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UXUS97 KSLC 061230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
529 AM MST FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 38.9 F/3.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 638 FT/MIN (3.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12799 FT MSL (7920 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 45.0 F/7.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 MST
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................. 9360 FT MSL (4481 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 03/07..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:53:23 / 18:24:35 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 31 MIN 12 SEC (691 MIN 12 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:38:59 MST... 42.93 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/06/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 4881 FT MSL (2 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8359 FT MSL (3480 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9894 FT MSL (5016 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.2
K INDEX......................... +18.7
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 -46.2 -51.2 350 37 19 5.4 3.0 18.6 65.6 8.9 M M
24000 -42.2 -44.0 360 36 18 6.8 3.7 16.3 61.3 7.2 M M
22000 -37.7 -35.9 360 33 17 8.0 4.4 14.6 58.3 6.0 M M
20000 -33.0 -27.4 360 30 15 7.3 4.0 13.3 55.9 5.0 M M
18000 -28.1 -18.6 355 28 15 7.4 4.0 11.4 52.6 3.5 M M
16000 -23.6 -10.5 350 28 15 7.7 4.2 9.9 49.8 2.2 M M
14000 -19.2 -2.6 350 26 13 7.5 4.1 8.4 47.2 0.9 M M
12000 -14.9 5.2 355 24 13 7.2 4.0 6.8 44.3 -0.6 563 2.9
10000 -10.6 12.9 355 24 13 7.2 3.9 5.2 41.3 -2.3 377 1.9
9000 -8.5 16.7 350 24 12 8.9 4.9 4.4 39.8 -3.1 285 1.4
8000 -6.4 20.5 345 22 11 6.4 3.5 3.6 38.6 -3.9 190 1.0
7000 -4.6 23.7 340 19 10 5.2 2.8 2.5 36.5 -5.1 108 0.5
6000 -2.7 27.1 330 16 8 7.2 3.9 1.5 34.7 -6.2 22 0.1
5000 0.0 32.0 315 8 4 10.9 6.0 0.7 33.2 -7.2 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/06/2026 AT 0800 MST | 03/06/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +11.0 LI... +2.4 | CAPE... +29.0 LI... +2.6
CINH... -1.7 K INDEX... +17.4 | CINH... -0.6 K INDEX... +17.1
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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 -46.6 -51.9 355 32 17 5.4 2.9 | -46.3 -51.3 005 31 16 5.0 2.7
24000 -42.6 -44.7 355 30 16 6.6 3.6 | -42.9 -45.2 360 26 13 5.7 3.1
22000 -38.2 -36.8 360 28 15 7.9 4.3 | -38.5 -37.3 360 22 11 8.6 4.7
20000 -33.5 -28.3 005 27 14 8.4 4.6 | -33.4 -28.1 005 20 10 8.3 4.6
18000 -27.9 -18.2 005 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -27.9 -18.2 010 20 10 7.9 4.4
16000 -23.3 -9.9 005 26 14 7.6 4.1 | -23.3 -9.9 010 21 11 7.4 4.1
14000 -19.0 -2.2 360 27 14 7.0 3.8 | -19.1 -2.4 005 23 12 6.9 3.8
12000 -15.1 4.8 350 27 14 6.5 3.6 | -15.1 4.8 360 25 13 6.8 3.7
10000 -11.2 11.8 350 25 13 7.2 3.9 | -11.5 11.3 350 23 12 6.1 3.4
9000 -8.9 16.0 345 23 12 9.2 5.1 | -9.5 14.9 345 22 11 6.8 3.7
8000 -6.9 19.6 345 19 10 6.5 3.6 | -7.5 18.5 340 19 10 6.6 3.6
7000 -4.9 23.2 340 18 9 5.8 3.2 | -5.3 22.5 335 18 9 7.0 3.9
6000 -3.2 26.2 330 15 7 8.0 4.4 | -3.0 26.6 325 16 8 8.6 4.7
5000 0.1 32.2 315 8 4 21.7 11.9 | -0.3 31.5 320 13 7 9.2 5.1
03/06/2026 AT 1400 MST | 03/06/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +51.6 LI... +1.9 | CAPE... +57.4 LI... +1.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +16.6 | CINH... -1.6 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 -45.4 -49.7 010 31 16 4.6 2.5 | -42.5 -44.5 015 48 25 2.3 1.2
24000 -42.6 -44.7 010 27 14 4.7 2.6 | -41.1 -42.0 015 30 15 2.3 1.3
22000 -38.5 -37.3 010 23 12 8.3 4.5 | -37.9 -36.2 015 21 11 7.2 4.0
20000 -32.9 -27.2 005 20 10 8.5 4.7 | -32.7 -26.9 010 19 10 8.5 4.7
18000 -27.8 -18.0 005 18 9 8.0 4.4 | -27.6 -17.7 005 20 10 8.2 4.5
16000 -23.1 -9.6 010 17 9 7.8 4.3 | -22.9 -9.2 360 20 10 7.5 4.1
14000 -18.7 -1.7 010 17 9 7.0 3.8 | -18.6 -1.5 005 19 10 7.1 3.9
12000 -14.9 5.2 005 19 10 6.3 3.4 | -14.7 5.5 360 18 9 7.0 3.9
10000 -11.0 12.2 350 22 11 7.2 4.0 | -10.4 13.3 355 20 10 7.9 4.3
9000 -8.8 16.2 345 20 10 8.0 4.4 | -8.0 17.6 350 20 10 8.9 4.9
8000 -6.5 20.3 340 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -5.4 22.3 345 18 9 7.9 4.3
7000 -4.0 24.8 335 17 9 8.9 4.9 | -2.6 27.3 340 16 8 9.0 4.9
6000 -1.5 29.3 330 14 7 9.6 5.3 | 0.1 32.2 340 13 7 8.7 4.8
5000 3.2 37.8 320 10 5 53.3 29.3 | 3.9 39.0 330 8 4 32.3 17.7
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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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