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UXUS97 KSLC 011230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 58.6 F/14.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 411 FT/MIN (2.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12351 FT MSL (7473 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 63.0 F/17.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1200 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 7904 FT MSL (3026 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 03/02....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:01:12 / 18:18:57 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 17 MIN 44 SEC (677 MIN 44 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:04 MST... 40.99 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/01/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10101 FT MSL (5223 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 11080 FT MSL (6202 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11475 FT MSL (6597 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.4
K INDEX......................... +21.6
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 -29.8 -21.6 280 65 33 7.0 3.9 36.2 97.1 14.8 M M
24000 -25.6 -14.1 275 60 31 6.5 3.5 34.3 93.7 13.6 M M
22000 -21.9 -7.4 275 53 27 5.5 3.0 30.7 87.2 11.0 M M
20000 -19.0 -2.2 275 45 23 4.6 2.5 27.2 80.9 8.2 M M
18000 -16.2 2.8 275 37 19 5.1 2.8 23.8 74.8 5.4 M M
16000 -12.9 8.8 275 32 16 6.9 3.8 20.9 69.6 2.9 M M
14000 -8.7 16.3 275 26 13 7.4 4.1 19.1 66.4 1.3 M M
12000 -4.4 24.1 280 20 10 7.7 4.2 17.6 63.8 -0.2 579 2.9
10000 0.1 32.2 275 16 8 7.2 4.0 16.3 61.4 -1.6 385 2.0
9000 2.5 36.5 265 12 6 8.0 4.4 15.8 60.4 -2.2 285 1.4
8000 4.8 40.6 245 8 4 6.9 3.8 15.2 59.3 -2.8 186 0.9
7000 6.8 44.2 215 5 3 5.5 3.0 14.3 57.8 -3.7 95 0.5
6000 8.7 47.7 185 5 3 6.5 3.6 13.2 55.8 -4.9 10 0.1
5000 7.7 45.9 140 3 1 -96.0 -52.7 8.6 47.5 -9.5 2 0.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/01/2026 AT 0800 MST | 03/01/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +0.8 LI... +1.5 | CAPE... +14.5 LI... +1.6
CINH... -3.4 K INDEX... +21.2 | CINH... -8.1 K INDEX... +17.0
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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 -29.2 -20.6 280 68 35 7.5 4.1 | -29.3 -20.7 275 66 34 7.1 3.9
24000 -24.8 -12.6 285 65 33 5.8 3.2 | -25.1 -13.2 280 63 33 6.2 3.4
22000 -21.9 -7.4 285 58 30 4.8 2.7 | -21.6 -6.9 280 59 30 5.9 3.2
20000 -19.0 -2.2 285 50 26 5.0 2.8 | -18.6 -1.5 280 50 26 4.5 2.5
18000 -15.5 4.1 280 40 21 5.7 3.1 | -15.5 4.1 280 38 19 4.7 2.6
16000 -12.2 10.0 280 33 17 5.5 3.0 | -11.7 10.9 270 33 17 7.1 3.9
14000 -8.8 16.2 275 28 14 6.5 3.6 | -7.5 18.5 265 28 14 6.8 3.7
12000 -4.9 23.2 275 23 12 7.4 4.1 | -3.6 25.5 265 23 12 6.3 3.5
10000 -0.4 31.3 275 18 9 7.0 3.8 | 0.2 32.4 260 15 8 7.2 4.0
9000 1.9 35.4 270 15 8 8.2 4.5 | 2.4 36.3 255 11 5 7.2 3.9
8000 4.2 39.6 260 10 5 7.7 4.2 | 4.5 40.1 250 7 3 7.9 4.4
7000 6.4 43.5 240 7 3 5.6 3.1 | 6.7 44.1 225 4 2 8.0 4.4
6000 8.2 46.8 195 5 2 5.7 3.1 | 8.9 48.0 200 3 1 9.7 5.3
5000 7.8 46.0 125 4 2 -70.5 -38.7 | 11.5 52.7 205 2 1 10.2 5.6
03/01/2026 AT 1400 MST | 03/01/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +23.8 LI... +1.9 | CAPE... +35.1 LI... +1.5
CINH... -5.6 K INDEX... +15.6 | CINH... -13.5 K INDEX... +20.7
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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 -29.3 -20.7 275 66 34 6.7 3.7 | -29.6 -21.3 260 59 30 7.6 4.2
24000 -25.3 -13.5 275 65 33 6.8 3.7 | -25.1 -13.2 265 55 28 6.9 3.8
22000 -21.2 -6.2 270 56 29 6.8 3.7 | -21.0 -5.8 260 47 24 6.7 3.7
20000 -17.8 -0.0 265 47 24 5.3 2.9 | -17.5 0.5 250 42 22 5.4 3.0
18000 -14.1 6.6 260 39 20 6.1 3.4 | -14.0 6.8 245 38 20 5.0 2.7
16000 -10.8 12.6 255 32 16 5.5 3.0 | -11.1 12.0 245 32 16 5.4 3.0
14000 -7.2 19.0 260 26 13 6.6 3.6 | -7.2 19.0 245 24 12 7.9 4.4
12000 -3.2 26.2 255 18 9 7.3 4.0 | -2.6 27.3 240 17 9 7.9 4.3
10000 0.9 33.6 245 11 5 6.3 3.5 | 2.0 35.6 220 10 5 6.8 3.7
9000 3.2 37.8 235 7 4 7.9 4.3 | 4.2 39.6 210 7 4 7.9 4.3
8000 5.5 41.9 215 5 2 7.8 4.3 | 6.5 43.7 190 4 2 8.0 4.4
7000 8.0 46.4 210 2 1 8.9 4.9 | 8.8 47.8 165 2 1 8.1 4.5
6000 10.6 51.1 240 1 1 9.8 5.4 | 11.0 51.8 035 1 1 7.5 4.1
5000 13.4 56.1 280 2 1 9.5 5.2 | 13.9 57.0 335 3 2 4.3 2.3
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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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