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UXUS97 KSLC 091230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.9 F/17.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 670 FT/MIN (3.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12808 FT MSL (7932 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1330 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................. 7895 FT MSL (3019 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 03/10...... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:48:35 / 19:27:54 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 39 MIN 19 SEC (699 MIN 19 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:38:14 MDT... 44.12 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/09/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10911 FT MSL (6035 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16237 FT MSL (11361 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15062 FT MSL (10185 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.7
K INDEX......................... +10.3
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 -32.6 -26.7 265 46 24 7.7 4.2 32.5 90.4 10.2 M M
24000 -28.0 -18.4 275 44 23 7.7 4.2 31.0 87.8 9.3 M M
22000 -22.8 -9.0 275 43 22 7.8 4.3 29.3 84.7 8.1 M M
20000 -18.8 -1.8 270 41 21 6.1 3.3 27.1 80.7 6.3 M M
18000 -15.0 5.0 260 40 20 6.8 3.7 24.7 76.5 4.4 M M
16000 -10.8 12.6 255 39 20 7.2 4.0 22.9 73.2 2.8 M M
14000 -6.7 19.9 255 35 18 6.7 3.7 21.0 69.9 1.2 M M
12000 -2.7 27.1 250 28 14 7.4 4.1 19.1 66.4 -0.7 596 3.0
10000 2.2 36.0 245 23 12 8.3 4.5 18.2 64.7 -1.7 391 2.0
9000 4.7 40.5 240 21 11 8.5 4.7 17.8 64.0 -2.1 286 1.5
8000 6.9 44.4 230 20 10 6.6 3.6 17.1 62.7 -2.8 189 1.0
7000 8.5 47.3 215 19 10 3.7 2.0 15.7 60.3 -4.2 112 0.6
6000 9.7 49.5 190 20 10 -0.3 -0.2 13.9 57.0 -6.0 48 0.2
5000 7.4 45.3 165 13 7 -28.5 -15.7 8.7 47.7 -11.3 87 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/09/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/09/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +12.0 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +15.4
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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 -32.7 -26.9 265 50 26 7.5 4.1 | -33.1 -27.6 265 49 25 7.5 4.1
24000 -28.3 -18.9 265 48 25 7.5 4.1 | -28.7 -19.7 265 47 24 7.5 4.1
22000 -23.8 -10.8 265 45 23 7.5 4.1 | -24.1 -11.4 265 45 23 7.7 4.2
20000 -19.2 -2.6 265 43 22 6.2 3.4 | -19.1 -2.4 265 44 23 7.2 4.0
18000 -15.4 4.3 255 42 22 7.0 3.8 | -15.0 5.0 260 44 22 6.4 3.5
16000 -11.2 11.8 260 40 21 6.7 3.7 | -11.4 11.5 260 40 20 6.2 3.4
14000 -7.3 18.9 260 34 17 6.6 3.6 | -7.7 18.1 260 34 17 6.5 3.6
12000 -3.3 26.1 255 29 15 7.5 4.1 | -3.6 25.5 255 27 14 7.5 4.1
10000 1.6 34.9 255 24 12 8.3 4.6 | 1.2 34.2 255 22 11 7.5 4.1
9000 4.2 39.6 250 21 11 8.7 4.8 | 3.5 38.3 250 19 10 8.7 4.7
8000 6.5 43.7 245 18 9 7.0 3.8 | 5.8 42.4 245 16 8 7.2 3.9
7000 8.3 46.9 225 17 9 4.1 2.2 | 7.9 46.2 230 13 7 6.0 3.3
6000 9.3 48.7 195 18 9 -0.8 -0.4 | 9.7 49.5 205 12 6 7.1 3.9
5000 7.6 45.7 165 13 7 -17.2 -9.4 | 12.7 54.9 195 10 5 17.7 9.7
03/09/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/09/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1.9 LI... +1.6 | CAPE... +18.2 LI... +0.7
CINH... -4.6 K INDEX... +20.3 | CINH... -17.5 K INDEX... +17.8
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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 -33.3 -27.9 260 50 26 7.5 4.1 | -33.7 -28.7 260 52 27 7.5 4.1
24000 -28.8 -19.8 260 46 24 7.5 4.1 | -29.2 -20.6 255 50 26 7.5 4.1
22000 -24.3 -11.7 260 45 23 7.5 4.1 | -24.7 -12.5 260 48 25 7.4 4.1
20000 -19.5 -3.1 260 44 22 7.1 3.9 | -20.1 -4.2 260 45 23 6.6 3.6
18000 -15.4 4.3 260 42 22 6.6 3.6 | -16.2 2.8 260 40 21 6.5 3.6
16000 -11.7 10.9 260 38 19 5.8 3.2 | -12.2 10.0 265 34 18 7.1 3.9
14000 -8.0 17.6 255 31 16 6.7 3.7 | -8.0 17.6 255 30 16 7.5 4.1
12000 -3.8 25.2 250 25 13 7.9 4.4 | -3.3 26.1 250 25 13 8.5 4.6
10000 1.2 34.2 250 20 10 8.5 4.7 | 1.9 35.4 245 20 10 8.8 4.8
9000 3.8 38.8 245 17 9 9.2 5.0 | 4.5 40.1 245 17 9 9.2 5.0
8000 6.5 43.7 245 14 7 9.3 5.1 | 7.2 45.0 255 14 7 8.7 4.8
7000 9.3 48.7 240 11 6 9.0 5.0 | 9.6 49.3 265 10 5 7.5 4.1
6000 12.0 53.6 240 9 5 9.5 5.2 | 11.9 53.4 280 6 3 7.4 4.1
5000 16.7 62.1 255 6 3 9.9 5.4 | 14.4 57.9 320 4 2 12.9 7.1
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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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