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UXUS97 KSLC 191229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.8 F/24.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 719 FT/MIN (3.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13230 FT MSL (8353 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 81.0 F/27.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1300 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................. 7759 FT MSL (2883 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 03/20....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:32:11 / 19:38:45 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 6 MIN 34 SEC (726 MIN 34 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:35:28 MDT... 48.12 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/19/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14778 FT MSL (9901 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22909 FT MSL (18032 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19081 FT MSL (14204 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.6
K INDEX......................... -10.3
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 -24.2 -11.6 275 48 25 8.4 4.6 40.7 105.3 10.7 M M
24000 -19.4 -2.9 280 44 23 7.2 4.0 39.4 103.0 9.9 M M
22000 -15.0 5.0 280 39 20 7.3 4.0 37.7 99.8 8.7 M M
20000 -10.2 13.6 280 33 17 7.2 4.0 35.6 96.1 7.1 M M
18000 -5.8 21.6 280 29 15 7.1 3.9 33.9 93.1 5.8 M M
16000 -1.8 28.8 280 28 14 6.3 3.5 31.8 89.3 4.0 M M
14000 1.0 33.8 280 26 13 4.7 2.6 28.6 83.5 1.1 M M
12000 5.0 41.0 270 20 10 8.7 4.8 26.9 80.4 -0.8 598 3.0
10000 10.1 50.2 255 12 6 8.2 4.5 26.0 78.8 -1.5 385 2.0
9000 12.5 54.5 250 9 5 7.8 4.3 25.4 77.7 -2.1 285 1.4
8000 14.9 58.8 240 7 3 6.8 3.7 24.8 76.7 -2.7 185 0.9
7000 16.8 62.2 210 6 3 6.4 3.5 23.8 74.9 -3.7 98 0.5
6000 18.3 64.9 190 8 4 4.1 2.3 22.4 72.3 -5.2 24 0.1
5000 17.7 63.9 150 7 3 -13.8 -7.6 19.0 66.1 -8.8 11 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/19/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/19/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -12.8 | CINH... -1.2 K INDEX... -6.9
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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 -24.6 -12.3 275 47 24 8.7 4.8 | -24.9 -12.8 275 49 25 8.6 4.7
24000 -19.7 -3.5 275 43 22 7.3 4.0 | -20.0 -4.0 275 45 23 7.2 4.0
22000 -15.3 4.5 280 37 19 7.3 4.0 | -15.1 4.8 280 37 19 7.3 4.0
20000 -10.5 13.1 280 30 16 7.2 4.0 | -10.8 12.6 280 30 16 7.3 4.0
18000 -6.2 20.8 285 26 13 7.5 4.1 | -6.6 20.1 285 24 12 7.0 3.8
16000 -1.9 28.6 290 23 12 6.9 3.8 | -2.3 27.9 285 20 10 7.2 4.0
14000 1.5 34.7 285 20 10 4.7 2.6 | 1.8 35.2 280 18 9 6.6 3.6
12000 4.8 40.6 265 17 9 8.0 4.4 | 5.3 41.5 265 16 8 6.4 3.5
10000 9.8 49.6 255 11 6 8.0 4.4 | 9.5 49.1 255 12 6 8.2 4.5
9000 11.9 53.4 250 8 4 7.0 3.8 | 11.5 52.7 260 9 4 6.9 3.8
8000 13.9 57.0 245 6 3 6.5 3.6 | 13.6 56.5 255 6 3 6.7 3.7
7000 15.7 60.3 225 6 3 5.6 3.1 | 15.6 60.1 235 5 2 7.5 4.1
6000 17.0 62.6 200 7 3 3.0 1.6 | 17.2 63.0 215 4 2 8.2 4.5
5000 16.0 60.8 150 5 3 -19.2 -10.5 | 21.3 70.3 235 3 1 24.0 13.2
03/19/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/19/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.0
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -7.1 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -11.8
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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 -25.2 -13.4 280 53 27 8.5 4.7 | -25.5 -13.9 285 51 27 8.1 4.5
24000 -20.4 -4.7 280 47 24 7.2 4.0 | -20.7 -5.3 285 46 24 7.8 4.3
22000 -15.5 4.1 285 38 20 7.3 4.0 | -15.5 4.1 295 35 18 7.5 4.1
20000 -11.1 12.0 285 31 16 7.3 4.0 | -11.0 12.2 290 31 16 7.4 4.0
18000 -6.8 19.8 285 25 13 7.6 4.2 | -6.7 19.9 285 27 14 7.4 4.1
16000 -2.2 28.0 285 21 11 7.6 4.1 | -2.2 28.0 285 22 12 7.7 4.2
14000 2.3 36.1 280 18 9 7.4 4.1 | 2.4 36.3 285 20 10 7.8 4.3
12000 6.1 43.0 275 15 8 6.2 3.4 | 6.5 43.7 285 16 8 6.1 3.3
10000 9.9 49.8 265 12 6 8.6 4.7 | 10.4 50.7 270 12 6 8.0 4.4
9000 11.9 53.4 265 9 5 7.3 4.0 | 12.6 54.7 265 9 5 7.7 4.2
8000 14.2 57.6 270 6 3 7.4 4.0 | 14.9 58.8 275 7 3 7.3 4.0
7000 16.5 61.7 280 4 2 8.8 4.8 | 17.1 62.8 295 4 2 8.5 4.7
6000 18.9 66.0 295 3 2 10.7 5.9 | 19.3 66.7 330 3 2 8.8 4.8
5000 23.7 74.7 315 4 2 37.0 20.3 | 22.7 72.9 345 3 2 18.3 10.1
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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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