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UXUS97 KSLC 221229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 53.9 F/12.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 441 FT/MIN (2.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 14236 FT MSL (9359 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 58.0 F/14.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0900 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 5986 FT MSL (1109 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 04/23..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:37:58 / 20:14:34 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 36 MIN 36 SEC (816 MIN 36 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:26:16 MDT... 61.04 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/22/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8984 FT MSL (4107 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12481 FT MSL (7604 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12836 FT MSL (7959 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.0
K INDEX......................... +15.5
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 -34.6 -30.3 210 82 42 7.3 4.0 31.1 88.0 13.1 M M
24000 -30.2 -22.4 205 82 42 7.2 4.0 29.2 84.6 11.9 M M
22000 -26.9 -16.4 205 79 41 5.0 2.7 26.1 79.0 9.6 M M
20000 -23.7 -10.7 205 72 37 4.3 2.4 22.0 71.7 6.4 M M
18000 -21.0 -5.8 210 64 33 5.8 3.2 18.5 65.3 3.4 M M
16000 -17.3 0.9 210 57 29 7.0 3.8 16.2 61.1 1.3 M M
14000 -12.9 8.8 210 46 24 7.9 4.4 14.6 58.3 -0.2 817 4.1
12000 -7.8 18.0 215 34 17 8.7 4.8 13.9 57.0 -0.9 605 3.1
10000 -2.8 27.0 220 27 14 8.8 4.8 13.1 55.6 -1.7 394 2.0
9000 -0.2 31.6 225 25 13 9.1 5.0 12.7 54.9 -2.1 288 1.5
8000 2.5 36.5 225 23 12 9.0 5.0 12.5 54.5 -2.4 178 0.9
7000 5.2 41.4 225 20 10 8.3 4.6 12.4 54.2 -2.6 66 0.3
6000 7.8 46.0 220 15 8 7.0 3.8 12.1 53.7 -2.9 M M
5000 9.6 49.3 215 5 3 15.3 8.4 10.2 50.4 -4.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/22/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/22/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +121.9 LI... -1.3 | CAPE... +120.3 LI... -0.4
CINH... -8.1 K INDEX... +20.7 | CINH... -11.1 K INDEX... +22.0
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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 -36.3 -33.3 220 79 41 4.5 2.4 | -38.2 -36.8 240 70 36 2.7 1.5
24000 -33.7 -28.7 220 74 38 4.4 2.4 | -36.6 -33.9 240 49 25 2.7 1.5
22000 -31.6 -24.9 215 64 33 3.1 1.7 | -33.6 -28.5 240 37 19 6.1 3.4
20000 -28.6 -19.5 215 51 26 6.6 3.6 | -29.1 -20.4 235 31 16 7.6 4.2
18000 -24.6 -12.3 220 43 22 8.2 4.5 | -24.6 -12.3 225 31 16 7.4 4.1
16000 -19.7 -3.5 215 34 18 8.5 4.6 | -20.0 -4.0 225 31 16 8.1 4.4
14000 -14.8 5.4 220 26 13 7.9 4.3 | -15.2 4.6 230 28 15 8.0 4.4
12000 -10.0 14.0 225 22 11 8.2 4.5 | -10.7 12.7 235 25 13 7.4 4.1
10000 -5.3 22.5 240 19 10 7.9 4.3 | -6.4 20.5 250 20 10 7.3 4.0
9000 -3.0 26.6 250 19 10 8.6 4.7 | -4.2 24.4 255 20 10 7.9 4.3
8000 -0.5 31.1 255 18 9 8.9 4.9 | -2.1 28.2 260 21 11 7.9 4.3
7000 2.2 36.0 260 17 9 9.0 4.9 | 0.2 32.4 265 20 10 7.5 4.1
6000 4.9 40.8 260 15 8 8.9 4.9 | 2.7 36.9 270 19 10 9.1 5.0
5000 9.1 48.4 265 10 5 12.7 6.9 | 6.2 43.2 275 15 8 20.9 11.5
04/22/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/22/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +178.8 LI... -1.2 | CAPE... +181.1 LI... -1.7
CINH... -1.5 K INDEX... +19.3 | CINH... -18.8 K INDEX... +16.9
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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 -36.6 -33.9 250 83 43 2.4 1.3 | -37.2 -35.0 250 73 38 3.8 2.1
24000 -35.1 -31.2 250 59 30 2.4 1.3 | -34.9 -30.8 255 53 27 3.8 2.1
22000 -32.8 -27.0 250 36 18 3.9 2.1 | -32.8 -27.0 255 35 18 3.3 1.8
20000 -29.7 -21.5 245 25 13 7.3 4.0 | -29.7 -21.5 250 24 12 7.1 3.9
18000 -25.3 -13.5 240 25 13 7.7 4.2 | -25.4 -13.7 245 26 13 8.2 4.5
16000 -20.5 -4.9 240 28 14 8.4 4.6 | -20.3 -4.5 245 26 14 8.7 4.8
14000 -15.6 3.9 240 28 14 8.1 4.5 | -15.3 4.5 255 27 14 8.3 4.5
12000 -10.8 12.6 250 26 13 8.1 4.4 | -10.4 13.3 260 27 14 8.2 4.5
10000 -6.1 21.0 255 23 12 7.6 4.2 | -5.5 22.1 260 22 11 8.2 4.5
9000 -3.8 25.2 260 19 10 8.8 4.8 | -3.1 26.4 265 18 9 9.1 5.0
8000 -1.4 29.5 270 17 9 8.6 4.7 | -0.7 30.7 265 15 7 8.3 4.6
7000 1.0 33.8 275 14 7 7.8 4.3 | 1.7 35.1 270 10 5 7.5 4.1
6000 3.5 38.3 285 12 6 9.9 5.4 | 4.1 39.4 270 7 4 8.8 4.8
5000 7.2 45.0 295 9 5 24.9 13.7 | 7.4 45.3 275 5 3 16.1 8.9
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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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