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UXUS97 KSLC 311229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 63.5 F/17.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9772 FT MSL (4892 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 64.0 F/18.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1545 MDT
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................. 5677 FT MSL (797 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 04/01.... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:12:17 / 19:51:27 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 39 MIN 10 SEC (759 MIN 10 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:52 MDT... 52.91 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/31/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10986 FT MSL (6106 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14485 FT MSL (9605 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13892 FT MSL (9013 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +3.0
K INDEX......................... +22.6
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 -33.3 -27.9 245 43 22 7.5 4.1 31.5 88.7 10.7 M M
24000 -28.8 -19.8 245 37 19 7.3 4.0 29.9 85.9 9.7 M M
22000 -24.9 -12.8 245 36 19 6.6 3.6 27.5 81.6 7.9 M M
20000 -21.0 -5.8 245 35 18 6.8 3.7 25.3 77.6 6.2 M M
18000 -16.4 2.5 240 33 17 7.0 3.8 23.1 73.6 4.4 M M
16000 -12.3 9.9 245 25 13 6.6 3.6 21.3 70.4 2.7 M M
14000 -8.2 17.2 245 18 9 7.9 4.3 19.5 67.1 1.1 M M
12000 -3.0 26.6 245 12 6 9.3 5.1 18.8 65.9 0.4 M M
10000 2.6 36.7 240 6 3 8.2 4.5 18.6 65.4 0.2 M M
9000 5.2 41.4 255 4 2 8.8 4.8 18.2 64.7 -0.2 285 1.4
8000 7.7 45.9 275 3 1 8.5 4.6 17.8 64.0 -0.5 179 0.9
7000 10.1 50.2 305 2 1 7.1 3.9 17.2 63.0 -1.1 78 0.4
6000 11.8 53.2 315 3 1 4.3 2.4 16.1 60.9 -2.3 M M
5000 10.9 51.6 300 1 0 -13.2 -7.2 11.7 53.0 -6.9 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/31/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/31/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +1.1 LI... +2.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.8
CINH... -18.1 K INDEX... +22.4 | CINH... -1.0 K INDEX... +23.9
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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 -34.2 -29.6 245 39 20 6.4 3.5 | -34.3 -29.7 245 40 21 7.1 3.9
24000 -30.4 -22.7 250 34 18 6.6 3.6 | -30.1 -22.2 240 35 18 7.1 3.9
22000 -25.8 -14.4 245 35 18 7.9 4.3 | -25.8 -14.4 235 30 16 7.3 4.0
20000 -20.6 -5.1 240 34 17 7.7 4.2 | -20.9 -5.6 235 29 15 7.4 4.1
18000 -16.1 3.0 235 30 16 7.2 4.0 | -16.6 2.1 235 31 16 7.0 3.9
16000 -12.0 10.4 230 25 13 6.5 3.6 | -12.5 9.5 230 32 16 7.2 4.0
14000 -8.3 17.1 235 18 9 5.7 3.1 | -8.2 17.2 230 28 14 7.2 3.9
12000 -5.1 22.8 250 10 5 6.4 3.5 | -4.1 24.6 230 17 9 6.9 3.8
10000 -0.0 32.0 290 5 3 9.3 5.1 | -0.0 32.0 235 8 4 6.9 3.8
9000 2.9 37.2 315 4 2 9.9 5.4 | 2.0 35.6 230 4 2 7.6 4.2
8000 5.6 42.1 345 3 2 9.3 5.1 | 4.3 39.7 210 1 0 8.0 4.4
7000 8.2 46.8 020 3 2 6.8 3.7 | 6.7 44.1 090 2 1 8.7 4.8
6000 10.1 50.2 050 3 2 4.1 2.3 | 9.5 49.1 085 3 1 9.5 5.2
5000 11.9 53.4 075 1 1 1.1 0.6 | 13.2 55.8 075 3 2 23.7 13.0
03/31/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/31/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +7.0 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +18.8 LI... -0.4
CINH... -5.1 K INDEX... +24.0 | CINH... -10.7 K INDEX... +26.0
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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 -33.9 -29.0 250 45 23 7.8 4.3 | -33.5 -28.3 235 47 24 7.4 4.1
24000 -29.3 -20.7 245 39 20 7.9 4.3 | -29.1 -20.4 230 41 21 7.6 4.2
22000 -25.1 -13.2 240 35 18 6.9 3.8 | -25.0 -13.0 230 36 19 6.7 3.7
20000 -20.7 -5.3 235 32 17 6.4 3.5 | -20.5 -4.9 230 32 17 6.8 3.8
18000 -16.8 1.8 230 32 16 7.1 3.9 | -16.4 2.5 225 30 15 7.2 3.9
16000 -12.4 9.7 225 31 16 7.3 4.0 | -12.2 10.0 220 28 14 7.1 3.9
14000 -8.2 17.2 215 27 14 7.0 3.9 | -8.1 17.4 215 27 14 6.9 3.8
12000 -3.9 25.0 210 19 10 7.8 4.3 | -4.1 24.6 210 22 11 7.1 3.9
10000 1.1 34.0 200 13 7 8.3 4.5 | 0.8 33.4 205 16 8 8.8 4.8
9000 3.7 38.7 195 9 5 9.1 5.0 | 3.6 38.5 205 13 7 9.7 5.3
8000 6.0 42.8 195 5 2 7.7 4.2 | 6.4 43.5 210 10 5 9.0 5.0
7000 8.4 47.1 225 2 1 9.0 4.9 | 8.9 48.0 220 7 3 8.2 4.5
6000 11.2 52.2 270 2 1 9.5 5.2 | 11.4 52.5 240 4 2 8.8 4.8
5000 16.1 61.0 320 3 2 9.2 5.1 | 15.5 59.9 320 2 1 11.1 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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