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UXUS97 KSLC 071230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 40.6 F/4.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 433 FT/MIN (2.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11518 FT MSL (6636 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 50.0 F/10.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 10127 FT MSL (5245 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 03/08....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:51:47 / 18:25:41 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 33 MIN 54 SEC (693 MIN 54 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:38:44 MST... 43.33 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/07/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5114 FT MSL (232 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 5424 FT MSL (542 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13538 FT MSL (8656 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12505 FT MSL (7624 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +10.1
K INDEX......................... -11.3
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 -34.6 -30.3 025 80 41 6.7 3.7 31.8 89.3 17.1 M M
24000 -30.6 -23.1 025 71 37 6.7 3.7 29.6 85.2 15.6 M M
22000 -26.6 -15.9 030 60 31 5.7 3.1 26.3 79.3 13.4 M M
20000 -23.2 -9.8 025 52 27 5.6 3.1 23.3 74.0 11.2 M M
18000 -20.2 -4.4 020 45 23 3.2 1.7 20.0 68.1 8.6 M M
16000 -18.0 -0.4 015 30 16 5.6 3.0 15.9 60.7 5.2 M M
14000 -14.2 6.4 010 20 10 6.9 3.8 13.6 56.5 3.2 M M
12000 -10.5 13.1 010 12 6 4.2 2.3 11.2 52.2 1.1 M M
10000 -8.9 16.0 360 6 3 4.5 2.4 6.9 44.4 -3.1 353 1.8
9000 -7.5 18.5 340 7 4 4.6 2.5 5.3 41.6 -4.8 283 1.4
8000 -5.3 22.5 335 7 4 9.3 5.1 4.6 40.3 -5.6 187 1.0
7000 -3.1 26.4 330 6 3 7.1 3.9 3.9 39.1 -6.3 91 0.5
6000 -1.0 30.2 320 2 1 5.4 3.0 3.1 37.5 -7.3 0 0.0
5000 -1.7 28.9 125 3 1 -49.1 -26.9 -1.2 29.8 -11.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/07/2026 AT 0800 MST | 03/07/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +10.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +11.8
CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... -9.4 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -5.6
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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 -33.2 -27.8 025 76 39 7.3 4.0 | -31.7 -25.1 025 64 33 7.7 4.2
24000 -28.9 -20.0 025 68 35 7.5 4.1 | -27.1 -16.8 020 60 31 7.2 3.9
22000 -25.1 -13.2 025 54 28 5.3 2.9 | -23.3 -9.9 020 54 28 6.3 3.5
20000 -21.8 -7.2 020 44 23 5.6 3.1 | -20.0 -4.0 020 45 23 4.9 2.7
18000 -18.5 -1.3 015 38 20 5.2 2.9 | -16.8 1.8 015 34 17 4.7 2.6
16000 -15.6 3.9 015 35 18 4.1 2.2 | -13.8 7.2 010 29 15 4.8 2.6
14000 -13.0 8.6 010 26 13 4.8 2.6 | -11.2 11.8 005 23 12 3.5 1.9
12000 -9.7 14.5 355 15 8 5.2 2.9 | -9.0 15.8 345 14 7 3.7 2.0
10000 -7.6 18.3 340 8 4 3.9 2.1 | -6.9 19.6 315 9 5 4.5 2.5
9000 -6.6 20.1 330 7 4 2.3 1.2 | -5.7 21.7 305 8 4 5.0 2.8
8000 -4.9 23.2 325 6 3 7.0 3.9 | -4.1 24.6 300 6 3 5.3 2.9
7000 -3.0 26.6 325 3 2 7.4 4.0 | -2.2 28.0 290 3 1 6.8 3.7
6000 -1.0 30.2 000 0 0 6.2 3.4 | 0.1 32.2 255 1 1 9.4 5.2
5000 -0.6 30.9 140 3 2 -27.4 -15.0 | 4.6 40.3 240 1 0 43.3 23.7
03/07/2026 AT 1400 MST | 03/07/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +11.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.7
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +3.5 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +7.1
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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 -31.2 -24.2 020 50 26 7.6 4.2 | -30.9 -23.6 025 44 23 7.9 4.4
24000 -26.6 -15.9 020 47 24 6.9 3.8 | -26.2 -15.2 020 40 20 7.1 3.9
22000 -22.8 -9.0 020 45 23 6.4 3.5 | -22.2 -8.0 020 38 19 6.7 3.7
20000 -18.5 -1.3 020 41 21 6.6 3.6 | -17.9 -0.2 015 35 18 6.5 3.6
18000 -14.6 5.7 020 37 19 6.7 3.7 | -14.1 6.6 015 33 17 6.4 3.5
16000 -11.7 10.9 020 30 16 4.4 2.4 | -10.5 13.1 015 29 15 6.0 3.3
14000 -9.4 15.1 010 22 11 3.3 1.8 | -7.5 18.5 010 25 13 3.6 2.0
12000 -7.3 18.9 345 14 7 3.3 1.8 | -5.8 21.6 005 16 8 2.9 1.6
10000 -5.6 21.9 310 9 4 3.2 1.8 | -4.3 24.3 325 9 5 3.4 1.9
9000 -4.7 23.5 290 7 4 5.2 2.8 | -3.4 25.9 300 7 4 4.5 2.5
8000 -2.8 27.0 285 5 3 5.9 3.3 | -1.7 28.9 295 6 3 5.2 2.9
7000 -0.6 30.9 285 4 2 7.8 4.3 | 0.3 32.5 315 4 2 7.0 3.8
6000 1.9 35.4 290 3 1 9.3 5.1 | 2.6 36.7 345 3 2 8.3 4.5
5000 6.8 44.2 315 3 1 65.2 35.8 | 6.5 43.7 005 3 2 36.3 19.9
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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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