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UXUS97 KSLC 131229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 60.6 F/15.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 887 FT/MIN (4.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15159 FT MSL (10285 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 69.0 F/21.0 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................. 12191 FT MSL (7317 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 03/14..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:42:04 / 19:32:17 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 50 MIN 12 SEC (710 MIN 12 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:37:11 MDT... 45.71 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/13/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10409 FT MSL (5535 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16990 FT MSL (12116 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16081 FT MSL (11207 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.6
K INDEX......................... +9.0
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 -30.4 -22.7 290 56 29 6.5 3.6 35.2 95.3 11.4 M M
24000 -26.5 -15.7 290 54 28 6.4 3.5 32.9 91.1 9.8 M M
22000 -22.7 -8.9 295 53 27 6.4 3.5 30.3 86.5 7.9 M M
20000 -18.5 -1.3 295 52 27 6.1 3.3 27.4 81.3 5.7 M M
18000 -14.9 5.2 295 50 26 6.3 3.4 24.9 76.9 3.7 M M
16000 -11.6 11.1 295 44 23 5.1 2.8 22.1 71.7 1.1 M M
14000 -8.5 16.7 290 37 19 6.9 3.8 19.1 66.4 -1.6 794 4.0
12000 -4.1 24.6 290 32 17 8.3 4.6 17.6 63.6 -3.1 603 3.1
10000 0.9 33.6 295 28 14 8.3 4.5 16.8 62.2 -4.0 393 2.0
9000 3.5 38.3 295 26 13 9.3 5.1 16.4 61.5 -4.4 287 1.5
8000 6.0 42.8 295 23 12 8.4 4.6 16.0 60.7 -4.9 182 0.9
7000 8.4 47.1 295 20 10 5.2 2.8 15.4 59.8 -5.4 81 0.4
6000 10.2 50.4 290 14 7 4.7 2.6 14.3 57.8 -6.6 M M
5000 11.3 52.3 270 5 2 1.9 1.1 12.6 54.7 -8.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/13/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/13/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.7
CINH... -1.6 K INDEX... +2.7 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +4.9
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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 -30.6 -23.1 295 54 28 6.4 3.5 | -30.6 -23.1 285 55 28 6.5 3.6
24000 -26.7 -16.1 295 52 27 6.7 3.7 | -26.6 -15.9 290 54 28 6.6 3.6
22000 -22.7 -8.9 295 51 26 6.7 3.7 | -22.7 -8.9 290 52 27 6.7 3.7
20000 -18.4 -1.1 295 50 26 6.3 3.5 | -18.4 -1.1 295 50 26 6.3 3.4
18000 -14.8 5.4 295 49 25 5.9 3.2 | -14.6 5.7 295 46 24 6.2 3.4
16000 -11.3 11.7 295 46 24 5.9 3.2 | -10.8 12.6 295 41 21 6.6 3.6
14000 -7.9 17.8 295 40 21 6.1 3.4 | -7.0 19.4 295 37 19 5.7 3.1
12000 -4.1 24.6 295 34 17 7.3 4.0 | -3.6 25.5 290 31 16 6.1 3.4
10000 0.3 32.5 295 28 15 7.5 4.1 | 0.3 32.5 285 22 12 7.3 4.0
9000 2.7 36.9 295 25 13 8.0 4.4 | 2.6 36.7 280 17 9 8.4 4.6
8000 4.8 40.6 300 21 11 7.2 4.0 | 5.0 41.0 275 13 7 7.5 4.1
7000 7.1 44.8 305 16 8 5.5 3.0 | 7.3 45.1 270 8 4 7.5 4.1
6000 9.0 48.2 295 9 5 4.4 2.4 | 9.7 49.5 250 5 3 9.2 5.0
5000 10.3 50.5 235 3 1 3.6 1.9 | 14.6 58.3 240 4 2 58.1 31.9
03/13/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/13/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +1.1 | CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +2.8
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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 -30.9 -23.6 295 66 34 6.7 3.7 | -31.4 -24.5 290 58 30 6.8 3.8
24000 -26.9 -16.4 290 61 31 6.6 3.6 | -27.4 -17.3 290 55 28 6.8 3.7
22000 -23.0 -9.4 290 56 29 6.6 3.6 | -23.4 -10.1 290 51 26 6.8 3.7
20000 -18.7 -1.7 290 50 26 6.4 3.5 | -19.1 -2.4 285 48 25 6.2 3.4
18000 -14.7 5.5 290 45 23 6.7 3.7 | -15.2 4.6 285 46 24 7.2 3.9
16000 -10.6 12.9 290 41 21 6.8 3.7 | -10.4 13.3 290 42 22 7.8 4.3
14000 -6.7 19.9 285 34 17 5.7 3.1 | -6.1 21.0 280 36 19 6.3 3.4
12000 -3.1 26.4 275 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -2.2 28.0 270 27 14 7.6 4.1
10000 1.4 34.5 260 20 10 8.2 4.5 | 2.6 36.7 255 21 11 8.2 4.5
9000 4.0 39.2 255 17 9 9.3 5.1 | 5.4 41.7 250 19 10 9.5 5.2
8000 6.7 44.1 250 14 7 9.6 5.3 | 8.2 46.8 250 16 8 9.3 5.1
7000 9.5 49.1 255 12 6 9.2 5.0 | 10.9 51.6 255 13 6 7.6 4.2
6000 12.3 54.1 255 10 5 10.3 5.7 | 13.2 55.8 260 8 4 7.7 4.2
5000 17.3 63.1 265 6 3 64.8 35.6 | 16.7 62.1 280 4 2 33.6 18.4
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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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