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UXUS97 KSLC 231228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 44.9 F/7.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 921 FT/MIN (4.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15924 FT MSL (11046 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 57.0 F/14.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 13248 FT MSL (8370 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 04/24....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:36:33 / 20:15:37 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 39 MIN 5 SEC (819 MIN 5 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:05 MDT... 61.38 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/23/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7161 FT MSL (2283 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10147 FT MSL (5269 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12572 FT MSL (7694 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.9
K INDEX......................... +14.5
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 -40.3 -40.5 330 35 18 8.9 4.9 24.7 76.4 8.4 M M
24000 -35.0 -31.0 320 35 18 8.9 4.9 24.1 75.3 8.1 M M
22000 -30.1 -22.2 315 35 18 7.9 4.3 22.9 73.2 7.3 M M
20000 -25.4 -13.7 300 35 18 5.7 3.1 20.7 69.2 5.6 M M
18000 -22.2 -8.0 290 35 18 4.4 2.4 17.8 64.0 3.2 M M
16000 -19.5 -3.1 280 36 18 5.1 2.8 14.1 57.4 0.0 M M
14000 -15.9 3.4 280 33 17 6.6 3.6 11.7 53.0 -2.2 755 3.8
12000 -12.0 10.4 285 31 16 6.9 3.8 9.7 49.4 -4.2 579 2.9
10000 -7.6 18.3 285 27 14 7.7 4.2 8.2 46.8 -5.8 387 2.0
9000 -5.2 22.6 285 25 13 9.4 5.1 7.7 45.9 -6.4 287 1.5
8000 -2.5 27.5 280 23 12 9.2 5.0 7.5 45.5 -6.7 177 0.9
7000 0.1 32.2 275 20 10 7.6 4.1 7.3 45.1 -7.0 67 0.3
6000 2.7 36.9 270 16 8 6.9 3.8 6.9 44.5 -7.4 M M
5000 3.9 39.0 235 5 3 10.3 5.7 4.6 40.2 -10.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/23/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/23/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +24.9 LI... +5.8 | CAPE... +47.1 LI... +5.1
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +16.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +6.6
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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 -39.4 -38.9 330 36 18 8.9 4.9 | -38.6 -37.5 305 32 16 8.1 4.4
24000 -34.1 -29.4 330 34 18 8.9 4.9 | -33.7 -28.7 305 31 16 8.1 4.4
22000 -28.9 -20.0 330 31 16 8.6 4.7 | -29.0 -20.2 315 27 14 7.8 4.3
20000 -24.2 -11.6 330 30 15 6.7 3.7 | -24.4 -11.9 325 26 13 7.6 4.1
18000 -20.0 -4.0 320 31 16 5.1 2.8 | -19.3 -2.7 335 27 14 7.8 4.3
16000 -17.1 1.2 305 30 16 4.2 2.3 | -14.8 5.4 335 28 14 6.1 3.3
14000 -14.6 5.7 295 27 14 4.8 2.6 | -12.0 10.4 320 25 13 3.9 2.1
12000 -11.4 11.5 290 25 13 5.7 3.1 | -10.3 13.5 300 21 11 2.5 1.4
10000 -7.8 18.0 285 22 11 6.5 3.6 | -7.4 18.7 290 15 8 6.3 3.4
9000 -5.9 21.4 290 20 10 7.6 4.2 | -5.4 22.3 290 13 7 8.0 4.4
8000 -3.9 25.0 290 18 9 6.7 3.7 | -3.2 26.2 285 12 6 7.1 3.9
7000 -1.8 28.8 285 18 9 7.8 4.3 | -1.1 30.0 285 10 5 7.7 4.2
6000 0.3 32.5 280 15 8 7.3 4.0 | 1.3 34.3 280 8 4 9.6 5.3
5000 4.1 39.4 270 9 5 36.5 20.0 | 4.0 39.2 280 6 3 11.7 6.4
04/23/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/23/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +22.5 LI... +3.6 | CAPE... +2.8 LI... +3.0
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -3.3 | CINH... -2.3 K INDEX... -2.1
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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 -38.9 -38.0 285 43 22 7.4 4.1 | -39.7 -39.5 290 44 23 7.9 4.3
24000 -34.5 -30.1 290 36 19 7.4 4.0 | -35.0 -31.0 295 40 20 7.8 4.3
22000 -29.7 -21.5 300 33 17 8.1 4.4 | -30.0 -22.0 300 38 20 8.6 4.7
20000 -24.9 -12.8 310 31 16 8.3 4.5 | -24.9 -12.8 300 37 19 8.3 4.5
18000 -19.3 -2.7 315 28 14 8.1 4.5 | -19.4 -2.9 300 35 18 7.8 4.3
16000 -14.6 5.7 315 26 13 7.7 4.2 | -14.7 5.5 295 32 17 7.9 4.3
14000 -10.4 13.3 310 23 12 5.3 2.9 | -10.2 13.6 300 29 15 5.7 3.1
12000 -9.0 15.8 295 20 10 2.3 1.3 | -8.0 17.6 295 23 12 4.8 2.6
10000 -5.8 21.6 280 15 8 7.8 4.3 | -3.8 25.2 275 16 8 8.2 4.5
9000 -3.3 26.1 280 13 6 8.8 4.8 | -1.2 29.8 275 13 7 9.5 5.2
8000 -0.8 30.6 275 9 5 8.9 4.9 | 1.5 34.7 270 10 5 9.1 5.0
7000 1.9 35.4 275 7 4 9.6 5.2 | 4.1 39.4 270 6 3 9.2 5.0
6000 4.6 40.3 280 5 2 10.5 5.8 | 6.9 44.4 275 4 2 9.7 5.3
5000 8.4 47.1 290 4 2 27.3 15.0 | 11.5 52.7 295 3 1 8.0 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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