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UXUS97 KSLC 011229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 51.5 F/10.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 597 FT/MIN (3.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12778 FT MSL (7898 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 60.0 F/16.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1300 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................. 10156 FT MSL (5276 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 04/02..... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:10:38 / 19:52:30 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 41 MIN 52 SEC (761 MIN 52 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:34 MDT... 53.30 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/01/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8201 FT MSL (3321 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8040 FT MSL (3160 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10430 FT MSL (5551 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.8
K INDEX......................... +22.9
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 -35.8 -32.4 215 35 18 7.8 4.3 29.2 84.5 10.7 M M
24000 -31.1 -24.0 210 30 16 7.8 4.3 27.7 81.9 9.7 M M
22000 -26.7 -16.1 205 28 14 7.4 4.1 26.0 78.9 8.5 M M
20000 -22.3 -8.1 200 24 13 7.3 4.0 24.4 75.8 7.3 M M
18000 -17.6 0.3 210 17 9 6.5 3.6 22.4 72.3 5.6 M M
16000 -13.9 7.0 235 10 5 6.0 3.3 20.0 68.0 3.6 M M
14000 -10.4 13.3 270 7 4 6.0 3.3 17.5 63.4 1.3 M M
12000 -6.7 19.9 290 7 4 6.5 3.6 15.2 59.4 -0.8 530 2.7
10000 -3.2 26.2 290 7 4 6.5 3.6 13.0 55.3 -3.1 364 1.8
9000 -1.4 29.5 285 7 4 6.6 3.6 11.8 53.3 -4.3 281 1.4
8000 0.2 32.4 275 6 3 5.9 3.2 10.6 51.0 -5.7 203 1.0
7000 2.1 35.8 260 5 2 6.9 3.8 9.6 49.3 -6.7 117 0.6
6000 4.5 40.1 230 5 3 7.5 4.1 9.1 48.5 -7.3 16 0.1
5000 7.8 46.0 200 4 2 9.6 5.3 8.9 48.0 -7.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/01/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/01/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +66.0 LI... +1.2 | CAPE... +95.0 LI... +0.8
CINH... -0.6 K INDEX... +22.7 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +21.5
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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 -36.9 -34.4 215 24 12 7.9 4.3 | -38.1 -36.6 245 15 7 8.8 4.8
24000 -32.2 -26.0 210 17 9 7.9 4.3 | -32.9 -27.2 255 14 7 8.8 4.8
22000 -27.6 -17.7 210 12 6 7.8 4.3 | -28.0 -18.4 265 11 6 8.1 4.4
20000 -23.1 -9.6 215 7 4 7.2 4.0 | -23.4 -10.1 280 9 4 7.3 4.0
18000 -18.3 -0.9 230 2 1 6.9 3.8 | -18.6 -1.5 310 9 5 6.8 3.7
16000 -14.3 6.3 345 2 1 6.6 3.6 | -14.6 5.7 325 11 6 6.9 3.8
14000 -10.6 12.9 350 6 3 6.4 3.5 | -10.7 12.7 325 12 6 6.2 3.4
12000 -7.1 19.2 350 9 5 5.8 3.2 | -7.3 18.9 330 12 6 5.8 3.2
10000 -3.6 25.5 345 9 5 6.6 3.6 | -3.9 25.0 325 12 6 6.6 3.6
9000 -1.8 28.8 345 9 5 6.7 3.7 | -2.0 28.4 320 12 6 6.8 3.7
8000 -0.1 31.8 345 7 4 5.5 3.0 | -0.1 31.8 315 10 5 6.6 3.6
7000 1.5 34.7 340 4 2 5.2 2.9 | 1.9 35.4 305 8 4 6.9 3.8
6000 3.5 38.3 265 1 1 6.4 3.5 | 4.3 39.7 295 6 3 9.2 5.0
5000 6.1 43.0 205 2 1 14.1 7.7 | 8.7 47.7 295 5 2 9.2 5.0
04/01/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/01/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +121.2 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +100.8 LI... -0.0
CINH... -5.5 K INDEX... +20.3 | CINH... -11.2 K INDEX... +19.9
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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 -38.4 -37.1 255 24 13 8.8 4.8 | -37.5 -35.5 270 37 19 7.9 4.3
24000 -33.1 -27.6 265 26 13 8.8 4.8 | -32.8 -27.0 265 35 18 7.9 4.4
22000 -28.0 -18.4 265 24 12 8.6 4.7 | -28.3 -18.9 260 32 17 7.4 4.1
20000 -23.1 -9.6 270 21 11 7.6 4.2 | -23.8 -10.8 255 29 15 7.6 4.2
18000 -18.2 -0.8 275 16 8 6.4 3.5 | -18.8 -1.8 250 27 14 7.0 3.9
16000 -14.3 6.3 285 11 6 6.4 3.5 | -14.9 5.2 250 25 13 6.6 3.6
14000 -10.8 12.6 290 12 6 6.1 3.4 | -10.9 12.4 255 23 12 7.1 3.9
12000 -7.0 19.4 295 14 7 6.2 3.4 | -6.8 19.8 265 20 11 7.2 4.0
10000 -3.3 26.1 300 14 7 6.8 3.7 | -2.4 27.7 265 15 8 8.0 4.4
9000 -1.2 29.8 305 12 6 7.6 4.2 | 0.0 32.0 260 12 6 8.4 4.6
8000 1.0 33.8 300 10 5 7.4 4.1 | 2.4 36.3 250 9 5 7.7 4.2
7000 3.2 37.8 290 8 4 7.9 4.3 | 4.7 40.5 225 7 4 7.9 4.3
6000 5.8 42.4 285 6 3 10.3 5.7 | 6.9 44.4 200 7 4 9.3 5.1
5000 9.3 48.7 285 5 3 23.5 12.9 | 11.2 52.2 190 5 3 10.6 5.8
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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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