999
UXUS97 KSLC 121228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 48.5 F/9.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 41 FT/MIN (0.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10714 FT MSL (5790 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 51.0 F/11.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 MST
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................. 7603 FT MSL (2679 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 02/13....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:25:12 / 17:58:52 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 33 MIN 41 SEC (633 MIN 41 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:42:02 MST... 34.86 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/12/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7252 FT MSL (2328 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9831 FT MSL (4907 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10136 FT MSL (5211 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.0
K INDEX......................... +18.0
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 -44.0 -47.2 230 35 18 8.2 4.5 20.4 68.7 7.7 M M
24000 -38.3 -36.9 235 30 15 8.3 4.6 19.2 66.6 6.9 M M
22000 -33.1 -27.6 235 25 13 8.7 4.8 18.4 65.1 6.4 M M
20000 -28.1 -18.6 240 21 11 7.9 4.3 17.4 63.2 5.7 M M
18000 -23.5 -10.3 245 18 9 7.8 4.3 16.1 61.0 4.7 M M
16000 -18.8 -1.8 245 16 8 7.7 4.2 14.8 58.6 3.6 M M
14000 -14.4 6.1 240 15 8 7.2 4.0 13.2 55.8 2.2 M M
12000 -10.0 14.0 240 11 6 7.9 4.3 11.8 53.3 0.8 M M
10000 -5.4 22.3 245 6 3 7.4 4.1 10.6 51.1 -0.4 379 1.9
9000 -3.1 26.4 255 3 2 7.2 4.0 9.9 49.8 -1.1 283 1.4
8000 -1.0 30.2 340 3 2 5.3 2.9 8.5 47.3 -2.6 181 0.9
7000 0.5 32.9 345 4 2 4.7 2.6 7.1 44.7 -4.1 108 0.6
6000 1.7 35.1 345 3 1 3.6 2.0 5.4 41.8 -5.8 41 0.2
5000 1.4 34.5 110 1 1 -44.0 -24.2 2.1 35.8 -9.2 22 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/12/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/12/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +0.3 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +98.3 LI... -0.7
CINH... -23.9 K INDEX... +21.7 | CINH... -21.3 K INDEX... +23.0
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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 -41.9 -43.4 235 41 21 8.6 4.7 | -41.6 -42.9 235 39 20 8.0 4.4
24000 -36.8 -34.2 230 38 19 8.6 4.7 | -36.8 -34.2 230 33 17 8.0 4.4
22000 -31.9 -25.4 230 34 18 8.1 4.5 | -32.0 -25.6 230 29 15 8.1 4.5
20000 -27.1 -16.8 225 31 16 8.0 4.4 | -27.3 -17.1 225 28 14 7.5 4.1
18000 -21.8 -7.2 230 27 14 7.8 4.3 | -22.3 -8.1 225 26 13 7.2 3.9
16000 -17.3 0.9 230 21 11 6.9 3.8 | -18.1 -0.6 230 21 11 7.6 4.2
14000 -13.1 8.4 240 14 7 7.6 4.1 | -13.5 7.7 230 15 8 8.0 4.4
12000 -8.7 16.3 240 10 5 7.5 4.1 | -8.9 16.0 230 10 5 7.7 4.2
10000 -4.4 24.1 255 7 4 7.7 4.2 | -4.4 24.1 235 6 3 7.4 4.1
9000 -2.1 28.2 250 6 3 7.7 4.2 | -2.2 28.0 230 5 2 7.8 4.3
8000 0.0 32.0 230 5 3 7.0 3.8 | -0.0 32.0 210 5 2 6.6 3.6
7000 2.0 35.6 205 6 3 6.1 3.4 | 1.9 35.4 200 5 3 6.4 3.5
6000 3.6 38.5 185 7 3 6.1 3.4 | 3.8 38.8 200 5 3 9.8 5.4
5000 3.7 38.7 160 4 2 -56.5 -31.0 | 6.2 43.2 210 4 2 11.3 6.2
02/12/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/12/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +172.0 LI... -0.7 | CAPE... +140.7 LI... -0.7
CINH... -12.7 K INDEX... +24.0 | CINH... -17.0 K INDEX... +20.6
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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 -42.1 -43.8 225 35 18 7.9 4.3 | -42.8 -45.0 220 34 17 8.4 4.6
24000 -37.4 -35.3 220 28 15 7.8 4.3 | -37.7 -35.9 210 28 15 8.4 4.6
22000 -32.5 -26.5 215 26 14 8.4 4.6 | -32.6 -26.7 205 23 12 8.7 4.8
20000 -27.6 -17.7 215 25 13 8.2 4.5 | -27.6 -17.7 210 19 10 7.7 4.2
18000 -22.2 -8.0 225 22 11 7.6 4.2 | -22.5 -8.5 220 18 9 7.5 4.1
16000 -17.9 -0.2 235 18 9 7.4 4.0 | -18.0 -0.4 230 17 9 7.4 4.1
14000 -13.6 7.5 240 14 7 7.6 4.2 | -13.6 7.5 240 13 7 7.7 4.2
12000 -9.0 15.8 240 10 5 7.8 4.3 | -9.0 15.8 245 9 5 7.8 4.3
10000 -4.5 23.9 230 7 4 7.3 4.0 | -4.6 23.7 240 5 3 7.9 4.3
9000 -2.4 27.7 220 6 3 7.9 4.3 | -2.4 27.7 230 4 2 7.6 4.2
8000 -0.2 31.6 215 5 2 7.1 3.9 | -0.3 31.5 215 2 1 7.0 3.8
7000 1.9 35.4 220 3 2 8.7 4.8 | 1.7 35.1 185 1 1 6.7 3.6
6000 3.9 39.0 275 3 2 9.5 5.2 | 3.6 38.5 000 0 0 7.4 4.1
5000 6.5 43.7 290 4 2 9.8 5.4 | 7.0 44.6 350 1 1 23.0 12.6
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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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