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UXUS97 KSLC 121229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 58.5 F/14.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 776 FT/MIN (3.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15932 FT MSL (11054 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 30 MPH
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 11393 FT MSL (6515 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 04/13....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:52:59 / 20:04:03 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 11 MIN 5 SEC (791 MIN 5 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:31 MDT... 57.50 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10034 FT MSL (5156 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15420 FT MSL (10542 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15684 FT MSL (10806 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.3
K INDEX......................... +10.7
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 -37.0 -34.6 215 55 28 7.0 3.8 27.5 81.6 6.3 M M
24000 -32.8 -27.0 215 47 24 7.0 3.8 25.5 77.9 4.8 M M
22000 -28.4 -19.1 215 43 22 7.5 4.1 23.7 74.7 3.4 M M
20000 -23.8 -10.8 215 39 20 7.9 4.3 22.3 72.1 2.3 M M
18000 -18.5 -1.3 215 36 19 7.9 4.4 20.9 69.6 1.1 M M
16000 -13.8 7.2 215 34 17 7.8 4.3 19.6 67.4 0.0 M M
14000 -9.2 15.4 210 30 15 7.5 4.1 18.2 64.8 -1.3 781 4.0
12000 -4.7 23.5 210 30 15 7.9 4.3 16.9 62.5 -2.6 584 3.0
10000 -0.0 32.0 205 34 18 8.1 4.4 15.8 60.4 -3.9 385 2.0
9000 2.4 36.3 200 35 18 8.3 4.6 15.2 59.4 -4.5 285 1.4
8000 4.9 40.8 195 33 17 8.7 4.8 14.9 58.8 -4.8 179 0.9
7000 7.4 45.3 190 29 15 7.8 4.3 14.5 58.1 -5.3 74 0.4
6000 9.7 49.5 185 23 12 4.3 2.4 13.8 56.9 -6.0 M M
5000 8.7 47.7 150 10 5 6.6 3.6 9.3 48.7 -10.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.9 | CAPE... +185.2 LI... -1.7
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +11.1 | CINH... -5.6 K INDEX... +21.3
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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 -38.9 -38.0 215 59 30 7.2 3.9 | -39.9 -39.8 220 61 31 7.4 4.1
24000 -34.6 -30.3 210 53 27 7.2 4.0 | -35.5 -31.9 215 56 29 7.4 4.1
22000 -29.9 -21.8 210 48 25 8.3 4.5 | -31.1 -24.0 210 52 27 7.4 4.1
20000 -25.1 -13.2 210 43 22 7.6 4.2 | -26.6 -15.9 210 49 25 7.8 4.3
18000 -20.0 -4.0 210 39 20 7.6 4.2 | -21.3 -6.3 205 44 22 8.7 4.8
16000 -15.2 4.6 210 36 18 8.2 4.5 | -16.2 2.8 205 44 23 8.5 4.7
14000 -10.2 13.6 215 35 18 8.3 4.5 | -11.2 11.8 205 42 22 8.4 4.6
12000 -5.7 21.7 215 35 18 7.5 4.1 | -6.2 20.8 205 40 21 8.6 4.7
10000 -1.0 30.2 210 32 16 8.3 4.6 | -1.0 30.2 205 39 20 8.8 4.8
9000 1.5 34.7 210 32 16 9.0 5.0 | 1.7 35.1 200 37 19 9.5 5.2
8000 4.1 39.4 205 32 16 8.7 4.8 | 4.5 40.1 200 34 18 9.4 5.1
7000 6.6 43.9 200 29 15 7.6 4.2 | 7.4 45.3 195 30 16 9.4 5.1
6000 8.9 48.0 190 23 12 6.0 3.3 | 10.3 50.5 195 26 14 9.6 5.3
5000 11.2 52.2 170 11 6 3.2 1.7 | 14.1 57.4 195 21 11 22.4 12.3
04/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +217.7 LI... -1.7 | CAPE... +79.1 LI... -0.7
CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +24.1 | CINH... -62.3 K INDEX... +24.5
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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 -39.8 -39.6 215 59 31 7.2 3.9 | -40.0 -40.0 220 61 31 7.1 3.9
24000 -35.5 -31.9 215 55 28 7.2 3.9 | -35.8 -32.4 210 55 28 7.1 3.9
22000 -31.3 -24.3 210 51 26 7.1 3.9 | -31.4 -24.5 205 50 26 7.6 4.2
20000 -26.8 -16.2 210 47 24 8.2 4.5 | -26.6 -15.9 205 46 23 8.8 4.8
18000 -21.3 -6.3 210 42 22 8.3 4.5 | -20.8 -5.4 200 40 21 9.0 5.0
16000 -16.3 2.7 210 40 21 8.8 4.8 | -15.5 4.1 200 38 19 8.4 4.6
14000 -11.1 12.0 210 37 19 8.8 4.8 | -10.8 12.6 205 35 18 7.9 4.4
12000 -5.7 21.7 205 35 18 9.3 5.1 | -6.3 20.7 210 30 15 7.5 4.1
10000 0.0 32.0 210 34 17 9.5 5.2 | -1.9 28.6 215 21 11 7.4 4.0
9000 2.9 37.2 210 33 17 10.0 5.5 | 0.4 32.7 225 18 9 8.1 4.5
8000 5.8 42.4 210 32 17 9.8 5.4 | 2.8 37.0 240 14 7 7.8 4.3
7000 8.8 47.8 215 30 16 9.6 5.3 | 5.3 41.5 255 12 6 8.3 4.5
6000 11.7 53.1 215 27 14 9.6 5.3 | 7.9 46.2 275 10 5 8.5 4.6
5000 15.3 59.5 215 21 11 17.1 9.4 | 11.1 52.0 280 8 4 13.4 7.4
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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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