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UXUS97 KSLC 201228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 76.9 F/24.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 691 FT/MIN (3.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13248 FT MSL (8372 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 83.0 F/28.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1245 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................. 9426 FT MSL (4550 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 03/21..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:30:31 / 19:39:49 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 9 MIN 18 SEC (729 MIN 18 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:35:10 MDT... 48.52 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/20/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14803 FT MSL (9927 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21554 FT MSL (16678 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19031 FT MSL (14155 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.8
K INDEX......................... -5.9
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 -26.2 -15.2 285 40 21 8.1 4.4 38.3 100.9 7.8 M M
24000 -21.3 -6.3 285 37 19 8.3 4.5 37.1 98.8 7.1 M M
22000 -16.4 2.5 285 32 16 8.3 4.5 36.1 97.0 6.4 M M
20000 -10.7 12.7 280 24 12 8.3 4.6 34.9 94.9 5.5 M M
18000 -5.7 21.7 275 18 9 7.2 3.9 34.0 93.1 4.9 M M
16000 -2.0 28.4 275 17 9 5.3 2.9 31.6 88.8 2.8 M M
14000 1.6 34.9 285 18 9 7.0 3.8 29.2 84.6 0.6 M M
12000 5.8 42.4 285 16 8 7.2 3.9 27.5 81.5 -1.1 577 2.9
10000 10.2 50.4 290 9 5 8.6 4.7 26.1 78.9 -2.6 386 2.0
9000 12.5 54.5 285 6 3 8.2 4.5 25.5 77.8 -3.2 286 1.5
8000 15.1 59.2 260 4 2 7.4 4.1 25.1 77.2 -3.6 179 0.9
7000 17.1 62.8 215 3 2 7.3 4.0 24.3 75.7 -4.5 88 0.4
6000 18.5 65.3 180 3 1 3.6 2.0 22.6 72.8 -6.1 18 0.1
5000 17.9 64.2 130 5 2 -12.2 -6.7 19.2 66.6 -9.6 5 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/20/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/20/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.0
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -3.2 | CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... -1.5
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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 -26.1 -15.0 280 41 21 7.9 4.3 | -25.9 -14.6 275 38 20 7.5 4.1
24000 -21.3 -6.3 275 35 18 8.4 4.6 | -21.1 -6.0 270 33 17 8.6 4.7
22000 -15.6 3.9 275 28 14 8.2 4.5 | -15.3 4.5 265 30 15 7.7 4.2
20000 -10.7 12.7 270 22 11 8.1 4.4 | -11.0 12.2 265 28 14 7.3 4.0
18000 -6.0 21.2 265 18 9 6.5 3.6 | -6.7 19.9 265 26 13 6.6 3.6
16000 -2.6 27.3 265 17 9 5.1 2.8 | -3.0 26.6 265 22 11 5.8 3.2
14000 1.1 34.0 275 17 9 7.7 4.2 | 0.9 33.6 265 18 9 7.6 4.2
12000 5.4 41.7 280 14 7 7.3 4.0 | 5.5 41.9 265 14 7 7.8 4.3
10000 9.9 49.8 280 7 4 9.5 5.2 | 10.1 50.2 250 7 4 8.8 4.8
9000 12.1 53.8 280 5 2 8.0 4.4 | 12.1 53.8 240 4 2 7.4 4.0
8000 14.5 58.1 270 3 2 7.3 4.0 | 14.5 58.1 225 2 1 7.6 4.2
7000 16.5 61.7 230 2 1 7.6 4.2 | 16.5 61.7 205 2 1 9.2 5.1
6000 17.6 63.7 175 2 1 2.3 1.3 | 17.9 64.2 210 1 1 7.6 4.2
5000 13.0 55.4 120 4 2 -99.0 -54.3 | 19.8 67.6 250 1 1 15.7 8.6
03/20/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/20/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.1
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +0.9 | CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +1.9
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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 -25.8 -14.4 270 39 20 8.1 4.4 | -25.7 -14.3 265 39 20 8.0 4.4
24000 -20.9 -5.6 265 36 18 8.1 4.4 | -21.0 -5.8 260 38 19 7.8 4.3
22000 -16.1 3.0 260 33 17 8.1 4.4 | -16.3 2.7 260 38 20 7.9 4.3
20000 -11.2 11.8 265 33 17 7.2 4.0 | -11.1 12.0 265 36 19 7.7 4.2
18000 -6.8 19.8 265 30 16 7.2 3.9 | -6.6 20.1 265 32 17 7.3 4.0
16000 -2.7 27.1 265 26 13 6.8 3.8 | -2.4 27.7 265 26 14 6.9 3.8
14000 1.4 34.5 260 21 11 7.3 4.0 | 2.0 35.6 260 21 11 7.5 4.1
12000 6.0 42.8 255 14 7 8.1 4.5 | 6.7 44.1 250 16 8 8.4 4.6
10000 10.8 51.4 230 9 5 7.7 4.2 | 11.7 53.1 225 11 6 7.9 4.3
9000 13.0 55.4 215 7 4 7.3 4.0 | 14.2 57.6 210 9 5 8.0 4.4
8000 15.4 59.7 205 4 2 7.5 4.1 | 16.5 61.7 200 7 4 7.7 4.2
7000 17.6 63.7 225 2 1 9.4 5.2 | 18.7 65.7 185 4 2 8.0 4.4
6000 19.8 67.6 300 2 1 10.7 5.9 | 20.6 69.1 000 0 0 8.2 4.5
5000 22.2 72.0 310 3 1 13.4 7.4 | 22.6 72.7 340 2 1 11.4 6.3
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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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