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UXUS97 KSLC 271229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 60.2 F/15.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 166 FT/MIN (0.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10608 FT MSL (5728 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 9171 FT MSL (4290 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 03/28..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:18:53 / 19:47:14 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 28 MIN 21 SEC (748 MIN 21 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:04 MDT... 51.33 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/27/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11890 FT MSL (7010 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 23465 FT MSL (18585 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18814 FT MSL (13934 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +9.1
K INDEX......................... -41.7
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 -30.1 -22.2 265 52 27 7.9 4.3 35.4 95.7 12.5 M M
24000 -25.4 -13.7 270 46 24 6.6 3.6 34.0 93.2 11.7 M M
22000 -20.9 -5.6 270 39 20 6.8 3.7 31.5 88.7 9.9 M M
20000 -17.3 0.9 270 26 13 5.7 3.2 28.7 83.6 7.8 M M
18000 -13.4 7.9 260 14 7 7.0 3.9 26.4 79.5 6.0 M M
16000 -9.0 15.8 270 7 3 7.5 4.1 24.8 76.7 4.8 M M
14000 -4.6 23.7 310 3 2 7.3 4.0 23.2 73.7 3.4 M M
12000 -0.3 31.5 050 2 1 6.6 3.6 21.5 70.6 1.9 M M
10000 2.6 36.7 075 5 3 2.1 1.1 18.3 65.0 -1.1 333 1.7
9000 3.5 38.3 075 6 3 3.2 1.8 16.2 61.2 -3.2 278 1.4
8000 4.5 40.1 065 7 4 4.1 2.2 14.3 57.8 -5.1 217 1.1
7000 5.9 42.6 060 7 4 1.6 0.9 12.7 54.9 -6.8 147 0.7
6000 6.9 44.4 055 6 3 -0.4 -0.2 10.8 51.5 -8.8 87 0.4
5000 4.0 39.2 090 1 1 -32.9 -18.0 4.5 40.1 -15.5 137 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/27/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/27/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.3
CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... -45.5 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -39.5
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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 -30.1 -22.2 265 50 26 8.0 4.4 | -30.2 -22.4 265 53 27 8.2 4.5
24000 -25.4 -13.7 265 46 23 7.1 3.9 | -25.4 -13.7 265 50 26 7.2 3.9
22000 -21.1 -6.0 270 39 20 7.1 3.9 | -20.5 -4.9 265 42 22 7.3 4.0
20000 -17.0 1.4 270 31 16 6.7 3.7 | -16.3 2.7 265 34 17 7.0 3.9
18000 -12.5 9.5 260 20 10 6.6 3.6 | -12.2 10.0 265 25 13 6.6 3.6
16000 -8.3 17.1 245 11 6 7.1 3.9 | -8.1 17.4 250 18 9 7.0 3.9
14000 -4.0 24.8 205 5 3 7.3 4.0 | -3.8 25.2 225 11 6 7.2 3.9
12000 0.3 32.5 140 3 2 6.6 3.6 | 0.3 32.5 180 9 5 6.4 3.5
10000 3.3 37.9 115 5 3 2.5 1.4 | 3.7 38.7 155 9 5 4.7 2.6
9000 4.0 39.2 120 6 3 2.3 1.3 | 4.7 40.5 145 9 5 4.1 2.3
8000 4.8 40.6 120 6 3 3.1 1.7 | 5.9 42.6 140 7 4 4.6 2.5
7000 5.9 42.6 115 5 3 2.2 1.2 | 7.2 45.0 125 4 2 7.1 3.9
6000 6.7 44.1 110 4 2 1.3 0.7 | 8.9 48.0 065 1 1 10.3 5.6
5000 6.8 44.2 090 2 1 0.3 0.2 | 11.7 53.1 330 1 1 17.8 9.8
03/27/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/27/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.9
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -9.9 | CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +5.5
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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 -30.0 -22.0 265 53 27 7.5 4.1 | -30.3 -22.5 265 48 25 7.4 4.0
24000 -25.5 -13.9 265 47 24 7.2 3.9 | -25.8 -14.4 265 42 22 7.5 4.1
22000 -20.6 -5.1 265 41 21 7.3 4.0 | -20.8 -5.4 265 39 20 7.5 4.1
20000 -16.6 2.1 265 35 18 6.8 3.7 | -16.4 2.5 260 35 18 7.3 4.0
18000 -12.5 9.5 260 29 15 6.9 3.8 | -12.1 10.2 260 32 16 7.4 4.1
16000 -8.2 17.2 255 25 13 8.0 4.4 | -7.5 18.5 250 28 14 8.1 4.4
14000 -3.4 25.9 250 22 11 7.6 4.2 | -2.7 27.1 250 23 12 8.4 4.6
12000 1.2 34.2 230 16 8 7.1 3.9 | 2.4 36.3 240 18 9 8.4 4.6
10000 5.2 41.4 190 12 6 5.8 3.2 | 6.9 44.4 225 14 7 4.9 2.7
9000 6.8 44.2 170 10 5 4.8 2.6 | 8.8 47.8 205 10 5 5.4 3.0
8000 8.2 46.8 150 6 3 6.6 3.6 | 10.6 51.1 185 8 4 6.2 3.4
7000 9.8 49.6 120 2 1 8.6 4.7 | 12.1 53.8 160 3 2 6.1 3.3
6000 11.5 52.7 320 2 1 12.0 6.6 | 13.0 55.4 355 2 1 6.7 3.7
5000 14.1 57.4 305 3 2 17.3 9.5 | 14.6 58.3 325 4 2 15.3 8.4
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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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