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UXUS97 KSLC 281229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 71.9 F/22.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 546 FT/MIN (2.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13701 FT MSL (8830 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 78.0 F/26.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1230 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 9034 FT MSL (4163 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 03/29....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:17:14 / 19:48:17 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 31 MIN 3 SEC (751 MIN 3 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:46 MDT... 51.73 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 03/28/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13285 FT MSL (8414 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19295 FT MSL (14424 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18728 FT MSL (13856 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.0
K INDEX......................... +7.0
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 -32.1 -25.8 245 42 22 8.0 4.4 32.2 90.0 5.2 M M
24000 -27.3 -17.1 245 39 20 8.0 4.4 31.0 87.8 4.3 M M
22000 -22.5 -8.5 245 34 17 8.0 4.4 29.7 85.5 3.3 M M
20000 -17.3 0.9 245 34 17 7.6 4.2 28.1 82.5 2.0 M M
18000 -12.3 9.9 245 36 19 9.1 5.0 27.2 80.9 1.2 M M
16000 -6.9 19.6 245 34 18 9.1 5.0 26.8 80.2 0.8 M M
14000 -1.7 28.9 245 29 15 8.0 4.4 26.0 78.8 0.2 M M
12000 3.0 37.4 245 23 12 8.3 4.5 24.9 76.7 -1.0 575 2.9
10000 7.8 46.0 240 19 10 6.9 3.8 23.7 74.7 -2.1 373 1.9
9000 9.9 49.8 230 17 9 4.5 2.4 22.9 73.1 -3.0 280 1.4
8000 11.5 52.7 215 13 7 3.0 1.7 21.5 70.6 -4.3 203 1.0
7000 12.2 54.0 195 10 5 4.1 2.2 19.3 66.7 -6.5 150 0.8
6000 13.0 55.4 180 6 3 4.1 2.2 17.1 62.7 -8.8 99 0.5
5000 13.2 55.8 135 3 2 1.3 0.7 14.4 57.9 -11.6 64 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/28/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/28/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.4
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +11.4 | CINH... -1.8 K INDEX... +14.0
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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 -32.4 -26.3 245 38 20 7.7 4.2 | -32.5 -26.5 245 38 20 7.7 4.2
24000 -27.8 -18.0 240 36 19 8.1 4.4 | -27.9 -18.2 245 37 19 8.3 4.6
22000 -23.0 -9.4 235 34 18 8.0 4.4 | -23.0 -9.4 240 36 19 8.2 4.5
20000 -17.7 0.1 240 33 17 7.8 4.3 | -17.9 -0.2 240 33 17 7.3 4.0
18000 -13.0 8.6 245 33 17 8.2 4.5 | -13.4 7.9 240 30 15 8.0 4.4
16000 -7.8 18.0 245 30 16 8.9 4.9 | -8.2 17.2 245 28 14 8.9 4.9
14000 -2.5 27.5 245 27 14 8.4 4.6 | -2.9 26.8 245 25 13 8.6 4.7
12000 2.4 36.3 250 22 11 8.6 4.7 | 2.2 36.0 245 20 10 8.5 4.6
10000 7.5 45.5 250 18 9 7.0 3.8 | 7.1 44.8 235 16 8 6.8 3.7
9000 9.6 49.3 235 16 8 4.3 2.4 | 9.3 48.7 225 15 8 5.2 2.9
8000 11.2 52.2 215 13 7 3.2 1.8 | 11.1 52.0 210 14 7 5.0 2.8
7000 12.1 53.8 200 11 6 4.2 2.3 | 12.7 54.9 200 11 6 6.4 3.5
6000 12.8 55.0 185 7 4 3.7 2.0 | 14.6 58.3 195 8 4 9.6 5.2
5000 13.0 55.4 155 3 2 5.4 3.0 | 17.3 63.1 200 5 3 10.7 5.9
03/28/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/28/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +2.7 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +2.4 LI... -0.3
CINH... -10.2 K INDEX... +17.2 | CINH... -32.1 K INDEX... +20.1
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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 -32.3 -26.1 245 40 21 8.2 4.5 | -33.2 -27.8 255 34 18 8.2 4.5
24000 -27.5 -17.5 245 37 19 6.9 3.8 | -28.4 -19.1 255 33 17 7.5 4.1
22000 -23.3 -9.9 240 34 17 7.1 3.9 | -23.9 -11.0 255 29 15 7.5 4.1
20000 -18.4 -1.1 240 31 16 7.5 4.1 | -19.4 -2.9 255 26 13 7.9 4.3
18000 -13.8 7.2 240 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -14.0 6.8 255 23 12 8.2 4.5
16000 -8.6 16.5 240 28 14 9.1 5.0 | -8.9 16.0 255 22 11 8.9 4.9
14000 -3.1 26.4 245 26 13 9.0 4.9 | -3.5 25.7 250 22 11 9.4 5.1
12000 2.1 35.8 245 22 11 9.0 5.0 | 2.1 35.8 250 21 11 9.4 5.2
10000 7.3 45.1 235 17 9 7.3 4.0 | 7.5 45.5 250 18 9 7.7 4.2
9000 10.1 50.2 235 14 7 7.9 4.3 | 10.2 50.4 255 16 8 8.4 4.6
8000 12.7 54.9 230 12 6 7.7 4.2 | 12.6 54.7 265 12 6 6.9 3.8
7000 14.9 58.8 230 8 4 8.2 4.5 | 14.8 58.6 280 9 4 6.2 3.4
6000 17.0 62.6 255 5 3 11.0 6.0 | 16.4 61.5 315 6 3 8.4 4.6
5000 19.6 67.3 275 5 3 14.1 7.8 | 19.5 67.1 325 4 2 -0.1 -0.0
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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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