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UXUS97 KSLC 021230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 57.6 F/14.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7829 FT MSL (2950 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 55.0 F/13.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 0800 MST
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................. 6433 FT MSL (1554 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 03/03...... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:59:40 / 18:20:05 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 20 MIN 25 SEC (680 MIN 25 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:39:52 MST... 41.37 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/02/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10068 FT MSL (5189 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10212 FT MSL (5333 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9070 FT MSL (4191 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.2
K INDEX......................... +24.8
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 -34.9 -30.8 245 57 29 7.3 4.0 29.7 85.5 13.4 M M
24000 -30.6 -23.1 245 48 25 7.4 4.0 28.0 82.4 12.2 M M
22000 -25.8 -14.4 245 40 21 8.1 4.5 26.7 80.0 11.4 M M
20000 -21.4 -6.5 245 36 19 6.6 3.6 25.0 76.9 10.3 M M
18000 -17.0 1.4 235 35 18 6.9 3.8 22.7 72.8 8.4 M M
16000 -12.9 8.8 245 30 15 7.6 4.2 20.8 69.4 6.8 M M
14000 -8.5 16.7 250 26 13 7.5 4.1 19.4 66.9 5.5 M M
12000 -4.2 24.4 255 20 10 7.8 4.3 17.9 64.2 4.1 M M
10000 0.1 32.2 250 13 7 6.0 3.3 16.3 61.4 2.6 M M
9000 2.0 35.6 240 10 5 6.8 3.7 15.3 59.6 1.6 M M
8000 3.7 38.7 235 6 3 4.9 2.7 14.2 57.5 0.4 M M
7000 4.6 40.3 215 1 0 1.8 1.0 12.1 53.8 -1.6 144 0.7
6000 5.6 42.1 080 1 1 5.1 2.8 10.3 50.5 -3.5 83 0.4
5000 6.1 43.0 195 1 0 2.5 1.4 7.1 44.8 -6.7 31 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/02/2026 AT 0800 MST | 03/02/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +4.0 LI... -0.7 | CAPE... +154.5 LI... -1.7
CINH... -25.7 K INDEX... +26.9 | CINH... -55.5 K INDEX... +28.2
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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 -36.1 -33.0 240 66 34 7.1 3.9 | -37.0 -34.6 240 64 33 7.7 4.2
24000 -31.8 -25.2 240 52 27 7.2 3.9 | -32.4 -26.3 240 50 26 7.8 4.3
22000 -27.4 -17.3 240 44 23 7.4 4.1 | -28.2 -18.8 235 42 22 7.0 3.8
20000 -22.8 -9.0 235 40 20 8.1 4.5 | -23.8 -10.8 230 39 20 7.7 4.3
18000 -17.6 0.3 230 36 19 6.7 3.7 | -18.7 -1.7 220 39 20 7.9 4.3
16000 -13.9 7.0 230 30 15 7.8 4.3 | -14.0 6.8 220 36 18 8.1 4.4
14000 -9.4 15.1 225 20 11 8.0 4.4 | -9.3 15.3 215 32 16 7.9 4.3
12000 -4.7 23.5 220 14 7 8.0 4.4 | -4.9 23.2 205 27 14 7.4 4.1
10000 -0.6 30.9 215 8 4 6.2 3.4 | -0.8 30.6 195 20 10 6.5 3.6
9000 1.2 34.2 210 5 2 6.9 3.8 | 1.1 34.0 190 16 8 6.7 3.7
8000 3.0 37.4 185 2 1 5.5 3.0 | 2.9 37.2 185 12 6 5.6 3.1
7000 4.5 40.1 140 2 1 3.9 2.1 | 4.6 40.3 185 8 4 5.4 3.0
6000 5.6 42.1 125 2 1 4.9 2.7 | 6.1 43.0 215 5 2 8.5 4.7
5000 6.3 43.3 155 1 1 -6.3 -3.5 | 8.5 47.3 260 4 2 17.2 9.4
03/02/2026 AT 1400 MST | 03/02/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +25.0 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +12.8 LI... +1.1
CINH... -4.4 K INDEX... +24.7 | CINH... -0.1 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 -37.5 -35.5 240 53 27 7.8 4.3 | -38.8 -37.8 230 41 21 7.0 3.8
24000 -32.9 -27.2 235 41 21 7.8 4.3 | -34.7 -30.5 225 35 18 6.9 3.8
22000 -28.3 -18.9 230 39 20 7.6 4.1 | -29.8 -21.6 230 34 17 8.5 4.7
20000 -23.8 -10.8 225 39 20 7.5 4.1 | -24.9 -12.8 235 33 17 7.9 4.3
18000 -18.8 -1.8 220 42 21 7.9 4.3 | -19.6 -3.3 240 32 17 7.8 4.3
16000 -14.3 6.3 220 40 20 7.1 3.9 | -15.3 4.5 245 33 17 7.8 4.3
14000 -10.1 13.8 215 36 18 7.5 4.1 | -10.7 12.7 255 24 12 7.3 4.0
12000 -5.8 21.6 210 30 16 7.4 4.1 | -7.5 18.5 275 18 9 4.7 2.6
10000 -2.3 27.9 220 19 10 4.7 2.6 | -4.2 24.4 290 17 9 5.3 2.9
9000 -1.0 30.2 235 14 7 4.8 2.6 | -2.9 26.8 300 16 8 4.3 2.4
8000 0.2 32.4 260 12 6 4.7 2.6 | -1.9 28.6 305 16 8 3.2 1.8
7000 1.5 34.7 280 12 6 5.9 3.2 | -0.4 31.3 305 15 8 5.8 3.2
6000 2.7 36.9 285 13 7 7.6 4.2 | 1.0 33.8 295 13 7 7.4 4.0
5000 4.8 40.6 280 11 6 18.0 9.9 | 3.2 37.8 290 8 4 14.9 8.2
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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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