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UXUS97 KSLC 121229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 58.4 F/14.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 904 FT/MIN (4.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15333 FT MSL (10452 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 67.0 F/19.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 12447 FT MSL (7566 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 03/13....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:43:43 / 19:31:11 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 47 MIN 29 SEC (707 MIN 29 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:37:27 MDT... 45.31 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9971 FT MSL (5090 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15166 FT MSL (10285 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15397 FT MSL (10516 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.9
K INDEX......................... +16.7
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 -30.7 -23.3 305 65 33 6.5 3.6 34.9 94.8 12.1 M M
24000 -26.9 -16.4 300 60 31 6.4 3.5 32.6 90.6 10.5 M M
22000 -23.0 -9.4 295 60 31 6.4 3.5 30.1 86.1 8.7 M M
20000 -20.0 -4.0 290 58 30 4.6 2.5 26.8 80.2 6.0 M M
18000 -16.6 2.1 285 54 28 5.9 3.3 23.2 73.8 3.1 M M
16000 -13.1 8.4 290 48 25 5.8 3.2 20.6 69.1 0.8 M M
14000 -9.6 14.7 290 40 21 6.3 3.4 18.1 64.5 -1.7 791 4.0
12000 -5.4 22.3 290 35 18 8.0 4.4 16.5 61.7 -3.3 604 3.1
10000 -0.2 31.6 285 29 15 9.9 5.4 15.8 60.4 -4.0 390 2.0
9000 2.3 36.1 275 26 13 9.5 5.2 15.3 59.5 -4.5 286 1.5
8000 4.9 40.8 270 23 12 6.2 3.4 15.0 59.0 -4.8 177 0.9
7000 7.1 44.8 255 20 10 5.2 2.8 14.2 57.6 -5.6 82 0.4
6000 8.4 47.1 220 16 8 -0.6 -0.3 12.5 54.5 -7.3 14 0.1
5000 4.8 40.6 160 8 4 -87.4 -48.0 5.3 41.5 -14.6 84 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.0
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +14.4 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +11.9
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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 -31.0 -23.8 305 70 36 6.3 3.4 | -30.9 -23.6 305 71 37 7.2 3.9
24000 -27.2 -17.0 300 67 34 6.4 3.5 | -26.6 -15.9 300 68 35 6.1 3.4
22000 -23.4 -10.1 300 66 34 6.4 3.5 | -22.6 -8.7 300 63 32 6.0 3.3
20000 -19.6 -3.3 295 63 32 5.5 3.0 | -19.2 -2.6 300 58 30 5.6 3.0
18000 -16.3 2.7 295 57 29 5.6 3.1 | -15.9 3.4 295 53 28 5.8 3.2
16000 -12.8 9.0 290 50 26 6.0 3.3 | -12.5 9.5 290 49 25 5.9 3.2
14000 -9.3 15.3 295 43 22 6.6 3.6 | -9.0 15.8 290 43 22 6.3 3.4
12000 -5.1 22.8 295 37 19 7.8 4.3 | -5.0 23.0 290 37 19 7.2 3.9
10000 -0.1 31.8 290 34 17 9.8 5.4 | -0.6 30.9 290 29 15 9.4 5.1
9000 2.4 36.3 285 31 16 9.0 4.9 | 1.9 35.4 290 26 13 9.6 5.3
8000 4.9 40.8 280 27 14 6.4 3.5 | 4.6 40.3 290 23 12 7.2 3.9
7000 6.9 44.4 270 21 11 5.8 3.2 | 6.8 44.2 280 18 9 4.9 2.7
6000 8.5 47.3 245 14 7 2.2 1.2 | 9.0 48.2 270 12 6 8.7 4.8
5000 6.3 43.3 160 7 4 -41.0 -22.5 | 13.5 56.3 260 8 4 40.0 22.0
03/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.8 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +9.3
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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 -30.7 -23.3 300 68 35 7.6 4.2 | -30.6 -23.1 300 66 34 7.9 4.3
24000 -26.2 -15.2 300 66 34 6.4 3.5 | -25.9 -14.6 300 64 33 6.9 3.8
22000 -21.9 -7.4 300 62 32 6.4 3.5 | -21.9 -7.4 300 60 31 6.8 3.7
20000 -18.5 -1.3 295 57 29 5.5 3.0 | -18.0 -0.4 300 57 29 5.3 2.9
18000 -15.1 4.8 295 52 27 5.9 3.2 | -14.7 5.5 300 54 28 5.8 3.2
16000 -11.5 11.3 290 48 25 6.3 3.5 | -11.3 11.7 300 49 25 6.2 3.4
14000 -7.9 17.8 290 44 23 5.8 3.2 | -7.9 17.8 295 41 21 5.7 3.1
12000 -4.5 23.9 285 36 19 6.6 3.6 | -4.0 24.8 285 33 17 8.6 4.7
10000 0.1 32.2 275 28 14 9.6 5.2 | 1.2 34.2 275 28 15 9.2 5.1
9000 2.5 36.5 280 25 13 8.9 4.9 | 4.0 39.2 270 26 13 9.3 5.1
8000 5.2 41.4 280 22 11 8.0 4.4 | 6.9 44.4 270 23 12 8.3 4.6
7000 7.8 46.0 280 18 9 8.8 4.8 | 9.7 49.5 270 19 10 8.1 4.4
6000 10.4 50.7 280 14 7 9.6 5.3 | 12.1 53.8 270 13 7 7.5 4.1
5000 15.4 59.7 285 9 5 56.3 30.9 | 15.5 59.9 265 6 3 25.6 14.0
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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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