899
UXUS97 KSLC 291229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 52.9 F/11.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1136 FT/MIN (5.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17454 FT MSL (12571 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 63.0 F/17.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 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................. 14509 FT MSL (9626 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 04/30..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:28:21 / 20:21:55 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 53 MIN 34 SEC (833 MIN 34 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:08 MDT... 63.31 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/29/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8774 FT MSL (3891 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13668 FT MSL (8785 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15246 FT MSL (10363 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.9
K INDEX......................... +12.6
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 -37.2 -35.0 350 15 8 5.2 2.9 28.1 82.6 8.5 M M
24000 -34.1 -29.4 330 11 6 5.1 2.8 24.8 76.6 6.0 M M
22000 -30.0 -22.0 300 13 7 7.2 3.9 22.6 72.6 4.4 M M
20000 -25.2 -13.4 285 17 9 6.8 3.7 20.4 68.6 2.6 M M
18000 -21.5 -6.7 285 18 9 5.2 2.9 18.0 64.5 0.7 M M
16000 -18.1 -0.6 295 17 9 7.3 4.0 15.3 59.5 -1.9 1012 5.1
14000 -13.7 7.3 310 15 8 8.2 4.5 13.8 56.8 -3.3 820 4.2
12000 -8.7 16.3 325 12 6 8.6 4.7 12.9 55.3 -4.3 612 3.1
10000 -3.5 25.7 335 7 4 8.9 4.9 12.2 54.0 -5.1 398 2.0
9000 -0.9 30.4 345 5 3 9.4 5.1 12.0 53.6 -5.4 288 1.5
8000 1.7 35.1 360 4 2 9.1 5.0 11.6 53.0 -5.8 181 0.9
7000 4.3 39.7 020 3 1 7.1 3.9 11.3 52.4 -6.2 74 0.4
6000 6.4 43.5 070 2 1 6.3 3.4 10.6 51.0 -7.0 M M
5000 3.4 38.1 110 5 2 -99.0 -54.3 3.9 39.1 -13.8 35 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/29/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/29/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +10.2 LI... +3.1 | CAPE... +35.5 LI... +2.6
CINH... -13.5 K INDEX... +9.6 | CINH... -3.1 K INDEX... +11.5
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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 -35.2 -31.4 300 22 11 6.7 3.7 | -35.7 -32.3 270 25 13 7.3 4.0
24000 -31.2 -24.2 310 19 10 6.9 3.8 | -31.3 -24.3 275 20 10 7.5 4.1
22000 -27.8 -18.0 305 16 8 5.5 3.0 | -27.6 -17.7 275 18 9 6.1 3.3
20000 -24.1 -11.4 290 17 9 5.4 3.0 | -23.7 -10.7 280 18 9 5.4 2.9
18000 -20.9 -5.6 290 19 10 5.2 2.8 | -20.6 -5.1 285 19 10 4.8 2.6
16000 -17.6 0.3 305 18 9 6.0 3.3 | -17.7 0.1 305 15 8 6.2 3.4
14000 -13.8 7.2 320 16 8 7.7 4.2 | -13.7 7.3 315 12 6 7.8 4.3
12000 -8.9 16.0 325 13 7 8.8 4.8 | -8.8 16.2 320 9 5 8.9 4.9
10000 -3.6 25.5 330 6 3 8.9 4.9 | -3.3 26.1 310 6 3 9.2 5.1
9000 -0.9 30.4 345 4 2 9.3 5.1 | -0.5 31.1 305 5 3 9.8 5.3
8000 1.7 35.1 020 3 1 9.1 5.0 | 2.2 36.0 305 4 2 9.9 5.4
7000 4.3 39.7 060 2 1 7.6 4.2 | 5.1 41.2 300 4 2 9.4 5.1
6000 6.5 43.7 105 2 1 7.2 3.9 | 8.0 46.4 305 4 2 9.4 5.2
5000 9.6 49.3 140 2 1 27.9 15.3 | 13.5 56.3 305 4 2 82.4 45.2
04/29/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/29/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +29.3 LI... +1.8 | CAPE... +11.1 LI... +1.1
CINH... -6.9 K INDEX... +11.3 | CINH... -13.9 K INDEX... +13.3
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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 -33.0 255 27 14 6.8 3.7 | -36.7 -34.1 285 24 12 7.2 4.0
24000 -32.1 -25.8 255 24 12 6.7 3.7 | -32.4 -26.3 280 22 11 7.4 4.0
22000 -27.3 -17.1 265 21 11 7.0 3.8 | -28.1 -18.6 285 19 10 6.2 3.4
20000 -23.9 -11.0 275 19 10 4.9 2.7 | -24.6 -12.3 290 16 8 5.6 3.1
18000 -21.0 -5.8 280 15 8 5.0 2.7 | -21.1 -6.0 295 15 8 6.5 3.6
16000 -17.3 0.9 290 12 6 7.7 4.2 | -16.8 1.8 295 13 7 8.3 4.6
14000 -12.7 9.1 285 10 5 8.3 4.5 | -11.8 10.8 300 12 6 8.5 4.7
12000 -7.7 18.1 290 8 4 8.7 4.8 | -6.7 19.9 295 10 5 8.6 4.7
10000 -2.3 27.9 300 8 4 8.7 4.8 | -1.5 29.3 300 9 5 8.6 4.7
9000 0.4 32.7 305 8 4 9.6 5.3 | 1.2 34.2 305 8 4 9.1 5.0
8000 3.1 37.6 310 8 4 9.4 5.1 | 3.8 38.8 320 7 4 9.0 4.9
7000 5.9 42.6 320 8 4 9.6 5.3 | 6.5 43.7 335 7 3 8.8 4.9
6000 8.7 47.7 325 8 4 9.9 5.4 | 9.1 48.4 340 6 3 9.4 5.2
5000 14.4 57.9 325 8 4 82.2 45.1 | 13.6 56.5 340 5 3 51.2 28.1
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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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