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UXUS97 KSLC 021229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 54.4 F/12.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6543 FT MSL (1663 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 51.0 F/11.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 4997 FT MSL (117 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 04/03....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:09:00 / 19:53:33 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 44 MIN 33 SEC (764 MIN 33 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:16 MDT... 53.70 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/02/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9156 FT MSL (4276 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10355 FT MSL (5475 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9174 FT MSL (4294 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.1
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 -34.9 -30.8 265 84 43 6.7 3.7 30.5 87.0 15.7 M M
24000 -30.8 -23.4 265 76 39 6.6 3.6 28.2 82.8 14.2 M M
22000 -27.7 -17.9 265 59 30 4.8 2.7 24.9 76.9 11.8 M M
20000 -23.9 -11.0 255 42 22 7.2 4.0 21.7 71.1 9.3 M M
18000 -19.6 -3.3 250 37 19 7.0 3.9 20.0 68.1 8.0 M M
16000 -15.4 4.3 245 39 20 7.3 4.0 18.3 64.9 6.5 M M
14000 -11.0 12.2 240 39 20 7.7 4.2 16.8 62.2 5.2 M M
12000 -6.6 20.1 240 36 19 7.5 4.1 15.3 59.6 3.9 M M
10000 -2.1 28.2 240 32 17 7.4 4.0 14.0 57.2 2.6 M M
9000 0.2 32.4 240 31 16 6.0 3.3 13.4 56.1 2.0 M M
8000 2.3 36.1 235 29 15 5.1 2.8 12.6 54.6 1.2 M M
7000 4.3 39.7 225 25 13 6.1 3.3 11.7 53.1 0.3 M M
6000 6.3 43.3 215 19 10 4.0 2.2 10.9 51.5 -0.6 9 0.0
5000 7.1 44.8 185 8 4 2.0 1.1 8.0 46.5 -3.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/02/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/02/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +103.4 LI... -1.3 | CAPE... +145.0 LI... +2.8
CINH... -44.8 K INDEX... +21.8 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +16.1
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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 -34.4 -29.9 260 94 48 6.0 3.3 | -34.3 -29.7 255 103 53 5.9 3.2
24000 -30.8 -23.4 260 89 46 6.0 3.3 | -30.8 -23.4 255 97 50 5.9 3.3
22000 -27.5 -17.5 255 76 39 5.3 2.9 | -27.3 -17.1 245 82 42 4.8 2.6
20000 -24.2 -11.6 250 59 31 4.5 2.5 | -24.4 -11.9 240 67 35 5.1 2.8
18000 -21.3 -6.3 245 48 25 7.5 4.1 | -21.3 -6.3 230 55 28 5.9 3.2
16000 -17.1 1.2 235 40 21 7.3 4.0 | -18.0 -0.4 220 44 22 5.2 2.9
14000 -12.5 9.5 240 37 19 7.9 4.3 | -14.1 6.6 230 35 18 6.6 3.6
12000 -8.1 17.4 245 35 18 7.6 4.2 | -11.0 12.2 250 32 17 5.3 2.9
10000 -3.4 25.9 245 32 16 8.3 4.6 | -7.2 19.0 265 30 15 7.5 4.1
9000 -0.9 30.4 245 29 15 7.7 4.2 | -5.1 22.8 265 27 14 7.7 4.2
8000 1.6 34.9 240 27 14 7.4 4.1 | -2.8 27.0 270 25 13 7.3 4.0
7000 4.1 39.4 235 24 12 7.2 4.0 | -0.5 31.1 275 22 11 8.8 4.8
6000 6.2 43.2 220 18 10 5.8 3.2 | 2.0 35.6 280 18 9 9.0 5.0
5000 8.2 46.8 190 8 4 6.6 3.6 | 6.0 42.8 280 12 6 9.8 5.4
04/02/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/02/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +77.0 LI... +2.4 | CAPE... +74.0 LI... +3.5
CINH... -0.6 K INDEX... +10.7 | CINH... -9.3 K INDEX... +5.4
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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 -34.5 -30.1 255 107 55 6.2 3.4 | -34.8 -30.6 255 104 53 4.5 2.5
24000 -30.8 -23.4 250 101 52 6.2 3.4 | -32.0 -25.6 255 94 48 4.7 2.6
22000 -28.5 -19.3 245 89 46 2.6 1.4 | -30.0 -22.0 250 81 42 2.6 1.4
20000 -26.9 -16.4 240 75 38 3.0 1.6 | -28.5 -19.3 250 68 35 1.6 0.9
18000 -24.7 -12.5 235 61 31 7.7 4.2 | -27.4 -17.3 240 56 29 3.5 1.9
16000 -20.4 -4.7 230 56 29 6.5 3.5 | -24.7 -12.5 250 46 24 4.8 2.6
14000 -16.9 1.6 240 42 22 6.0 3.3 | -20.9 -5.6 260 36 19 7.6 4.2
12000 -13.3 8.1 260 35 18 6.4 3.5 | -16.2 2.8 275 32 17 7.6 4.2
10000 -9.2 15.4 275 33 17 7.3 4.0 | -11.7 10.9 290 31 16 8.3 4.5
9000 -7.1 19.2 275 30 16 8.6 4.7 | -9.2 15.4 290 30 16 9.4 5.1
8000 -4.6 23.7 275 27 14 8.5 4.6 | -6.6 20.1 295 29 15 8.5 4.6
7000 -2.0 28.4 280 24 12 8.4 4.6 | -3.8 25.2 295 27 14 8.1 4.4
6000 0.7 33.3 280 19 10 8.5 4.7 | -1.0 30.2 300 26 14 9.3 5.1
5000 4.1 39.4 280 15 8 16.7 9.2 | 2.1 35.8 300 20 10 11.2 6.1
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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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