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UXUS97 KSLC 171230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 61.2 F/16.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 512 FT/MIN (2.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12230 FT MSL (7354 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 71.0 F/22.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 10745 FT MSL (5869 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 03/18.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:35:29 / 19:36:36 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 1 MIN 7 SEC (721 MIN 7 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:36:03 MDT... 47.32 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/17/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11532 FT MSL (6656 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17364 FT MSL (12488 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14430 FT MSL (9553 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +8.6
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 -23.5 -10.3 320 63 32 8.0 4.4 42.5 108.6 16.5 M M
24000 -18.8 -1.8 320 63 32 6.9 3.8 41.1 106.0 15.7 M M
22000 -14.7 5.5 320 61 31 6.8 3.7 39.0 102.3 14.4 M M
20000 -11.5 11.3 320 53 27 4.2 2.3 35.0 95.0 11.3 M M
18000 -9.1 15.6 320 47 24 4.1 2.2 31.1 88.1 8.2 M M
16000 -5.9 21.4 325 44 23 5.6 3.1 28.1 82.5 5.6 M M
14000 -2.8 27.0 330 41 21 4.8 2.6 25.1 77.2 3.0 M M
12000 -0.4 31.3 325 33 17 2.9 1.6 21.4 70.4 -0.5 501 2.5
10000 1.9 35.4 315 26 13 7.0 3.8 17.8 64.1 -4.1 372 1.9
9000 3.8 38.8 310 22 11 8.3 4.5 16.9 62.5 -5.1 285 1.4
8000 6.0 42.8 300 16 8 6.2 3.4 16.2 61.2 -6.0 191 1.0
7000 7.8 46.0 280 9 4 5.5 3.0 15.1 59.3 -7.1 106 0.5
6000 9.6 49.3 230 5 3 6.4 3.5 14.0 57.2 -8.3 22 0.1
5000 10.6 51.1 170 5 3 -2.4 -1.3 12.1 53.7 -10.3 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/17/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/17/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -12.3 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -11.3
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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 -23.7 -10.7 315 62 32 8.0 4.4 | -24.2 -11.6 310 65 33 7.6 4.2
24000 -19.0 -2.2 315 63 33 7.3 4.0 | -19.6 -3.3 315 66 34 8.0 4.4
22000 -14.6 5.7 320 67 34 7.3 4.0 | -14.2 6.4 315 69 35 7.9 4.3
20000 -11.2 11.8 320 58 30 4.5 2.5 | -10.7 12.7 315 60 31 5.7 3.1
18000 -8.9 16.0 325 49 25 3.6 2.0 | -7.8 18.0 315 49 25 4.0 2.2
16000 -5.9 21.4 325 45 23 5.3 2.9 | -5.4 22.3 320 41 21 4.5 2.5
14000 -2.8 27.0 325 40 20 5.2 2.8 | -2.5 27.5 320 36 18 4.9 2.7
12000 0.1 32.2 320 32 16 2.9 1.6 | 0.3 32.5 315 30 15 4.3 2.4
10000 2.6 36.7 315 23 12 7.4 4.1 | 2.9 37.2 310 21 11 7.8 4.3
9000 4.3 39.7 310 19 10 8.3 4.6 | 4.8 40.6 300 16 8 8.5 4.6
8000 6.5 43.7 295 14 7 6.2 3.4 | 7.0 44.6 285 12 6 7.2 4.0
7000 8.2 46.8 270 8 4 5.8 3.2 | 8.9 48.0 255 7 4 7.7 4.2
6000 9.7 49.5 210 7 4 5.4 3.0 | 11.0 51.8 220 6 3 8.1 4.4
5000 10.1 50.2 170 8 4 -0.9 -0.5 | 15.8 60.4 210 4 2 59.2 32.5
03/17/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/17/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -10.9 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -12.2
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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 -12.3 310 68 35 7.9 4.3 | -24.3 -11.7 315 69 36 8.0 4.4
24000 -19.9 -3.8 315 67 35 8.0 4.4 | -19.6 -3.3 315 71 36 7.4 4.1
22000 -14.5 5.9 315 66 34 7.9 4.3 | -15.1 4.8 320 69 35 7.5 4.1
20000 -10.5 13.1 320 59 30 6.5 3.6 | -11.1 12.0 315 60 31 6.6 3.6
18000 -7.3 18.9 315 48 25 4.2 2.3 | -7.2 19.0 310 48 24 4.8 2.6
16000 -5.0 23.0 315 39 20 4.3 2.4 | -4.6 23.7 310 40 21 4.6 2.5
14000 -2.1 28.2 310 33 17 4.9 2.7 | -1.5 29.3 305 35 18 5.6 3.1
12000 0.9 33.6 305 26 13 4.9 2.7 | 1.8 35.2 305 28 14 6.0 3.3
10000 3.9 39.0 300 17 9 7.9 4.3 | 5.4 41.7 295 19 10 6.8 3.7
9000 5.9 42.6 290 12 6 9.3 5.1 | 7.3 45.1 290 14 7 7.8 4.3
8000 8.6 47.5 280 9 5 7.9 4.3 | 9.7 49.5 285 11 6 7.3 4.0
7000 11.0 51.8 270 7 4 9.0 4.9 | 12.0 53.6 285 7 4 8.7 4.8
6000 13.7 56.7 270 5 3 10.4 5.7 | 14.5 58.1 300 4 2 9.5 5.2
5000 18.9 66.0 285 4 2 68.0 37.3 | 17.0 62.6 320 2 1 7.9 4.4
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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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