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UXUS97 KSLC 141228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 48.3 F/9.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 712 FT/MIN (3.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13866 FT MSL (8990 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 58.0 F/14.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 11851 FT MSL (6975 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 04/15.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:49:53 / 20:06:09 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 16 MIN 17 SEC (796 MIN 17 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:01 MDT... 58.24 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/14/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7704 FT MSL (2828 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10654 FT MSL (5778 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12436 FT MSL (7560 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.4
K INDEX......................... +7.8
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 -41.5 -42.7 215 19 10 8.7 4.8 23.0 73.5 6.7 M M
24000 -36.3 -33.3 245 12 6 8.7 4.8 22.3 72.1 6.3 M M
22000 -30.4 -22.7 305 7 4 8.6 4.7 21.3 70.4 5.7 M M
20000 -25.4 -13.7 350 9 5 8.3 4.5 20.4 68.7 5.0 M M
18000 -20.5 -4.9 005 11 6 7.9 4.3 19.4 66.9 4.2 M M
16000 -15.8 3.6 005 13 7 6.3 3.5 18.0 64.4 3.1 M M
14000 -12.9 8.8 360 15 8 5.0 2.7 14.8 58.7 0.2 M M
12000 -10.0 14.0 345 14 7 5.4 3.0 11.8 53.2 -2.8 574 2.9
10000 -5.8 21.6 335 10 5 7.8 4.3 10.2 50.3 -4.5 389 2.0
9000 -3.4 25.9 335 9 5 9.3 5.1 9.7 49.4 -5.1 287 1.5
8000 -0.9 30.4 335 9 5 7.3 4.0 9.2 48.6 -5.6 184 0.9
7000 1.3 34.3 340 9 5 5.8 3.2 8.4 47.2 -6.4 90 0.5
6000 3.2 37.8 340 9 5 5.8 3.2 7.5 45.4 -7.5 3 0.0
5000 4.1 39.4 325 5 2 -8.5 -4.7 5.6 42.0 -9.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/14/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/14/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +3.6 LI... +3.9 | CAPE... +16.6 LI... +2.8
CINH... -2.7 K INDEX... +5.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +7.8
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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 -41.4 -42.5 240 14 7 8.2 4.5 | -41.7 -43.1 295 10 5 8.2 4.5
24000 -36.5 -33.7 285 12 6 8.2 4.5 | -36.7 -34.1 305 12 6 8.3 4.5
22000 -30.8 -23.4 330 9 5 8.4 4.6 | -31.0 -23.8 320 9 5 8.6 4.7
20000 -25.7 -14.3 005 10 5 8.5 4.7 | -25.8 -14.4 330 7 3 8.6 4.7
18000 -20.6 -5.1 010 11 6 8.1 4.4 | -20.6 -5.1 335 6 3 8.5 4.7
16000 -16.1 3.0 010 12 6 6.4 3.5 | -16.0 3.2 340 5 3 6.6 3.6
14000 -12.7 9.1 005 13 7 5.8 3.2 | -12.4 9.7 350 7 4 6.1 3.3
12000 -9.5 14.9 350 13 7 5.5 3.0 | -8.9 16.0 340 10 5 5.8 3.2
10000 -6.0 21.2 330 12 6 6.6 3.6 | -5.5 22.1 330 11 6 5.8 3.2
9000 -4.1 24.6 325 12 6 7.8 4.3 | -3.7 25.3 325 10 5 8.1 4.5
8000 -2.1 28.2 325 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -1.7 28.9 320 9 5 7.6 4.1
7000 -0.1 31.8 330 11 6 6.0 3.3 | 0.6 33.1 315 9 5 9.6 5.3
6000 2.0 35.6 335 11 6 7.5 4.1 | 3.2 37.8 310 9 5 10.7 5.9
5000 4.8 40.6 325 7 4 17.2 9.4 | 8.9 48.0 310 8 4 3.0 1.6
04/14/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/14/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +32.0 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... +3.3 LI... +2.5
CINH... -2.2 K INDEX... +12.8 | CINH... -6.0 K INDEX... +9.4
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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 -40.1 -40.2 335 17 9 7.1 3.9 | -38.1 -36.6 350 27 14 7.2 3.9
24000 -35.8 -32.4 320 11 6 7.1 3.9 | -33.8 -28.8 340 20 10 7.2 3.9
22000 -30.5 -22.9 295 8 4 8.2 4.5 | -29.2 -20.6 315 14 7 6.7 3.7
20000 -25.4 -13.7 275 8 4 8.6 4.7 | -24.8 -12.6 275 12 6 7.9 4.3
18000 -20.4 -4.7 260 8 4 7.8 4.3 | -20.1 -4.2 250 15 7 7.8 4.3
16000 -16.4 2.5 265 7 4 6.3 3.5 | -16.0 3.2 250 14 7 6.6 3.6
14000 -12.7 9.1 280 7 3 6.4 3.5 | -12.2 10.0 260 14 7 6.3 3.4
12000 -8.9 16.0 300 10 5 6.3 3.5 | -8.4 16.9 285 16 8 7.2 3.9
10000 -4.8 23.4 305 12 6 7.1 3.9 | -3.6 25.5 290 13 7 7.9 4.3
9000 -2.5 27.5 305 12 6 8.8 4.8 | -1.1 30.0 295 11 5 9.4 5.2
8000 -0.1 31.8 305 11 6 8.4 4.6 | 1.5 34.7 300 8 4 8.9 4.9
7000 2.3 36.1 305 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 4.1 39.4 300 6 3 8.5 4.7
6000 4.9 40.8 305 9 5 11.0 6.1 | 6.6 43.9 300 4 2 10.2 5.6
5000 7.8 46.0 305 8 4 14.0 7.7 | 10.1 50.2 305 4 2 20.3 11.1
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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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