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UXUS97 KSLC 141229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.8 F/17.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9566 FT MSL (4688 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 63.0 F/17.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1500 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 30 MPH
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 5498 FT MSL (621 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 03/15....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:40:26 / 19:33:22 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 52 MIN 56 SEC (712 MIN 56 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:36:54 MDT... 46.11 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/14/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10862 FT MSL (5984 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17581 FT MSL (12703 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15518 FT MSL (10640 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.4
K INDEX......................... +7.0
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 -32.7 -26.9 275 62 32 6.3 3.5 32.1 89.9 11.7 M M
24000 -29.0 -20.2 275 65 34 6.6 3.6 29.7 85.5 10.0 M M
22000 -24.6 -12.3 275 62 32 7.4 4.1 27.8 82.1 8.6 M M
20000 -20.5 -4.9 275 58 30 6.7 3.7 25.9 78.6 7.1 M M
18000 -16.0 3.2 270 51 26 6.8 3.7 23.6 74.4 5.2 M M
16000 -11.8 10.8 265 42 22 6.7 3.7 21.6 70.9 3.7 M M
14000 -7.7 18.1 265 34 17 7.5 4.1 19.8 67.6 2.1 M M
12000 -3.0 26.6 265 27 14 8.4 4.6 18.6 65.4 1.0 M M
10000 2.2 36.0 270 21 11 8.0 4.4 17.9 64.3 0.4 M M
9000 4.7 40.5 270 17 9 8.7 4.8 17.5 63.6 -0.0 284 1.4
8000 7.2 45.0 280 14 7 8.3 4.5 17.1 62.8 -0.5 181 0.9
7000 9.5 49.1 275 9 5 6.9 3.8 16.5 61.7 -1.1 82 0.4
6000 11.5 52.7 255 5 3 5.6 3.1 15.6 60.0 -2.1 M M
5000 9.4 48.9 155 5 3 9.8 5.4 9.9 49.8 -7.8 18 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/14/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/14/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +10.0 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +15.0
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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 -33.3 -27.9 275 63 32 7.0 3.8 | -34.0 -29.2 275 65 33 7.6 4.2
24000 -29.1 -20.4 275 62 32 6.9 3.8 | -29.5 -21.1 275 60 31 7.7 4.2
22000 -25.3 -13.5 275 61 31 6.5 3.6 | -25.3 -13.5 275 59 30 6.9 3.8
20000 -21.3 -6.3 270 58 30 6.8 3.7 | -21.5 -6.7 275 57 30 6.0 3.3
18000 -16.7 1.9 265 52 27 7.4 4.0 | -17.5 0.5 270 54 28 6.4 3.5
16000 -12.4 9.7 265 46 24 7.1 3.9 | -13.5 7.7 265 48 25 6.5 3.5
14000 -8.1 17.4 265 39 20 7.0 3.9 | -9.9 14.2 265 39 20 5.8 3.2
12000 -3.8 25.2 260 30 16 7.5 4.1 | -5.8 21.6 275 32 16 8.4 4.6
10000 0.9 33.6 270 26 13 7.9 4.4 | -0.3 31.5 275 29 15 8.7 4.8
9000 3.5 38.3 275 24 12 9.1 5.0 | 2.3 36.1 270 26 13 9.4 5.2
8000 6.0 42.8 280 21 11 8.5 4.7 | 4.9 40.8 270 22 11 8.7 4.8
7000 8.3 46.9 275 16 8 7.3 4.0 | 7.3 45.1 265 17 9 7.1 3.9
6000 10.5 50.9 260 11 6 4.8 2.6 | 9.7 49.5 265 12 6 7.9 4.3
5000 9.3 48.7 160 5 3 1.9 1.1 | 12.6 54.7 265 8 4 14.2 7.8
03/14/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/14/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +0.3 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... +21.5 LI... +1.7
CINH... -2.7 K INDEX... +21.5 | CINH... -36.0 K INDEX... +20.0
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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 -35.5 -31.9 295 81 41 7.9 4.3 | -35.8 -32.4 300 89 46 8.0 4.4
24000 -30.8 -23.4 290 73 38 7.9 4.4 | -31.0 -23.8 295 89 46 8.1 4.4
22000 -25.6 -14.1 285 66 34 7.7 4.2 | -26.0 -14.8 295 82 42 7.1 3.9
20000 -21.5 -6.7 280 61 32 6.1 3.4 | -21.7 -7.1 290 75 39 7.4 4.1
18000 -17.7 0.1 280 57 29 7.5 4.1 | -17.6 0.3 285 69 35 4.9 2.7
16000 -13.7 7.3 285 51 26 5.9 3.3 | -14.6 5.7 285 63 32 5.7 3.1
14000 -10.3 13.5 285 45 23 5.6 3.1 | -10.9 12.4 280 52 27 7.2 4.0
12000 -6.7 19.9 275 36 18 6.8 3.7 | -6.4 20.5 275 42 22 7.6 4.2
10000 -2.0 28.4 275 31 16 8.8 4.8 | -1.7 28.9 280 37 19 8.8 4.8
9000 0.9 33.6 275 30 15 10.3 5.7 | 1.1 34.0 285 34 17 9.9 5.4
8000 3.8 38.8 275 27 14 9.5 5.2 | 3.9 39.0 285 30 16 8.8 4.8
7000 6.4 43.5 275 23 12 8.2 4.5 | 6.5 43.7 290 25 13 7.4 4.1
6000 9.1 48.4 280 19 10 8.5 4.6 | 8.9 48.0 300 20 10 6.9 3.8
5000 12.1 53.8 280 12 6 15.0 8.2 | 11.6 52.9 305 7 3 5.8 3.2
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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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