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UXUS97 KSLC 181230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 71.1 F/21.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 568 FT/MIN (2.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12455 FT MSL (7573 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 79.0 F/26.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1230 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................. 10198 FT MSL (5316 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 03/19..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:33:50 / 19:37:41 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 3 MIN 50 SEC (723 MIN 50 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:35:45 MDT... 47.72 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/18/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14681 FT MSL (9799 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21395 FT MSL (16513 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17643 FT MSL (12760 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +6.0
K INDEX......................... -13.2
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 -24.7 -12.5 310 61 32 7.8 4.3 40.2 104.3 11.1 M M
24000 -20.0 -4.0 315 58 30 8.0 4.4 38.8 101.9 10.3 M M
22000 -15.2 4.6 310 53 27 8.0 4.4 37.6 99.6 9.4 M M
20000 -10.7 12.7 310 47 24 7.5 4.1 36.0 96.8 8.3 M M
18000 -5.7 21.7 300 43 22 7.0 3.9 34.3 93.7 7.0 M M
16000 -1.9 28.6 305 41 21 5.6 3.1 31.9 89.4 5.1 M M
14000 1.0 33.8 305 35 18 4.8 2.6 28.7 83.6 2.2 M M
12000 4.0 39.2 300 25 13 5.5 3.0 25.6 78.1 -0.6 533 2.7
10000 7.4 45.3 285 16 8 7.6 4.2 23.2 73.8 -3.1 373 1.9
9000 9.4 48.9 275 12 6 7.7 4.2 22.3 72.2 -4.1 284 1.4
8000 11.6 52.9 250 9 5 6.7 3.7 21.7 71.0 -4.8 186 0.9
7000 13.6 56.5 215 8 4 6.1 3.4 20.7 69.3 -5.8 98 0.5
6000 15.1 59.2 190 9 4 3.5 1.9 19.3 66.7 -7.3 24 0.1
5000 9.6 49.3 130 7 3 -99.0 -54.3 10.3 50.5 -16.5 150 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/18/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/18/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -19.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -22.7
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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 -12.3 305 60 31 7.7 4.2 | -24.6 -12.3 300 59 30 7.7 4.2
24000 -20.1 -4.2 305 56 29 7.4 4.1 | -20.1 -4.2 300 54 28 7.4 4.1
22000 -15.7 3.7 305 49 25 7.4 4.1 | -15.6 3.9 295 48 25 7.4 4.1
20000 -10.6 12.9 300 44 23 7.6 4.2 | -10.4 13.3 290 45 23 7.8 4.3
18000 -6.0 21.2 295 42 22 7.2 4.0 | -5.7 21.7 290 44 23 7.8 4.3
16000 -1.8 28.8 300 40 21 6.8 3.7 | -1.2 29.8 290 40 21 7.1 3.9
14000 1.5 34.7 305 32 17 4.4 2.4 | 2.2 36.0 295 30 15 4.6 2.5
12000 4.1 39.4 300 21 11 5.3 2.9 | 4.5 40.1 285 18 9 4.6 2.5
10000 7.4 45.3 280 14 7 7.5 4.1 | 7.9 46.2 260 12 6 7.9 4.3
9000 9.4 48.9 260 11 5 7.6 4.2 | 9.9 49.8 245 11 5 7.7 4.3
8000 11.7 53.1 235 9 5 7.0 3.8 | 12.1 53.8 230 9 5 6.9 3.8
7000 13.5 56.3 215 9 4 6.3 3.5 | 13.9 57.0 210 9 4 6.8 3.7
6000 14.9 58.8 190 9 4 3.2 1.7 | 15.9 60.6 200 7 4 7.9 4.4
5000 11.1 52.0 130 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 | 20.4 68.7 195 5 3 56.0 30.7
03/18/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/18/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.7
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -21.9 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -20.2
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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 -12.3 295 58 30 7.2 4.0 | -24.5 -12.1 285 56 29 7.3 4.0
24000 -20.2 -4.4 290 55 28 7.6 4.2 | -20.0 -4.0 285 53 27 7.7 4.2
22000 -15.6 3.9 290 52 27 7.7 4.2 | -15.4 4.3 280 51 26 7.7 4.2
20000 -10.2 13.6 285 50 26 8.1 4.4 | -10.1 13.8 280 49 25 8.0 4.4
18000 -5.3 22.5 285 48 25 8.0 4.4 | -5.3 22.5 285 45 23 8.0 4.4
16000 -0.8 30.6 285 41 21 7.0 3.8 | -0.6 30.9 285 41 21 7.8 4.3
14000 2.7 36.9 285 31 16 5.2 2.8 | 2.9 37.2 285 32 16 5.0 2.7
12000 5.4 41.7 275 19 10 4.6 2.5 | 6.1 43.0 270 22 11 5.7 3.1
10000 8.6 47.5 245 13 7 7.2 4.0 | 9.9 49.8 245 15 8 8.7 4.8
9000 10.7 51.3 235 11 6 8.0 4.4 | 12.1 53.8 235 12 6 8.3 4.6
8000 13.3 55.9 230 8 4 7.7 4.2 | 14.5 58.1 235 8 4 7.5 4.1
7000 15.8 60.4 225 6 3 8.8 4.8 | 16.9 62.4 235 4 2 8.5 4.7
6000 18.4 65.1 230 4 2 10.6 5.8 | 19.1 66.4 265 1 1 9.3 5.1
5000 23.3 73.9 260 3 2 64.9 35.6 | 21.5 70.7 340 1 0 9.1 5.0
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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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