5 3.6 | -19.6 -3.3 250 37 19 6.5 3.6
18000 -15.7 3.7 255 35 18 7.9 4.3 | -15.6 3.9 255 36 19 7.4 4.0
16000 -10.7 12.7 255 33 17 8.8 4.8 | -10.9 12.4 250 35 18 8.2 4.5
14000 -5.6 21.9 260 29 15 8.5 4.7 | -6.0 21.2 255 31 16 8.1 4.4
12000 -0.6 30.9 260 24 12 7.9 4.3 | -1.3 29.7 260 23 12 7.6 4.2
10000 3.8 38.8 270 15 8 6.4 3.5 | 3.2 37.8 260 13 6 6.9 3.8
9000 6.0 42.8 285 13 7 8.1 4.4 | 5.7 42.3 255 9 5 8.9 4.9
8000 8.5 47.3 285 9 5 8.6 4.7 | 8.4 47.1 250 7 4 8.7 4.8
7000 10.9 51.6 275 6 3 8.0 4.4 | 11.1 52.0 250 6 3 8.9 4.9
6000 13.0 55.4 240 4 2 6.8 3.7 | 13.7 56.7 255 5 3 10.7 5.9
5000 14.0 57.2 160 4 2 0.8 0.5 | 17.4 63.3 265 4 2 25.1 13.8
03/30/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/30/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.5 LI... +0.6 | CAPE... +0.7 LI... 0.0
CINH... -8.9 K INDEX... +24.2 | CINH... -13.5 K INDEX... +22.8
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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 -33.2 -27.8 250 49 25 6.5 3.6 | -33.0 -27.4 260 49 25 7.6 4.2
24000 -29.3 -20.7 245 47 24 7.4 4.0 | -28.4 -19.1 260 47 24 7.1 3.9
22000 -24.4 -11.9 245 44 23 8.2 4.5 | -24.6 -12.3 250 46 24 6.4 3.5
20000 -19.4 -2.9 245 41 21 7.2 3.9 | -19.9 -3.8 245 43 22 7.4 4.1
18000 -15.2 4.6 245 38 20 7.2 4.0 | -15.4 4.3 245 38 20 7.9 4.3
16000 -10.7 12.7 245 34 17 7.5 4.1 | -10.7 12.7 245 32 17 7.9 4.3
14000 -6.4 20.5 240 26 14 7.5 4.1 | -6.0 21.2 240 26 14 8.6 4.7
12000 -1.7 28.9 240 20 11 8.6 4.7 | -0.7 30.7 240 22 11 9.0 5.0
10000 3.5 38.3 245 15 8 7.8 4.3 | 4.6 40.3 255 17 9 7.9 4.3
9000 6.3 43.3 250 12 6 8.8 4.8 | 7.1 44.8 260 14 7 8.5 4.7
8000 9.0 48.2 260 9 5 8.8 4.8 | 9.5 49.1 270 10 5 8.4 4.6
7000 11.8 53.2 275 8 4 8.9 4.9 | 12.0 53.6 280 6 3 8.1 4.5
6000 14.4 57.9 300 7 4 10.7 5.9 | 14.4 57.9 330 3 1 9.5 5.2
5000 17.9 64.2 320 7 4 24.1 13.2 | 17.5 63.5 360 3 2 16.4 9.0
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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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