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UXUS97 KSLC 291229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 68.0 F/20.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1128 FT/MIN (5.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 17145 FT MSL (12269 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 76.0 F/24.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 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................. 11153 FT MSL (6277 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 03/30....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:15:35 / 19:49:21 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 33 MIN 46 SEC (753 MIN 46 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:28 MDT... 52.12 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/29/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12219 FT MSL (7343 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18036 FT MSL (13160 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18022 FT MSL (13145 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.1
K INDEX......................... +1.3
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 -31.7 -25.1 270 31 16 7.0 3.8 33.0 91.4 6.7 M M
24000 -27.5 -17.5 275 28 14 6.8 3.7 31.1 87.9 5.3 M M
22000 -23.5 -10.3 270 30 15 6.8 3.7 28.8 83.8 3.5 M M
20000 -18.9 -2.0 270 32 17 6.9 3.8 26.5 79.6 1.6 M M
18000 -14.4 6.1 265 35 18 8.1 4.5 25.0 76.9 0.3 M M
16000 -9.3 15.3 265 33 17 8.7 4.8 24.2 75.5 -0.4 998 5.1
14000 -4.2 24.4 265 28 14 8.2 4.5 23.3 73.9 -1.2 788 4.0
12000 0.5 32.9 260 21 11 7.7 4.3 22.1 71.8 -2.4 588 3.0
10000 5.0 41.0 270 14 7 7.3 4.0 20.7 69.3 -3.8 394 2.0
9000 7.6 45.7 280 12 6 8.0 4.4 20.4 68.8 -4.2 285 1.5
8000 10.0 50.0 285 9 5 6.0 3.3 19.9 67.9 -4.7 184 0.9
7000 11.8 53.2 285 6 3 6.1 3.4 18.8 65.9 -5.9 100 0.5
6000 13.4 56.1 265 4 2 6.6 3.6 17.6 63.6 -7.3 22 0.1
5000 14.6 58.3 205 2 1 1.2 0.6 15.9 60.7 -9.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/29/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/29/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.2 | CAPE... +0.2 LI... +2.3
CINH... -1.0 K INDEX... +4.4 | CINH... -2.4 K INDEX... +9.7
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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 -31.9 -25.4 260 30 15 7.6 4.2 | -31.9 -25.4 250 33 17 7.4 4.0
24000 -27.3 -17.1 260 27 14 7.0 3.8 | -27.5 -17.5 250 32 16 7.1 3.9
22000 -23.2 -9.8 265 27 14 6.9 3.8 | -23.3 -9.9 255 30 15 7.1 3.9
20000 -18.8 -1.8 270 30 15 6.3 3.5 | -18.7 -1.7 260 29 15 6.8 3.7
18000 -14.7 5.5 265 34 17 7.6 4.2 | -14.6 5.7 260 31 16 7.1 3.9
16000 -9.5 14.9 265 33 17 8.9 4.9 | -9.5 14.9 255 31 16 9.1 5.0
14000 -4.3 24.3 265 29 15 7.7 4.2 | -4.2 24.4 255 29 15 8.3 4.5
12000 0.1 32.2 265 20 10 7.4 4.0 | 0.3 32.5 265 21 11 7.2 4.0
10000 4.7 40.5 265 13 7 7.7 4.2 | 4.9 40.8 250 13 7 7.9 4.3
9000 7.1 44.8 265 9 5 8.0 4.4 | 7.3 45.1 245 10 5 8.3 4.5
8000 9.4 48.9 265 5 3 7.4 4.1 | 9.8 49.6 240 7 4 8.1 4.4
7000 11.4 52.5 225 3 2 6.1 3.4 | 12.2 54.0 220 5 3 8.5 4.7
6000 12.8 55.0 195 3 2 5.7 3.1 | 14.5 58.1 215 4 2 10.3 5.7
5000 12.2 54.0 145 2 1 -68.1 -37.4 | 19.3 66.7 245 3 1 61.2 33.6
03/29/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/29/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.9
CINH... -1.6 K INDEX... +14.3 | CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... +15.6
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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 -31.8 -25.2 250 36 19 7.3 4.0 | -32.0 -25.6 255 35 18 6.6 3.6
24000 -27.5 -17.5 245 37 19 6.8 3.7 | -28.0 -18.4 255 36 18 7.0 3.8
22000 -23.4 -10.1 250 33 17 6.8 3.7 | -23.9 -11.0 245 33 17 7.0 3.9
20000 -18.8 -1.8 250 31 16 7.0 3.9 | -19.4 -2.9 245 32 16 7.8 4.3
18000 -14.4 6.1 250 31 16 7.9 4.3 | -14.2 6.4 245 30 15 8.0 4.4
16000 -9.5 14.9 250 29 15 8.7 4.8 | -9.1 15.6 245 27 14 8.9 4.9
14000 -4.3 24.3 240 26 13 8.7 4.8 | -3.8 25.2 240 24 13 9.0 4.9
12000 0.8 33.4 245 19 10 8.0 4.4 | 1.5 34.7 235 20 10 8.7 4.8
10000 5.7 42.3 235 13 7 7.5 4.1 | 6.6 43.9 240 14 7 7.3 4.0
9000 8.4 47.1 240 11 5 7.9 4.3 | 9.2 48.6 250 11 6 8.1 4.4
8000 11.1 52.0 245 8 4 8.5 4.6 | 11.6 52.9 265 8 4 7.7 4.2
7000 13.6 56.5 265 5 3 9.8 5.4 | 13.9 57.0 290 6 3 7.2 4.0
6000 16.2 61.2 295 5 3 11.5 6.3 | 16.1 61.0 330 5 3 9.5 5.2
5000 21.4 70.5 310 6 3 65.2 35.8 | 18.9 66.0 345 5 3 16.0 8.8
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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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