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UXUS97 KSLC 171229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 32.2 F/0.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1256 FT/MIN (6.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19172 FT MSL (14294 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 48.0 F/9.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0830 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................. 17123 FT MSL (12245 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 04/18..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:45:19 / 20:09:19 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 24 MIN 0 SEC (804 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:27:19 MDT... 59.31 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 04/17/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8823 FT MSL (3945 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12360 FT MSL (7482 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.3
K INDEX......................... +2.5
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 -38.6 -37.5 320 42 22 2.6 1.4 28.9 84.0 15.5 M M
24000 -37.3 -35.1 330 41 21 2.2 1.2 23.0 73.4 11.2 M M
22000 -36.4 -33.5 340 40 21 1.0 0.6 17.0 62.5 6.6 M M
20000 -35.5 -31.9 350 38 20 3.9 2.2 11.0 51.8 1.8 M M
18000 -33.0 -27.4 350 32 16 5.9 3.2 6.3 43.3 -2.3 1172 6.0
16000 -28.5 -19.3 345 27 14 8.4 4.6 4.7 40.5 -3.7 979 5.0
14000 -23.6 -10.5 345 25 13 8.4 4.6 3.8 38.8 -4.7 772 3.9
12000 -19.1 -2.4 340 21 11 7.3 4.0 2.4 36.4 -6.1 577 2.9
10000 -14.5 5.9 330 17 9 7.9 4.4 1.1 34.0 -7.6 382 1.9
9000 -12.3 9.9 320 15 8 8.0 4.4 0.5 32.9 -8.3 285 1.4
8000 -10.0 14.0 320 14 7 6.6 3.6 -0.1 31.8 -9.0 186 0.9
7000 -7.4 18.7 315 13 7 8.7 4.7 -0.5 31.2 -9.5 80 0.4
6000 -5.0 23.0 315 10 5 8.3 4.6 -0.9 30.3 -10.1 M M
5000 -2.3 27.9 300 5 2 4.7 2.6 -1.8 28.8 -11.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/17/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 04/17/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +11.9 LI... +5.4 | CAPE... +5.0 LI... +7.2
CINH... -0.7 K INDEX... -10.7 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -16.8
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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 -38.2 -36.8 330 68 35 4.0 2.2 | -38.9 -38.0 315 65 34 6.2 3.4
24000 -35.8 -32.4 335 66 34 4.0 2.2 | -35.2 -31.4 320 65 34 6.2 3.4
22000 -33.8 -28.8 335 58 30 2.5 1.3 | -31.9 -25.4 320 60 31 5.3 2.9
20000 -31.9 -25.4 340 47 24 4.5 2.4 | -29.0 -20.2 325 51 26 3.8 2.1
18000 -29.1 -20.4 345 37 19 5.8 3.2 | -26.5 -15.7 325 37 19 3.4 1.9
16000 -25.5 -13.9 350 31 16 6.3 3.4 | -23.9 -11.0 325 26 13 5.9 3.2
14000 -22.0 -7.6 345 27 14 5.2 2.8 | -19.7 -3.5 335 20 10 7.1 3.9
12000 -18.4 -1.1 340 22 11 6.6 3.6 | -16.4 2.5 335 14 7 4.6 2.5
10000 -14.2 6.4 340 14 7 7.6 4.1 | -13.2 8.2 335 9 5 7.1 3.9
9000 -11.9 10.6 340 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -10.9 12.4 330 8 4 8.4 4.6
8000 -9.6 14.7 330 9 5 8.6 4.7 | -8.3 17.1 320 6 3 9.0 5.0
7000 -7.4 18.7 325 7 3 8.5 4.7 | -5.8 21.6 310 6 3 9.5 5.2
6000 -4.9 23.2 320 5 2 9.1 5.0 | -3.0 26.6 305 6 3 10.9 6.0
5000 -0.4 31.3 310 3 2 48.2 26.4 | 0.0 32.0 300 5 3 12.7 7.0
04/17/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 04/17/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.9
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -17.9 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -10.5
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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 -39.3 -38.7 310 68 35 6.4 3.5 | -39.4 -38.9 310 73 37 6.2 3.4
24000 -35.4 -31.7 310 66 34 6.4 3.5 | -35.7 -32.3 310 68 35 6.2 3.4
22000 -31.7 -25.1 310 61 31 6.1 3.4 | -31.9 -25.4 310 62 32 6.5 3.5
20000 -28.1 -18.6 315 54 28 5.5 3.0 | -28.1 -18.6 310 55 28 6.0 3.3
18000 -24.6 -12.3 315 41 21 4.2 2.3 | -24.0 -11.2 310 45 23 6.2 3.4
16000 -22.2 -8.0 310 29 15 4.5 2.5 | -21.0 -5.8 305 33 17 4.8 2.7
14000 -18.9 -2.0 305 19 10 6.2 3.4 | -18.0 -0.4 310 23 12 5.3 2.9
12000 -15.1 4.8 300 11 6 6.4 3.5 | -14.4 6.1 310 16 8 6.7 3.7
10000 -11.2 11.8 300 8 4 7.2 4.0 | -10.0 14.0 305 13 7 8.0 4.4
9000 -8.9 16.0 295 7 4 8.3 4.5 | -7.5 18.5 300 11 6 8.7 4.8
8000 -6.4 20.5 300 7 4 8.5 4.7 | -4.9 23.2 305 9 5 9.3 5.1
7000 -3.9 25.0 300 7 4 9.8 5.4 | -2.3 27.9 310 7 4 8.5 4.7
6000 -1.1 30.0 305 7 4 11.1 6.1 | 0.2 32.4 315 5 3 9.6 5.3
5000 1.9 35.4 305 7 4 13.3 7.3 | 3.1 37.6 320 4 2 10.2 5.6
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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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