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UXUS97 KSLC 211228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 79.6 F/26.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 420 FT/MIN (2.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10357 FT MSL (5477 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 81.0 F/27.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1445 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1800 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 6609 FT MSL (1729 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 03/22....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:28:51 / 19:40:53 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 12 MIN 1 SEC (732 MIN 1 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:52 MDT... 48.93 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/21/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14505 FT MSL (9625 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21225 FT MSL (16345 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18877 FT MSL (13997 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.6
K INDEX......................... +2.7
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 -27.3 -17.1 255 53 27 8.1 4.4 36.8 98.3 7.6 M M
24000 -22.5 -8.5 255 50 26 8.2 4.5 35.7 96.2 6.9 M M
22000 -17.6 0.3 250 46 23 8.3 4.5 34.6 94.3 6.1 M M
20000 -12.4 9.7 245 38 20 7.6 4.1 32.9 91.2 4.8 M M
18000 -8.0 17.6 245 32 16 7.5 4.1 31.4 88.5 3.5 M M
16000 -3.5 25.7 240 27 14 7.6 4.2 29.9 85.8 2.2 M M
14000 1.4 34.5 240 24 12 8.6 4.7 28.9 84.0 1.2 M M
12000 6.5 43.7 245 23 12 8.6 4.7 28.2 82.8 0.6 M M
10000 11.5 52.7 245 21 11 6.3 3.5 27.4 81.3 -0.2 390 2.0
9000 14.1 57.4 235 20 10 7.5 4.1 27.0 80.6 -0.6 285 1.4
8000 16.4 61.5 220 19 10 6.8 3.8 26.4 79.5 -1.2 186 0.9
7000 18.2 64.8 205 16 8 5.7 3.1 25.3 77.5 -2.4 101 0.5
6000 19.5 67.1 185 15 8 1.8 1.0 23.6 74.6 -4.0 34 0.2
5000 13.3 55.9 130 7 3 6.1 3.3 13.9 57.0 -13.9 182 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/21/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/21/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +7.0 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +11.3
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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 -27.8 -18.0 250 58 30 8.2 4.5 | -27.8 -18.0 245 57 29 7.6 4.2
24000 -22.8 -9.0 250 56 29 8.4 4.6 | -23.2 -9.8 245 56 29 7.9 4.3
22000 -17.8 -0.0 250 53 27 8.5 4.6 | -18.4 -1.1 245 52 27 7.9 4.3
20000 -12.5 9.5 250 46 24 7.7 4.2 | -14.1 6.6 245 44 23 7.1 3.9
18000 -8.4 16.9 245 37 19 6.5 3.6 | -9.7 14.5 245 34 17 6.3 3.5
16000 -4.4 24.1 240 29 15 7.4 4.0 | -5.6 21.9 245 26 13 8.1 4.5
14000 0.4 32.7 245 25 13 8.9 4.9 | -0.5 31.1 255 22 11 8.8 4.8
12000 5.6 42.1 250 23 12 9.0 4.9 | 4.8 40.6 260 20 10 8.4 4.6
10000 10.7 51.3 250 21 11 6.3 3.5 | 9.6 49.3 255 18 9 5.8 3.2
9000 13.2 55.8 245 19 10 6.9 3.8 | 12.0 53.6 250 16 8 6.4 3.5
8000 15.3 59.5 235 16 8 5.7 3.1 | 14.1 57.4 245 13 7 5.1 2.8
7000 17.1 62.8 215 15 8 5.5 3.0 | 16.0 60.8 230 10 5 6.5 3.6
6000 18.2 64.8 195 14 7 0.5 0.3 | 18.1 64.6 215 8 4 8.3 4.6
5000 14.7 58.5 140 4 2 -2.4 -1.3 | 21.2 70.2 220 6 3 20.0 11.0
03/21/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/21/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.9
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +14.2 | CINH... -1.0 K INDEX... +15.2
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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 -27.5 -17.5 255 57 30 7.8 4.3 | -28.1 -18.6 260 56 29 7.4 4.0
24000 -23.0 -9.4 255 52 27 6.7 3.7 | -23.7 -10.7 260 52 27 7.4 4.1
22000 -19.0 -2.2 255 47 24 6.7 3.7 | -19.2 -2.6 265 46 24 7.4 4.0
20000 -14.7 5.5 255 39 20 6.3 3.5 | -15.3 4.5 265 39 20 6.3 3.4
18000 -10.8 12.6 255 32 17 7.2 4.0 | -11.0 12.2 265 32 17 7.4 4.0
16000 -6.1 21.0 250 26 13 8.4 4.6 | -6.1 21.0 255 28 14 8.6 4.7
14000 -1.0 30.2 255 20 10 8.5 4.7 | -1.1 30.0 255 23 12 8.7 4.8
12000 4.2 39.6 255 15 8 8.9 4.9 | 4.2 39.6 255 18 10 8.8 4.8
10000 9.3 48.7 265 13 7 6.7 3.7 | 9.2 48.6 260 14 7 7.4 4.0
9000 11.9 53.4 265 11 6 8.2 4.5 | 11.8 53.2 275 12 6 8.4 4.6
8000 14.5 58.1 265 10 5 8.4 4.6 | 14.3 57.7 290 10 5 8.6 4.7
7000 17.1 62.8 270 8 4 8.1 4.5 | 16.8 62.2 305 8 4 8.2 4.5
6000 19.5 67.1 280 7 3 10.7 5.8 | 19.1 66.4 325 6 3 8.4 4.6
5000 23.0 73.4 290 6 3 23.9 13.1 | 21.7 71.1 340 5 3 13.4 7.4
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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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