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UXUS97 KSLC 021230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 50.8 F/10.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 274 FT/MIN (1.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9009 FT MSL (4083 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 51.0 F/11.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1400 MST
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................. 6092 FT MSL (1166 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 02/03...... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:36:34 / 17:46:33 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 9 MIN 59 SEC (609 MIN 59 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:34 MST... 31.78 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/02/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8044 FT MSL (3118 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15965 FT MSL (11039 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12188 FT MSL (7261 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +9.7
K INDEX......................... +8.2
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 -34.7 -30.5 345 54 28 8.2 4.5 30.5 86.9 15.6 M M
24000 -29.8 -21.6 335 50 26 8.1 4.4 29.5 85.1 15.2 M M
22000 -24.4 -11.9 330 47 24 7.9 4.4 27.9 82.3 14.3 M M
20000 -20.0 -4.0 325 48 25 7.2 4.0 26.2 79.2 13.2 M M
18000 -16.1 3.0 325 46 24 5.4 3.0 24.0 75.2 11.5 M M
16000 -12.9 8.8 320 40 21 6.3 3.5 21.1 70.0 9.1 M M
14000 -9.5 14.9 320 33 17 5.5 3.0 18.5 65.3 6.8 M M
12000 -6.2 20.8 315 28 15 5.7 3.1 15.8 60.5 4.5 M M
10000 -3.0 26.6 315 21 11 4.8 2.7 12.8 55.1 1.8 M M
9000 -1.8 28.8 310 16 8 5.7 3.2 11.1 52.0 0.2 M M
8000 0.3 32.5 295 8 4 5.9 3.2 9.6 49.3 -1.4 182 0.9
7000 2.3 36.1 270 4 2 7.0 3.8 8.7 47.6 -2.3 92 0.5
6000 4.4 39.9 205 3 1 3.9 2.1 7.7 45.9 -3.2 1 0.0
5000 2.8 37.0 135 4 2 -64.7 -35.5 3.3 37.9 -7.7 17 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/02/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/02/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.0
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +2.1 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.2
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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 -39.0 -38.2 260 51 26 7.1 3.9 | -38.6 -37.5 335 39 20 8.5 4.6
24000 -34.7 -30.5 265 46 23 7.2 3.9 | -33.5 -28.3 340 39 20 8.3 4.6
22000 -29.6 -21.3 270 41 21 7.7 4.2 | -28.5 -19.3 325 33 17 7.4 4.0
20000 -24.8 -12.6 275 36 19 8.2 4.5 | -24.2 -11.6 315 30 15 7.2 4.0
18000 -19.9 -3.8 280 30 16 8.1 4.5 | -19.8 -3.6 310 27 14 7.2 3.9
16000 -15.1 4.8 285 27 14 7.6 4.2 | -15.4 4.3 305 24 12 8.0 4.4
14000 -10.7 12.7 295 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -10.7 12.7 310 22 11 7.3 4.0
12000 -7.0 19.4 300 20 11 6.7 3.7 | -6.9 19.6 315 19 10 5.4 3.0
10000 -2.9 26.8 325 15 8 8.0 4.4 | -3.3 26.1 320 13 7 7.9 4.3
9000 -0.8 30.6 340 13 6 7.5 4.1 | -1.3 29.7 335 11 6 7.5 4.1
8000 1.3 34.3 355 13 6 5.6 3.1 | 0.9 33.6 350 10 5 6.6 3.6
7000 3.0 37.4 360 11 6 6.4 3.5 | 2.9 37.2 360 8 4 7.8 4.3
6000 4.1 39.4 355 8 4 3.5 1.9 | 4.5 40.1 355 5 3 6.7 3.7
5000 4.4 39.9 350 3 2 6.6 3.6 | 5.8 42.4 315 3 1 14.5 7.9
02/02/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/02/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -4.5 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -15.8
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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 -38.6 -37.5 350 42 22 9.5 5.2 | -38.4 -37.1 335 38 19 9.2 5.0
24000 -32.9 -27.2 355 44 23 9.3 5.1 | -32.9 -27.2 330 33 17 9.1 5.0
22000 -26.8 -16.2 355 36 19 8.9 4.9 | -26.8 -16.2 330 29 15 9.0 4.9
20000 -22.3 -8.1 340 31 16 6.7 3.7 | -21.8 -7.2 325 29 15 8.1 4.5
18000 -18.5 -1.3 325 30 15 5.9 3.2 | -17.2 1.0 325 31 16 6.9 3.8
16000 -14.5 5.9 320 28 15 7.0 3.8 | -13.4 7.9 325 30 15 6.3 3.4
14000 -10.2 13.6 315 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -9.7 14.5 325 26 13 6.3 3.4
12000 -6.4 20.5 315 22 11 4.8 2.7 | -6.0 21.2 325 22 11 5.3 2.9
10000 -3.6 25.5 315 16 8 6.9 3.8 | -3.2 26.2 325 15 8 5.8 3.2
9000 -1.9 28.6 320 12 6 7.2 4.0 | -1.7 28.9 330 11 6 6.7 3.7
8000 0.3 32.5 335 10 5 6.2 3.4 | 0.4 32.7 335 8 4 6.6 3.6
7000 2.3 36.1 340 9 4 7.7 4.2 | 2.5 36.5 340 6 3 7.2 3.9
6000 4.1 39.4 335 7 3 9.4 5.1 | 4.5 40.1 330 5 2 7.4 4.1
5000 6.5 43.7 325 5 3 13.9 7.6 | 7.1 44.8 315 4 2 -0.9 -0.5
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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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