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UXUS97 KSLC 151229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 34.3 F/1.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 462 FT/MIN (2.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12045 FT MSL (7166 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 46.0 F/8.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 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................. 10993 FT MSL (6115 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 03/16....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:38:47 / 19:34:27 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 55 MIN 39 SEC (715 MIN 39 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:36:37 MDT... 46.51 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/15/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19001 FT MSL (14122 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13211 FT MSL (8332 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +13.6
K INDEX......................... -21.5
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 -34.6 -30.3 320 107 55 7.0 3.8 31.8 89.3 18.8 M M
24000 -30.4 -22.7 320 98 51 7.0 3.9 29.8 85.6 17.6 M M
22000 -25.9 -14.6 320 93 48 6.8 3.7 27.3 81.1 16.0 M M
20000 -21.7 -7.1 320 90 46 7.1 3.9 25.3 77.5 14.6 M M
18000 -17.4 0.7 320 87 45 7.3 4.0 23.5 74.3 13.4 M M
16000 -13.5 7.7 315 84 43 3.9 2.1 21.3 70.4 11.8 M M
14000 -12.9 8.8 315 71 37 -1.3 -0.7 15.4 59.7 6.8 M M
12000 -14.0 6.8 315 49 25 -1.0 -0.6 7.7 45.9 -0.1 462 2.3
10000 -12.8 9.0 315 25 13 5.1 2.8 2.8 37.1 -4.8 367 1.9
9000 -11.0 12.2 320 18 9 6.7 3.7 1.7 35.1 -6.0 284 1.4
8000 -8.7 16.3 330 15 8 9.6 5.3 1.1 34.0 -6.7 185 0.9
7000 -6.2 20.8 335 14 7 8.5 4.7 0.6 33.2 -7.2 81 0.4
6000 -3.7 25.3 335 12 6 7.6 4.2 0.2 32.4 -7.8 M M
5000 -1.2 29.8 335 6 3 0.6 0.3 -0.8 30.6 -8.9 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/15/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/15/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +16.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +16.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -13.8 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -12.1
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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 -33.8 -28.8 325 105 54 7.7 4.2 | -32.1 -25.8 330 100 51 7.8 4.3
24000 -29.2 -20.6 325 99 51 7.8 4.3 | -27.5 -17.5 330 95 49 7.7 4.2
22000 -25.1 -13.2 320 88 45 5.8 3.2 | -23.4 -10.1 330 89 46 6.9 3.8
20000 -21.6 -6.9 320 80 41 6.2 3.4 | -20.1 -4.2 330 82 42 4.2 2.3
18000 -18.0 -0.4 315 74 38 5.5 3.0 | -17.5 0.5 325 70 36 2.9 1.6
16000 -14.9 5.2 320 70 36 5.2 2.8 | -15.3 4.5 325 61 31 4.3 2.4
14000 -12.4 9.7 320 64 33 1.8 1.0 | -12.8 9.0 325 54 28 3.0 1.6
12000 -12.8 9.0 320 48 25 -1.6 -0.9 | -11.9 10.6 325 43 22 0.1 0.1
10000 -12.9 8.8 320 22 11 3.5 1.9 | -11.8 10.8 325 23 12 3.0 1.6
9000 -11.6 11.1 325 15 8 3.8 2.1 | -10.8 12.6 325 14 7 3.8 2.1
8000 -9.3 15.3 335 12 6 9.0 5.0 | -8.7 16.3 325 9 5 8.0 4.4
7000 -6.8 19.8 335 10 5 8.6 4.7 | -6.3 20.7 320 7 4 9.5 5.2
6000 -4.3 24.3 335 8 4 8.1 4.4 | -3.5 25.7 320 7 3 10.3 5.7
5000 -2.1 28.2 325 5 3 5.6 3.1 | -0.3 31.5 320 6 3 16.1 8.8
03/15/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/15/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +16.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +15.9
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -13.6 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -11.5
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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 -30.6 -23.1 335 96 49 7.6 4.2 | -29.1 -20.4 335 90 46 7.4 4.1
24000 -26.1 -15.0 330 91 47 7.3 4.0 | -24.7 -12.5 335 86 44 7.0 3.8
22000 -22.3 -8.1 330 84 43 6.5 3.6 | -20.8 -5.4 335 83 43 6.6 3.6
20000 -18.7 -1.7 330 77 39 5.7 3.1 | -16.7 1.9 335 77 40 5.7 3.1
18000 -15.2 4.6 330 67 35 3.9 2.2 | -13.3 8.1 335 72 37 5.8 3.2
16000 -13.5 7.7 330 57 29 2.3 1.2 | -10.6 12.9 330 63 32 2.7 1.5
14000 -11.8 10.8 325 48 25 2.7 1.5 | -9.5 14.9 325 50 26 1.0 0.5
12000 -10.5 13.1 325 39 20 1.1 0.6 | -8.9 16.0 325 40 20 0.8 0.4
10000 -10.1 13.8 325 21 11 3.2 1.8 | -8.3 17.1 325 25 13 3.4 1.9
9000 -9.1 15.6 325 14 7 3.2 1.8 | -7.3 18.9 325 16 8 2.8 1.5
8000 -7.1 19.2 320 10 5 7.3 4.0 | -5.5 22.1 325 10 5 6.7 3.7
7000 -4.9 23.2 310 8 4 9.1 5.0 | -3.5 25.7 320 5 3 7.9 4.3
6000 -2.2 28.0 310 8 4 11.2 6.2 | -1.2 29.8 320 3 2 9.4 5.2
5000 1.1 34.0 310 8 4 18.6 10.2 | 3.3 37.9 325 3 2 47.5 26.0
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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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