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UXUS97 KSLC 281229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 46.9 F/8.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1072 FT/MIN (5.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17289 FT MSL (12414 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 60.0 F/16.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 14914 FT MSL (10039 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 04/29.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:29:40 / 20:20:52 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 51 MIN 12 SEC (831 MIN 12 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:16 MDT... 63.00 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/28/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7344 FT MSL (2469 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10016 FT MSL (5141 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12684 FT MSL (7808 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.8
K INDEX......................... +10.6
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 -38.2 -36.8 285 44 22 7.6 4.2 27.1 80.7 9.0 M M
24000 -33.7 -28.7 285 41 21 7.6 4.2 25.5 77.9 8.0 M M
22000 -29.3 -20.7 285 37 19 7.3 4.0 23.7 74.6 6.7 M M
20000 -25.6 -14.1 285 33 17 4.3 2.4 21.1 70.0 4.7 M M
18000 -22.7 -8.9 285 28 14 3.8 2.1 16.8 62.3 1.1 M M
16000 -19.9 -3.8 285 22 11 6.2 3.4 13.4 56.2 -2.0 968 4.9
14000 -15.9 3.4 295 18 10 7.3 4.0 11.5 52.7 -3.8 788 4.0
12000 -11.2 11.8 300 16 8 8.3 4.5 10.3 50.6 -5.1 588 3.0
10000 -6.4 20.5 300 12 6 7.8 4.3 9.4 48.9 -6.2 385 2.0
9000 -4.0 24.8 295 10 5 9.0 5.0 8.9 48.1 -6.8 283 1.4
8000 -1.7 28.9 295 8 4 8.0 4.4 8.4 47.1 -7.5 184 0.9
7000 0.6 33.1 280 4 2 6.8 3.7 7.8 46.0 -8.2 87 0.4
6000 2.6 36.7 195 3 1 6.1 3.3 6.9 44.5 -9.2 M M
5000 4.2 39.6 160 4 2 1.5 0.8 5.6 42.1 -10.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/28/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/28/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +46.0 LI... +4.1 | CAPE... +116.2 LI... +3.9
CINH... -21.9 K INDEX... +10.9 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +7.0
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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 -37.4 -35.3 270 39 20 7.5 4.1 | -37.5 -35.5 265 38 20 8.0 4.4
24000 -33.0 -27.4 275 39 20 7.5 4.1 | -32.7 -26.9 270 40 20 8.0 4.4
22000 -28.3 -18.9 280 36 19 7.8 4.3 | -28.1 -18.6 270 37 19 7.7 4.2
20000 -24.3 -11.7 280 32 17 5.2 2.9 | -23.4 -10.1 275 31 16 6.1 3.3
18000 -21.1 -6.0 290 27 14 2.7 1.5 | -20.1 -4.2 280 25 13 4.6 2.5
16000 -19.5 -3.1 285 21 11 4.7 2.6 | -17.8 -0.0 280 22 11 3.4 1.8
14000 -16.1 3.0 290 19 10 7.0 3.8 | -15.6 3.9 280 18 9 5.7 3.1
12000 -11.5 11.3 290 18 9 8.1 4.4 | -11.2 11.8 285 15 8 8.3 4.5
10000 -6.6 20.1 290 13 7 8.2 4.5 | -6.1 21.0 290 11 5 8.6 4.7
9000 -4.2 24.4 290 10 5 8.3 4.6 | -3.5 25.7 290 8 4 9.4 5.1
8000 -2.0 28.4 280 7 3 7.8 4.3 | -1.0 30.2 285 6 3 8.9 4.9
7000 0.4 32.7 255 4 2 8.1 4.5 | 1.7 35.1 285 5 2 9.6 5.3
6000 2.6 36.7 215 4 2 7.3 4.0 | 4.4 39.9 285 5 2 10.4 5.7
5000 6.1 43.0 180 4 2 30.0 16.5 | 9.9 49.8 295 4 2 77.8 42.7
04/28/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/28/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +29.7 LI... +4.7 | CAPE... +2.1 LI... +4.2
CINH... -1.5 K INDEX... +5.1 | CINH... -3.4 K INDEX... +3.7
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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 -37.2 -35.0 265 41 21 7.7 4.2 | -37.5 -35.5 260 42 22 7.9 4.3
24000 -32.6 -26.7 265 37 19 7.6 4.2 | -32.7 -26.9 265 37 19 7.9 4.3
22000 -27.9 -18.2 265 34 18 8.0 4.4 | -28.1 -18.6 265 33 17 7.8 4.3
20000 -23.0 -9.4 270 31 16 6.5 3.6 | -23.1 -9.6 270 29 15 7.1 3.9
18000 -19.4 -2.9 275 26 14 4.9 2.7 | -19.0 -2.2 275 25 13 6.1 3.4
16000 -16.8 1.8 280 19 10 3.6 2.0 | -15.8 3.6 285 20 10 4.8 2.6
14000 -14.5 5.9 265 14 7 5.9 3.2 | -13.0 8.6 285 14 7 5.7 3.1
12000 -10.0 14.0 260 12 6 8.5 4.7 | -8.9 16.0 270 11 6 8.2 4.5
10000 -4.9 23.2 265 9 5 8.6 4.7 | -3.8 25.2 265 9 5 8.7 4.8
9000 -2.3 27.9 275 8 4 9.6 5.3 | -1.1 30.0 270 8 4 9.5 5.2
8000 0.5 32.9 280 7 3 9.6 5.2 | 1.6 34.9 280 6 3 9.0 4.9
7000 3.3 37.9 290 6 3 9.4 5.1 | 4.3 39.7 295 5 2 8.9 4.9
6000 6.1 43.0 300 6 3 9.8 5.4 | 7.0 44.6 310 4 2 9.4 5.2
5000 11.8 53.2 310 6 3 84.7 46.5 | 11.7 53.1 320 4 2 56.3 30.9
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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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