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UXUS97 KSLC 261230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.6 F/20.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 5645 FT MSL (764 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 65.0 F/18.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 5090 FT MSL (209 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 03/27....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:20:33 / 19:46:11 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 25 MIN 38 SEC (745 MIN 38 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:22 MDT... 50.93 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/26/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13087 FT MSL (8206 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18139 FT MSL (13258 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14383 FT MSL (9502 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +8.2
K INDEX......................... +9.8
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 -27.3 -17.1 240 55 28 7.6 4.1 37.7 99.9 15.3 M M
24000 -22.8 -9.0 245 53 27 6.4 3.5 36.1 96.9 14.3 M M
22000 -19.0 -2.2 250 48 25 6.5 3.6 33.7 92.6 12.7 M M
20000 -14.9 5.2 255 43 22 5.9 3.3 30.7 87.3 10.4 M M
18000 -11.2 11.8 255 40 21 6.9 3.8 28.4 83.2 8.5 M M
16000 -6.8 19.8 255 36 19 8.0 4.4 27.0 80.5 7.3 M M
14000 -2.1 28.2 255 31 16 7.7 4.2 25.7 78.2 6.3 M M
12000 2.2 36.0 260 23 12 6.4 3.5 24.0 75.2 4.9 M M
10000 5.9 42.6 290 18 9 5.8 3.2 21.7 71.1 2.8 M M
9000 8.0 46.4 300 18 9 8.8 4.8 20.9 69.7 2.0 M M
8000 10.6 51.1 310 15 7 9.7 5.3 20.6 69.1 1.7 M M
7000 13.1 55.6 315 11 6 9.1 5.0 20.2 68.4 1.3 M M
6000 15.4 59.7 310 9 5 5.2 2.9 19.6 67.3 0.7 M M
5000 13.8 56.8 295 1 0 1.4 0.8 14.5 58.1 -4.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/26/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/26/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.1
CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... +11.0 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.4
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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 -27.8 -18.0 255 50 26 7.5 4.1 | -28.2 -18.8 265 61 31 7.4 4.0
24000 -23.3 -9.9 255 47 24 6.7 3.7 | -23.8 -10.8 265 58 30 6.8 3.7
22000 -19.3 -2.7 260 45 23 6.8 3.7 | -19.7 -3.5 265 54 28 6.9 3.8
20000 -15.7 3.7 260 44 22 4.8 2.7 | -16.3 2.7 260 49 25 5.4 3.0
18000 -12.4 9.7 255 43 22 6.8 3.8 | -12.3 9.9 255 44 22 6.7 3.7
16000 -7.5 18.5 255 40 21 8.1 4.4 | -8.1 17.4 255 41 21 7.4 4.0
14000 -3.0 26.6 260 36 19 5.8 3.2 | -4.1 24.6 265 35 18 5.4 3.0
12000 0.3 32.5 270 26 13 5.6 3.1 | -1.1 30.0 275 26 13 4.7 2.6
10000 3.6 38.5 285 17 9 5.3 2.9 | 1.9 35.4 295 16 8 4.9 2.7
9000 5.3 41.5 300 14 7 6.3 3.5 | 3.4 38.1 305 12 6 3.4 1.9
8000 7.2 45.0 310 12 6 4.0 2.2 | 4.6 40.3 325 10 5 3.5 1.9
7000 8.3 46.9 330 13 7 2.7 1.5 | 5.8 42.4 335 12 6 5.6 3.1
6000 9.3 48.7 330 13 7 4.3 2.3 | 7.8 46.0 325 13 7 11.0 6.0
5000 10.8 51.4 320 9 5 8.5 4.7 | 10.7 51.3 315 12 6 14.2 7.8
03/26/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/26/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.2
CINH... -1.0 K INDEX... -6.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -26.5
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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 -28.0 -18.4 265 66 34 7.3 4.0 | -28.0 -18.4 265 67 34 7.3 4.0
24000 -23.7 -10.7 265 62 32 6.4 3.5 | -23.7 -10.7 270 60 31 6.5 3.5
22000 -19.8 -3.6 265 57 30 6.5 3.6 | -19.9 -3.8 270 55 28 6.6 3.6
20000 -16.4 2.5 265 51 26 5.5 3.0 | -16.4 2.5 270 50 26 5.4 2.9
18000 -12.5 9.5 260 45 23 6.0 3.3 | -12.7 9.1 270 45 23 5.6 3.1
16000 -8.5 16.7 265 41 21 6.8 3.7 | -8.9 16.0 275 41 21 6.2 3.4
14000 -4.8 23.4 270 35 18 5.2 2.9 | -5.5 22.1 280 36 19 5.2 2.9
12000 -2.0 28.4 285 26 13 3.6 2.0 | -2.5 27.5 295 29 15 4.5 2.5
10000 0.5 32.9 310 18 9 6.3 3.4 | 0.2 32.4 315 19 10 6.2 3.4
9000 2.3 36.1 320 14 7 5.6 3.1 | 1.9 35.4 325 15 7 7.3 4.0
8000 4.2 39.6 330 12 6 6.7 3.6 | 4.1 39.4 330 12 6 6.7 3.7
7000 6.3 43.3 330 13 6 7.8 4.3 | 6.3 43.3 325 11 5 8.3 4.6
6000 8.8 47.8 320 12 6 12.6 6.9 | 8.9 48.0 320 10 5 10.2 5.6
5000 14.5 58.1 310 11 5 76.3 41.8 | 13.5 56.3 315 8 4 45.9 25.2
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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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