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UXUS97 KSLC 101229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 60.9 F/16.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 115 FT/MIN (0.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7076 FT MSL (2195 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 57.0 F/14.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 0900 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 5778 FT MSL (897 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 03/11.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:46:58 / 19:29:00 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 42 MIN 2 SEC (702 MIN 2 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:37:59 MDT... 44.51 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/10/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10437 FT MSL (5556 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13909 FT MSL (9028 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12304 FT MSL (7424 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.5
K INDEX......................... +11.8
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 -34.8 -30.6 275 58 30 7.3 4.0 30.0 86.1 12.7 M M
24000 -30.4 -22.7 275 56 29 7.4 4.1 28.3 82.9 11.5 M M
22000 -26.3 -15.3 275 49 25 6.7 3.7 26.1 78.9 10.0 M M
20000 -22.1 -7.8 270 46 24 7.3 4.0 24.1 75.4 8.6 M M
18000 -17.3 0.9 265 46 24 6.9 3.8 22.2 71.9 7.1 M M
16000 -13.2 8.2 260 44 23 6.9 3.8 20.3 68.5 5.5 M M
14000 -9.1 15.6 260 43 22 7.4 4.1 18.4 65.2 3.9 M M
12000 -4.3 24.3 260 40 20 8.9 4.9 17.5 63.5 2.9 M M
10000 1.1 34.0 260 34 18 8.8 4.8 17.0 62.6 2.5 M M
9000 3.6 38.5 255 30 15 8.7 4.8 16.6 62.0 2.2 M M
8000 6.0 42.8 250 24 12 6.2 3.4 16.1 61.1 1.7 M M
7000 7.3 45.1 230 16 8 3.0 1.6 14.5 58.1 0.0 M M
6000 8.0 46.4 200 10 5 3.4 1.9 12.3 54.1 -2.2 66 0.3
5000 6.0 42.8 160 3 2 -7.7 -4.2 6.7 44.1 -7.9 89 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/10/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/10/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +6.3 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +10.6
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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 -35.3 -31.5 275 65 33 7.0 3.9 | -35.4 -31.7 280 75 39 7.2 3.9
24000 -31.1 -24.0 270 60 31 7.0 3.9 | -31.1 -24.0 270 70 36 7.2 4.0
22000 -26.8 -16.2 270 54 28 7.3 4.0 | -26.9 -16.4 265 65 33 7.0 3.8
20000 -22.4 -8.3 270 51 26 7.5 4.1 | -22.8 -9.0 265 60 31 7.0 3.8
18000 -17.4 0.7 270 51 26 7.1 3.9 | -18.1 -0.6 265 56 29 6.9 3.8
16000 -13.4 7.9 270 49 25 5.7 3.1 | -13.9 7.0 270 54 28 6.8 3.7
14000 -9.9 14.2 265 44 22 6.1 3.4 | -10.2 13.6 270 52 27 5.6 3.0
12000 -5.9 21.4 265 37 19 7.7 4.2 | -6.6 20.1 265 43 22 6.5 3.6
10000 -1.0 30.2 270 33 17 8.3 4.6 | -3.1 26.4 265 32 16 5.6 3.1
9000 1.5 34.7 270 29 15 8.6 4.7 | -1.0 30.2 270 26 13 8.4 4.6
8000 3.7 38.7 265 23 12 6.2 3.4 | 1.4 34.5 270 20 11 8.5 4.7
7000 5.2 41.4 255 14 7 4.3 2.3 | 3.7 38.7 270 15 8 6.8 3.7
6000 6.1 43.0 235 8 4 5.0 2.7 | 5.7 42.3 265 9 5 7.8 4.3
5000 6.4 43.5 230 4 2 0.4 0.2 | 8.9 48.0 265 7 3 19.3 10.6
03/10/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/10/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.6 LI... +5.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.0
CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... +9.3 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.7
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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 -34.8 -30.6 290 84 43 5.8 3.2 | -33.2 -27.8 305 96 50 5.2 2.9
24000 -31.3 -24.3 285 72 37 5.7 3.1 | -30.1 -22.2 300 86 44 5.1 2.8
22000 -26.9 -16.4 280 66 34 7.5 4.1 | -26.5 -15.7 300 78 40 6.3 3.5
20000 -22.5 -8.5 275 63 33 7.5 4.1 | -22.6 -8.7 290 70 36 6.5 3.6
18000 -17.6 0.3 270 62 32 6.8 3.7 | -18.1 -0.6 280 63 33 7.7 4.2
16000 -13.8 7.2 270 58 30 6.2 3.4 | -14.3 6.3 275 63 32 5.7 3.1
14000 -10.4 13.3 270 56 29 4.8 2.6 | -11.4 11.5 275 60 31 4.2 2.3
12000 -8.0 17.6 270 42 22 4.8 2.6 | -8.5 16.7 265 43 22 6.1 3.4
10000 -4.0 24.8 260 26 13 7.3 4.0 | -4.8 23.4 265 26 14 4.7 2.6
9000 -1.8 28.8 265 22 11 8.1 4.5 | -3.4 25.9 280 19 10 6.9 3.8
8000 0.4 32.7 270 19 10 8.0 4.4 | -1.6 29.1 305 15 8 7.2 4.0
7000 2.9 37.2 280 15 8 8.7 4.8 | 0.5 32.9 325 13 7 6.5 3.6
6000 5.2 41.4 300 11 6 10.5 5.7 | 3.1 37.6 335 12 6 8.9 4.9
5000 10.1 50.2 310 9 5 0.7 0.4 | 6.2 43.2 335 10 5 16.5 9.0
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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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