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UXUS97 KSLC 101227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 56.8 F/13.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 271 FT/MIN (1.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6258 FT MSL (1333 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 37.0 F/3.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 5439 FT MSL (513 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 01/11....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:51:25 / 17:19:30 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 28 MIN 5 SEC (568 MIN 5 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:35:27 MST... 26.82 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/10/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7061 FT MSL (2136 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 10184 FT MSL (5259 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18976 FT MSL (14051 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10811 FT MSL (5886 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +17.5
K INDEX......................... +1.1
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 -27.9 285 26 14 7.0 3.8 32.1 89.8 23.0 M M
24000 -29.1 -20.4 285 25 13 6.7 3.7 30.1 86.2 21.9 M M
22000 -25.1 -13.2 290 21 11 6.7 3.7 27.8 82.1 20.6 M M
20000 -20.5 -4.9 295 17 9 7.0 3.8 25.5 78.0 19.2 M M
18000 -16.5 2.3 300 14 7 6.4 3.5 23.5 74.3 17.8 M M
16000 -12.8 9.0 290 11 6 6.9 3.8 21.1 69.9 16.0 M M
14000 -8.5 16.7 290 5 3 7.6 4.2 19.4 66.8 14.8 M M
12000 -3.9 25.0 000 0 0 7.5 4.1 18.0 64.4 13.9 M M
10000 0.2 32.4 110 3 1 5.5 3.0 16.2 61.1 12.4 M M
9000 1.4 34.5 095 4 2 3.2 1.8 14.4 58.0 10.9 M M
8000 1.4 34.5 090 4 2 -0.8 -0.4 11.4 52.5 8.0 M M
7000 -0.3 31.5 115 3 1 -4.8 -2.6 6.0 42.7 2.8 M M
6000 -1.6 29.1 130 2 1 -1.1 -0.6 1.7 35.1 -1.4 271 1.4
5000 -3.9 25.0 125 3 2 -3.9 -2.2 -3.4 25.8 -6.6 311 1.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/10/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/10/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -3.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -1.2
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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 -35.9 -32.6 340 40 21 8.0 4.4 | -35.2 -31.4 335 35 18 7.8 4.3
24000 -31.1 -24.0 340 38 20 7.8 4.3 | -30.6 -23.1 335 32 17 7.6 4.2
22000 -26.5 -15.7 345 36 18 7.8 4.3 | -26.0 -14.8 340 31 16 7.6 4.2
20000 -22.2 -8.0 345 34 17 6.9 3.8 | -21.3 -6.3 345 30 16 6.8 3.7
18000 -17.7 0.1 345 31 16 6.7 3.7 | -17.5 0.5 350 28 15 6.2 3.4
16000 -13.9 7.0 350 29 15 6.0 3.3 | -13.7 7.3 360 26 13 6.4 3.5
14000 -10.6 12.9 355 27 14 5.0 2.7 | -10.1 13.8 010 26 14 5.4 3.0
12000 -8.3 17.1 360 26 13 2.1 1.2 | -7.3 18.9 015 25 13 4.0 2.2
10000 -7.0 19.4 355 19 10 1.7 0.9 | -5.3 22.5 015 19 10 2.3 1.3
9000 -7.3 18.9 350 15 8 -2.3 -1.3 | -5.1 22.8 015 13 7 -0.4 -0.2
8000 -7.9 17.8 345 9 5 -3.4 -1.8 | -5.6 21.9 015 8 4 -1.8 -1.0
7000 -7.4 18.7 335 3 2 2.6 1.4 | -5.6 21.9 035 3 2 0.6 0.3
6000 -5.4 22.3 150 1 0 6.4 3.5 | -4.3 24.3 135 1 1 6.3 3.5
5000 -3.9 25.0 150 3 2 8.0 4.4 | -0.2 31.6 175 1 0 10.5 5.8
01/10/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/10/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -0.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -0.3
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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 -34.4 -29.9 335 31 16 7.0 3.8 | -33.4 -28.1 335 25 13 6.4 3.5
24000 -30.2 -22.4 340 31 16 7.2 3.9 | -29.6 -21.3 335 27 14 6.7 3.7
22000 -25.3 -13.5 345 28 14 7.2 4.0 | -25.6 -14.1 340 26 13 6.7 3.7
20000 -21.3 -6.3 345 27 14 6.6 3.6 | -21.8 -7.2 345 24 12 6.2 3.4
18000 -17.5 0.5 350 26 13 6.4 3.5 | -17.4 0.7 355 22 11 6.9 3.8
16000 -13.4 7.9 005 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -13.2 8.2 010 22 11 7.1 3.9
14000 -9.7 14.5 010 25 13 6.0 3.3 | -9.2 15.4 015 21 11 6.2 3.4
12000 -6.6 20.1 015 22 12 4.0 2.2 | -5.9 21.4 020 19 10 4.7 2.6
10000 -4.5 23.9 025 16 8 2.6 1.4 | -3.4 25.9 025 14 7 3.0 1.7
9000 -4.1 24.6 025 12 6 0.6 0.3 | -2.7 27.1 025 11 5 2.1 1.2
8000 -4.3 24.3 025 7 4 -0.7 -0.4 | -2.7 27.1 030 7 4 -0.2 -0.1
7000 -4.3 24.3 015 4 2 0.8 0.5 | -3.0 26.6 030 5 3 -0.8 -0.4
6000 -2.8 27.0 350 3 2 7.2 3.9 | -2.4 27.7 010 4 2 4.3 2.4
5000 0.3 32.5 335 4 2 18.1 9.9 | -0.2 31.6 340 3 2 7.7 4.2
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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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