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UXUS97 KSLC 041228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 48.6 F/9.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 445 FT/MIN (2.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11755 FT MSL (6876 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 59.0 F/15.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 10234 FT MSL (5355 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 04/05....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:05:44 / 19:55:39 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 49 MIN 55 SEC (769 MIN 55 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:30:42 MDT... 54.47 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/04/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7438 FT MSL (2559 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15750 FT MSL (10871 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14170 FT MSL (9291 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.3
K INDEX......................... -3.7
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 -34.8 -30.6 325 34 18 8.1 4.5 30.4 86.7 12.1 M M
24000 -30.0 -22.0 330 32 17 7.7 4.2 29.3 84.7 11.5 M M
22000 -25.6 -14.1 320 29 15 7.4 4.1 27.5 81.5 10.3 M M
20000 -20.7 -5.3 315 27 14 7.1 3.9 25.4 77.8 8.8 M M
18000 -17.0 1.4 310 25 13 5.2 2.8 23.0 73.5 6.9 M M
16000 -13.8 7.2 305 22 11 6.2 3.4 20.0 68.1 4.4 M M
14000 -10.0 14.0 310 18 9 6.7 3.7 17.9 64.2 2.5 M M
12000 -6.2 20.8 330 14 7 4.7 2.6 15.6 60.1 0.4 M M
10000 -4.2 24.4 345 9 4 3.2 1.7 11.6 52.9 -3.4 343 1.7
9000 -3.0 26.6 350 7 3 3.5 1.9 9.9 49.8 -5.2 278 1.4
8000 -1.3 29.7 355 4 2 5.7 3.1 8.6 47.5 -6.6 200 1.0
7000 0.7 33.3 005 2 1 5.7 3.2 7.8 46.0 -7.5 108 0.5
6000 2.6 36.7 075 1 1 4.8 2.6 6.7 44.1 -8.6 22 0.1
5000 1.2 34.2 120 4 2 -13.8 -7.6 1.7 35.0 -13.8 28 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/04/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/04/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.5
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -11.5 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -12.0
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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 -34.8 -30.6 315 28 15 8.3 4.6 | -34.8 -30.6 300 26 13 8.3 4.6
24000 -29.8 -21.6 320 28 14 8.2 4.5 | -29.8 -21.6 300 26 13 8.3 4.6
22000 -25.0 -13.0 320 26 13 8.1 4.4 | -24.8 -12.6 300 23 12 8.3 4.5
20000 -20.1 -4.2 315 24 13 6.7 3.7 | -19.8 -3.6 305 22 11 7.2 3.9
18000 -16.1 3.0 320 23 12 6.5 3.6 | -15.7 3.7 315 20 10 6.3 3.5
16000 -12.9 8.8 325 20 10 5.0 2.7 | -12.1 10.2 335 16 8 6.0 3.3
14000 -9.7 14.5 325 17 9 5.9 3.3 | -8.8 16.2 350 12 6 5.1 2.8
12000 -6.2 20.8 335 14 7 5.9 3.2 | -5.7 21.7 360 11 5 5.5 3.0
10000 -3.4 25.9 355 10 5 2.6 1.4 | -2.7 27.1 010 8 4 4.5 2.5
9000 -2.5 27.5 360 7 4 3.2 1.8 | -1.4 29.5 025 6 3 2.9 1.6
8000 -1.1 30.0 010 6 3 4.8 2.6 | -0.1 31.8 030 4 2 5.3 2.9
7000 0.8 33.4 020 5 2 6.0 3.3 | 1.8 35.2 020 3 2 8.2 4.5
6000 2.7 36.9 045 3 1 6.2 3.4 | 4.4 39.9 355 3 2 10.5 5.7
5000 4.5 40.1 130 2 1 10.3 5.6 | 9.4 48.9 335 4 2 27.3 15.0
04/04/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/04/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.0
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -7.2 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -7.8
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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 -34.2 -29.6 310 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -33.7 -28.7 320 28 15 8.3 4.6
24000 -29.4 -20.9 300 25 13 8.0 4.4 | -28.7 -19.7 320 26 13 7.9 4.3
22000 -24.6 -12.3 300 24 12 8.0 4.4 | -24.0 -11.2 320 22 11 7.9 4.3
20000 -19.4 -2.9 305 20 10 7.4 4.1 | -19.1 -2.4 315 18 9 7.0 3.8
18000 -15.2 4.6 310 16 8 6.7 3.7 | -15.0 5.0 315 13 7 6.5 3.6
16000 -11.6 11.1 330 11 6 6.2 3.4 | -11.4 11.5 320 8 4 6.2 3.4
14000 -7.9 17.8 350 7 4 5.4 3.0 | -7.6 18.3 340 5 2 6.5 3.6
12000 -4.8 23.4 005 5 3 5.2 2.8 | -3.9 25.0 005 4 2 5.9 3.3
10000 -1.5 29.3 025 5 2 6.6 3.6 | -0.3 31.5 035 4 2 7.9 4.3
9000 0.4 32.7 040 5 2 5.5 3.0 | 1.6 34.9 040 4 2 7.7 4.2
8000 2.0 35.6 040 4 2 6.4 3.5 | 3.7 38.7 045 5 3 6.5 3.5
7000 3.9 39.0 010 4 2 8.3 4.6 | 5.4 41.7 025 5 3 7.4 4.1
6000 6.2 43.2 345 5 3 11.3 6.2 | 7.2 45.0 355 6 3 9.2 5.1
5000 9.5 49.1 335 6 3 20.9 11.5 | 9.9 49.8 340 5 3 14.5 8.0
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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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