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UXUS97 KSLC 211229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 69.6 F/20.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1190 FT/MIN (6.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18086 FT MSL (13203 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 81.0 F/27.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 15285 FT MSL (10402 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 04/22.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:39:25 / 20:13:31 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 34 MIN 7 SEC (814 MIN 7 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:28 MDT... 60.70 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/21/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12360 FT MSL (7477 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17145 FT MSL (12262 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17845 FT MSL (12961 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.0
K INDEX......................... +20.8
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 -30.4 -22.7 215 28 14 8.2 4.5 34.0 93.3 5.4 M M
24000 -25.5 -13.9 215 26 13 8.0 4.4 33.0 91.4 4.6 M M
22000 -20.7 -5.3 215 24 12 8.0 4.4 31.7 89.0 3.6 M M
20000 -16.4 2.5 215 23 12 6.8 3.8 29.8 85.7 2.1 M M
18000 -12.3 9.9 210 24 12 5.3 2.9 27.1 80.8 -0.3 1175 6.0
16000 -8.7 16.3 205 25 13 7.4 4.0 24.9 76.8 -2.5 1006 5.1
14000 -4.0 24.8 200 23 12 8.2 4.5 23.7 74.7 -3.7 808 4.1
12000 0.9 33.6 195 21 11 8.3 4.6 22.8 73.0 -4.7 601 3.1
10000 5.8 42.4 200 20 10 7.7 4.2 21.8 71.3 -5.7 394 2.0
9000 8.5 47.3 205 20 10 8.9 4.9 21.5 70.7 -6.0 286 1.5
8000 11.1 52.0 205 18 9 9.1 5.0 21.1 70.0 -6.4 179 0.9
7000 13.4 56.1 195 16 8 7.7 4.2 20.6 69.0 -7.0 78 0.4
6000 15.5 59.9 185 15 8 4.2 2.3 19.7 67.5 -8.0 M M
5000 12.7 54.9 135 8 4 9.4 5.2 13.4 56.1 -14.5 33 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/21/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/21/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.6
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +16.1 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +15.6
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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 -30.5 -22.9 205 29 15 8.4 4.6 | -30.7 -23.3 190 34 17 8.2 4.5
24000 -25.6 -14.1 200 26 13 7.9 4.3 | -25.8 -14.4 190 33 17 7.8 4.3
22000 -20.8 -5.4 195 25 13 8.0 4.4 | -21.1 -6.0 195 33 17 7.8 4.3
20000 -16.6 2.1 195 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -16.7 1.9 195 32 17 7.2 4.0
18000 -12.5 9.5 195 26 13 5.4 2.9 | -12.1 10.2 190 32 17 6.6 3.6
16000 -8.6 16.5 195 29 15 6.8 3.7 | -8.3 17.1 190 34 18 6.7 3.7
14000 -4.2 24.4 195 29 15 9.0 4.9 | -4.1 24.6 185 33 17 8.4 4.6
12000 0.9 33.6 190 25 13 8.1 4.4 | 0.8 33.4 185 29 15 8.3 4.5
10000 5.6 42.1 190 21 11 7.3 4.0 | 5.6 42.1 180 22 11 6.6 3.6
9000 8.0 46.4 195 19 10 8.5 4.7 | 8.1 46.6 180 18 9 8.9 4.9
8000 10.4 50.7 190 17 9 8.8 4.8 | 10.8 51.4 180 16 8 9.6 5.3
7000 12.8 55.0 185 15 8 7.9 4.3 | 13.7 56.7 185 14 7 10.0 5.5
6000 15.0 59.0 175 16 8 7.4 4.0 | 16.5 61.7 185 13 7 10.3 5.7
5000 16.5 61.7 160 11 6 10.3 5.6 | 20.4 68.7 190 11 6 25.3 13.9
04/21/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/21/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.8 | CAPE... +11.3 LI... +0.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +12.1 | CINH... -1.0 K INDEX... +11.0
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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 -30.9 -23.6 200 42 21 7.8 4.3 | -31.0 -23.8 205 45 23 7.7 4.2
24000 -26.2 -15.2 200 40 20 7.9 4.3 | -26.4 -15.5 200 46 24 7.1 3.9
22000 -21.5 -6.7 195 38 20 7.9 4.3 | -21.9 -7.4 200 47 24 6.7 3.7
20000 -17.1 1.2 195 38 19 7.2 3.9 | -18.0 -0.4 190 42 22 6.5 3.6
18000 -12.2 10.0 190 37 19 7.2 3.9 | -13.6 7.5 185 37 19 8.6 4.7
16000 -8.0 17.6 185 34 17 6.8 3.7 | -8.4 16.9 180 34 18 9.1 5.0
14000 -3.7 25.3 185 30 15 8.9 4.9 | -2.9 26.8 180 32 16 9.2 5.0
12000 1.5 34.7 180 27 14 9.1 5.0 | 2.6 36.7 185 28 14 9.2 5.1
10000 7.0 44.6 185 23 12 8.8 4.8 | 8.2 46.8 190 24 12 8.6 4.7
9000 9.9 49.8 185 22 11 10.0 5.5 | 11.0 51.8 195 23 12 9.8 5.4
8000 12.9 55.2 190 21 11 10.1 5.5 | 13.9 57.0 195 21 11 10.0 5.5
7000 15.8 60.4 190 19 10 10.1 5.5 | 16.9 62.4 200 20 10 9.8 5.4
6000 18.7 65.7 190 17 9 9.9 5.4 | 19.7 67.5 200 18 9 9.5 5.2
5000 22.6 72.7 190 14 7 23.9 13.1 | 22.9 73.2 200 13 7 13.2 7.3
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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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