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UXUS97 KSLC 111229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.6 F/17.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 875 FT/MIN (4.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16484 FT MSL (11605 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 69.0 F/21.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 MDT
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................. 10233 FT MSL (5353 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 04/12....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:54:32 / 20:03:00 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 8 MIN 28 SEC (788 MIN 28 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:46 MDT... 57.13 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/11/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10779 FT MSL (5900 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13621 FT MSL (8742 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14398 FT MSL (9518 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.6
K INDEX......................... +23.3
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 -36.9 -34.4 200 43 22 7.5 4.1 27.5 81.5 5.4 M M
24000 -32.4 -26.3 200 39 20 7.5 4.1 25.9 78.6 4.3 M M
22000 -27.1 -16.8 200 37 19 7.9 4.3 24.2 75.6 3.0 M M
20000 -22.3 -8.1 200 36 18 8.1 4.4 23.0 73.4 2.0 M M
18000 -17.6 0.3 195 34 18 8.0 4.4 21.8 71.3 1.0 M M
16000 -13.1 8.4 195 33 17 7.8 4.3 20.4 68.7 -0.4 1025 5.2
14000 -8.4 16.9 200 31 16 8.4 4.6 19.3 66.7 -1.5 824 4.2
12000 -3.2 26.2 200 31 16 8.8 4.8 18.6 65.4 -2.3 611 3.1
10000 1.9 35.4 205 29 15 8.6 4.7 18.0 64.3 -3.1 397 2.0
9000 4.6 40.3 205 27 14 9.5 5.2 17.7 63.8 -3.4 288 1.5
8000 7.3 45.1 205 24 12 9.3 5.1 17.5 63.5 -3.6 177 0.9
7000 10.0 50.0 200 22 12 8.0 4.4 17.2 63.0 -3.9 68 0.3
6000 12.4 54.3 190 21 11 4.9 2.7 16.7 62.1 -4.4 M M
5000 11.6 52.9 155 8 4 8.5 4.7 12.3 54.2 -9.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/11/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/11/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +154.3 LI... -1.1 | CAPE... +520.2 LI... -2.7
CINH... -41.8 K INDEX... +18.1 | CINH... -1.2 K INDEX... +23.3
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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 -38.6 -37.5 200 48 25 8.5 4.7 | -39.3 -38.7 200 54 28 8.2 4.5
24000 -33.5 -28.3 205 46 24 8.5 4.7 | -34.4 -29.9 205 53 27 8.2 4.5
22000 -27.7 -17.9 200 44 22 8.7 4.8 | -29.5 -21.1 205 50 26 8.2 4.5
20000 -22.8 -9.0 200 41 21 7.9 4.3 | -24.8 -12.6 205 47 24 7.4 4.1
18000 -18.0 -0.4 200 37 19 7.9 4.3 | -19.8 -3.6 205 43 22 7.7 4.2
16000 -13.4 7.9 200 37 19 7.2 4.0 | -14.9 5.2 200 40 21 8.7 4.8
14000 -9.0 15.8 205 34 18 7.8 4.3 | -9.9 14.2 205 38 20 8.5 4.7
12000 -4.5 23.9 205 33 17 7.9 4.3 | -4.9 23.2 205 34 18 8.8 4.8
10000 0.5 32.9 205 30 15 8.6 4.7 | 0.5 32.9 200 31 16 9.0 4.9
9000 3.2 37.8 200 30 15 9.8 5.4 | 3.4 38.1 200 30 16 10.0 5.5
8000 5.9 42.6 195 30 15 9.3 5.1 | 6.2 43.2 200 30 15 10.1 5.5
7000 8.6 47.5 190 27 14 8.3 4.6 | 9.2 48.6 200 28 15 9.6 5.3
6000 11.1 52.0 185 24 12 7.4 4.1 | 12.1 53.8 200 25 13 9.9 5.4
5000 14.3 57.7 170 12 6 4.4 2.4 | 15.9 60.6 200 20 10 23.1 12.7
04/11/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/11/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +352.2 LI... -2.1 | CAPE... +56.3 LI... +0.4
CINH... -1.2 K INDEX... +26.0 | CINH... -7.9 K INDEX... +20.0
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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 -38.0 -36.4 230 50 26 6.0 3.3 | -35.7 -32.3 250 48 25 8.2 4.5
24000 -34.4 -29.9 225 46 24 5.9 3.2 | -30.8 -23.4 250 49 25 8.2 4.5
22000 -30.2 -22.4 215 44 22 7.4 4.1 | -25.4 -13.7 245 49 25 7.9 4.3
20000 -25.6 -14.1 215 41 21 8.3 4.6 | -21.5 -6.7 245 46 23 5.4 3.0
18000 -20.1 -4.2 210 40 21 8.4 4.6 | -18.4 -1.1 235 40 21 4.8 2.6
16000 -15.1 4.8 210 39 20 8.6 4.7 | -14.9 5.2 220 35 18 7.8 4.3
14000 -10.0 14.0 210 36 19 8.7 4.8 | -9.8 14.4 220 30 15 9.0 4.9
12000 -4.8 23.4 210 35 18 9.0 4.9 | -4.5 23.9 225 25 13 9.1 5.0
10000 0.8 33.4 215 34 17 9.0 4.9 | 1.0 33.8 230 22 11 9.5 5.2
9000 3.6 38.5 215 33 17 10.2 5.6 | 3.8 38.8 235 20 10 9.7 5.3
8000 6.6 43.9 215 32 16 10.3 5.6 | 6.6 43.9 245 18 9 9.7 5.3
7000 9.5 49.1 215 30 15 9.9 5.4 | 9.4 48.9 250 16 8 9.1 5.0
6000 12.5 54.5 220 26 13 9.5 5.2 | 12.2 54.0 255 13 7 8.8 4.8
5000 16.1 61.0 220 21 11 20.8 11.4 | 16.5 61.7 260 8 4 17.4 9.5
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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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