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UXUS97 KSLC 251230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.2 F/24.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1056 FT/MIN (5.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16517 FT MSL (11641 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 84.0 F/29.3 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................. 10228 FT MSL (5352 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 03/26..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:22:13 / 19:45:07 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 22 MIN 55 SEC (742 MIN 55 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:40 MDT... 50.53 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/25/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14089 FT MSL (9213 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17957 FT MSL (13081 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 17678 FT MSL (12802 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.8
K INDEX......................... +9.6
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 -26.3 -15.3 260 55 28 7.9 4.3 38.3 100.9 7.4 M M
24000 -21.8 -7.2 265 52 27 6.5 3.6 36.6 98.0 6.3 M M
22000 -18.0 -0.4 265 46 24 6.5 3.6 34.3 93.7 4.4 M M
20000 -13.9 7.0 265 39 20 7.0 3.8 32.2 90.0 2.7 M M
18000 -9.2 15.4 265 33 17 7.3 4.0 30.2 86.4 0.9 M M
16000 -4.6 23.7 265 30 16 8.2 4.5 28.9 84.0 -0.3 995 5.1
14000 0.3 32.5 260 29 15 8.4 4.6 27.9 82.2 -1.3 789 4.0
12000 5.4 41.7 255 25 13 8.6 4.7 27.2 81.0 -2.0 577 2.9
10000 10.0 50.0 250 17 9 5.2 2.9 25.9 78.7 -3.3 379 1.9
9000 12.3 54.1 255 12 6 6.4 3.5 25.3 77.6 -4.0 282 1.4
8000 14.5 58.1 265 7 4 6.6 3.6 24.6 76.3 -4.8 188 1.0
7000 16.6 61.9 290 4 2 6.8 3.7 23.8 74.9 -5.6 93 0.5
6000 18.5 65.3 220 1 1 5.9 3.2 22.9 73.2 -6.6 7 0.0
5000 19.5 67.1 155 4 2 -2.4 -1.3 21.1 70.0 -8.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/25/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/25/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.9 | CAPE... +1.0 LI... +1.7
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +9.8 | CINH... -6.3 K INDEX... +12.5
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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 -27.0 -16.6 255 53 27 7.5 4.1 | -26.9 -16.4 250 56 29 7.4 4.1
24000 -22.5 -8.5 255 51 26 7.3 4.0 | -22.5 -8.5 250 53 27 7.1 3.9
22000 -18.2 -0.8 260 46 23 7.3 4.0 | -18.3 -0.9 255 50 26 7.2 3.9
20000 -14.2 6.4 260 39 20 6.8 3.7 | -14.3 6.3 255 41 21 6.7 3.7
18000 -9.3 15.3 260 33 17 8.0 4.4 | -9.4 15.1 255 32 17 8.0 4.4
16000 -4.5 23.9 255 31 16 8.1 4.5 | -4.5 23.9 250 30 16 8.2 4.5
14000 0.3 32.5 255 29 15 8.2 4.5 | 0.3 32.5 245 29 15 8.6 4.7
12000 5.1 41.2 255 24 12 7.7 4.2 | 5.2 41.4 240 25 13 8.1 4.4
10000 9.5 49.1 250 17 9 5.9 3.2 | 9.5 49.1 235 17 9 4.8 2.6
9000 11.6 52.9 250 13 7 6.6 3.6 | 11.6 52.9 230 13 7 5.9 3.2
8000 13.6 56.5 250 8 4 6.8 3.7 | 13.7 56.7 225 10 5 6.9 3.8
7000 15.5 59.9 235 4 2 6.8 3.7 | 15.8 60.4 210 8 4 8.4 4.6
6000 17.3 63.1 200 4 2 6.5 3.5 | 18.2 64.8 210 7 3 10.6 5.8
5000 18.1 64.6 165 5 2 0.8 0.5 | 20.9 69.6 215 5 3 11.0 6.0
03/25/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/25/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +11.5 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +2.6 LI... +0.8
CINH... -15.7 K INDEX... +18.1 | CINH... -47.6 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 -26.7 -16.1 250 56 29 7.5 4.1 | -27.0 -16.6 250 58 30 8.1 4.4
24000 -22.4 -8.3 250 52 27 6.8 3.7 | -22.4 -8.3 250 53 27 6.5 3.6
22000 -18.4 -1.1 245 49 25 6.9 3.8 | -18.6 -1.5 245 47 24 6.6 3.6
20000 -13.9 7.0 245 44 23 7.7 4.2 | -14.0 6.8 240 44 23 8.1 4.4
18000 -8.9 16.0 245 37 19 7.2 4.0 | -8.9 16.0 245 40 21 7.5 4.1
16000 -4.5 23.9 245 33 17 8.0 4.4 | -4.3 24.3 240 35 18 8.1 4.5
14000 0.3 32.5 240 29 15 8.7 4.8 | 0.8 33.4 240 31 16 8.8 4.8
12000 5.3 41.5 235 25 13 8.9 4.9 | 6.1 43.0 235 25 13 9.0 4.9
10000 10.3 50.5 225 19 10 6.2 3.4 | 11.3 52.3 230 19 10 7.4 4.1
9000 12.8 55.0 220 14 7 7.2 4.0 | 14.1 57.4 230 16 8 8.8 4.8
8000 15.2 59.4 220 10 5 7.1 3.9 | 16.5 61.7 230 12 6 6.9 3.8
7000 17.6 63.7 225 7 4 7.2 4.0 | 18.5 65.3 235 7 4 5.3 2.9
6000 19.8 67.6 255 4 2 11.2 6.1 | 20.1 68.2 305 2 1 8.8 4.8
5000 23.0 73.4 290 4 2 22.5 12.4 | 22.8 73.0 345 4 2 16.5 9.0
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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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