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UXUS97 KSLC 241230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 70.1 F/21.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 705 FT/MIN (3.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13732 FT MSL (8855 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 79.0 F/26.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 12049 FT MSL (7172 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 03/25.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:23:52 / 19:44:04 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 20 MIN 12 SEC (740 MIN 12 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:58 MDT... 50.13 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/24/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13139 FT MSL (8262 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18841 FT MSL (13964 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16124 FT MSL (11247 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.0
K INDEX......................... +17.5
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 -24.5 -12.1 295 56 29 7.4 4.1 40.6 105.1 11.4 M M
24000 -20.0 -4.0 290 53 27 7.7 4.2 39.0 102.2 10.3 M M
22000 -15.5 4.1 290 50 26 7.8 4.3 37.5 99.5 9.2 M M
20000 -11.3 11.7 285 48 25 7.0 3.9 35.6 96.1 7.7 M M
18000 -6.8 19.8 280 46 24 6.5 3.6 33.4 92.1 5.9 M M
16000 -3.4 25.9 280 41 21 5.8 3.2 30.9 87.5 3.6 M M
14000 -0.7 30.7 280 36 18 2.8 1.6 27.4 81.4 0.5 M M
12000 1.6 34.9 275 25 13 6.9 3.8 23.7 74.6 -3.1 590 3.0
10000 6.1 43.0 265 16 8 8.1 4.4 22.3 72.1 -4.4 394 2.0
9000 8.8 47.8 260 12 6 8.5 4.6 22.0 71.5 -4.7 285 1.4
8000 11.2 52.2 255 9 5 7.4 4.1 21.5 70.7 -5.2 182 0.9
7000 13.4 56.1 235 7 3 6.4 3.5 20.7 69.3 -6.0 88 0.4
6000 15.0 59.0 210 6 3 5.9 3.2 19.4 67.0 -7.4 10 0.0
5000 11.6 52.9 140 4 2 -99.0 -54.3 12.4 54.4 -14.5 74 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/24/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/24/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.7
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +17.6 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +19.7
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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 -24.4 -11.9 290 48 25 7.6 4.2 | -24.5 -12.1 280 48 25 6.9 3.8
24000 -19.9 -3.8 285 48 25 7.7 4.2 | -20.2 -4.4 280 49 25 8.2 4.5
22000 -15.4 4.3 285 48 25 7.7 4.2 | -15.3 4.5 280 49 25 8.4 4.6
20000 -11.1 12.0 285 47 24 7.2 4.0 | -10.9 12.4 280 46 24 7.2 4.0
18000 -6.6 20.1 285 43 22 6.5 3.6 | -6.5 20.3 280 43 22 6.3 3.5
16000 -3.0 26.6 290 40 20 6.1 3.3 | -3.0 26.6 280 40 21 5.9 3.2
14000 -0.1 31.8 290 34 18 5.2 2.8 | 0.2 32.4 285 36 18 5.1 2.8
12000 2.9 37.2 280 29 15 5.5 3.0 | 3.2 37.8 280 28 14 4.8 2.6
10000 6.2 43.2 265 20 10 7.0 3.8 | 6.1 43.0 270 20 10 5.9 3.2
9000 8.5 47.3 265 15 8 8.3 4.6 | 8.3 46.9 265 15 8 8.1 4.4
8000 10.9 51.6 255 12 6 8.0 4.4 | 10.9 51.6 260 12 6 8.0 4.4
7000 13.1 55.6 240 9 5 6.9 3.8 | 13.3 55.9 255 9 4 8.3 4.5
6000 14.7 58.5 215 8 4 4.6 2.5 | 15.8 60.4 245 6 3 10.4 5.7
5000 15.4 59.7 180 6 3 2.1 1.1 | 18.6 65.5 245 5 2 11.0 6.0
03/24/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/24/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.5
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +19.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +13.1
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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 -24.1 -11.4 270 51 26 6.8 3.7 | -23.9 -11.0 265 50 26 7.3 4.0
24000 -19.9 -3.8 270 50 26 7.9 4.3 | -19.6 -3.3 270 50 26 7.3 4.0
22000 -15.2 4.6 270 49 25 8.0 4.4 | -15.2 4.6 265 50 26 7.3 4.0
20000 -10.9 12.4 275 46 24 7.0 3.8 | -10.5 13.1 270 50 26 6.9 3.8
18000 -6.6 20.1 275 42 22 6.3 3.4 | -6.9 19.6 270 47 24 5.7 3.1
16000 -3.1 26.4 275 38 20 5.8 3.2 | -3.4 25.9 270 41 21 6.3 3.5
14000 0.2 32.4 275 35 18 6.1 3.3 | 0.2 32.4 270 36 18 6.9 3.8
12000 3.7 38.7 275 28 14 6.5 3.6 | 4.3 39.7 265 28 14 8.1 4.5
10000 7.6 45.7 270 19 10 6.3 3.5 | 8.9 48.0 260 20 10 7.2 4.0
9000 9.9 49.8 265 14 7 7.3 4.0 | 11.4 52.5 260 15 8 8.6 4.7
8000 12.3 54.1 260 10 5 8.2 4.5 | 13.9 57.0 255 10 5 8.1 4.4
7000 14.8 58.6 270 6 3 9.9 5.4 | 16.2 61.2 265 5 3 8.0 4.4
6000 17.4 63.3 285 5 3 10.9 6.0 | 18.4 65.1 310 2 1 9.8 5.4
5000 20.3 68.5 295 4 2 12.5 6.9 | 22.4 72.3 345 3 1 35.0 19.2
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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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