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UXUS97 KSLC 251227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 40.0 F/4.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 206 FT/MIN (1.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 8137 FT MSL (3212 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 38.0 F/3.8 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................. 6119 FT MSL (1193 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 01/26....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:43:42 / 17:36:42 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 53 MIN 0 SEC (593 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:12 MST... 29.68 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/25/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18082 FT MSL (13157 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13997 FT MSL (9072 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +11.6
K INDEX......................... -19.7
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 -41.1 -42.0 320 63 32 5.8 3.2 24.3 75.8 16.4 M M
24000 -37.6 -35.7 320 56 29 5.8 3.2 21.3 70.4 14.4 M M
22000 -33.5 -28.3 315 47 24 7.3 4.0 19.2 66.5 13.0 M M
20000 -28.9 -20.0 310 38 19 6.2 3.4 16.8 62.3 11.3 M M
18000 -25.2 -13.4 305 31 16 6.6 3.6 14.5 58.1 9.5 M M
16000 -20.7 -5.3 300 28 14 8.3 4.5 12.9 55.2 8.4 M M
14000 -15.9 3.4 300 25 13 7.9 4.3 11.8 53.2 7.6 M M
12000 -11.4 11.5 300 22 12 6.3 3.5 10.3 50.5 6.4 M M
10000 -8.8 16.2 275 16 8 3.6 2.0 6.8 44.3 3.2 M M
9000 -7.8 18.0 260 11 6 3.9 2.1 4.9 40.8 1.4 M M
8000 -6.3 20.7 230 8 4 6.1 3.3 3.5 38.3 -0.0 205 1.0
7000 -4.3 24.3 190 9 4 5.1 2.8 1.7 35.1 -1.7 110 0.6
6000 -3.1 26.4 175 13 7 0.3 0.2 -0.0 32.0 -3.5 43 0.2
5000 -4.6 23.7 145 8 4 -27.4 -15.0 -4.4 24.0 -8.0 60 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/25/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/25/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.0
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +1.8 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +3.8
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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 -46.3 -51.3 320 63 32 7.4 4.1 | -46.3 -51.3 325 79 41 6.7 3.7
24000 -41.9 -43.4 325 63 32 7.4 4.1 | -42.2 -44.0 325 78 40 6.8 3.7
22000 -37.3 -35.1 325 62 32 7.9 4.3 | -38.0 -36.4 325 77 39 7.5 4.1
20000 -32.7 -26.9 325 61 31 7.0 3.9 | -33.0 -27.4 325 73 38 7.2 3.9
18000 -27.9 -18.2 325 57 29 6.3 3.5 | -28.7 -19.7 325 66 34 6.0 3.3
16000 -24.3 -11.7 320 50 26 6.2 3.4 | -25.4 -13.7 325 55 28 5.5 3.0
14000 -20.9 -5.6 320 44 23 5.2 2.9 | -22.0 -7.6 320 45 23 5.6 3.1
12000 -17.9 -0.2 315 39 20 5.0 2.7 | -18.8 -1.8 325 35 18 6.1 3.4
10000 -15.0 5.0 315 28 14 5.0 2.7 | -15.1 4.8 320 24 13 6.4 3.5
9000 -13.6 7.5 310 21 11 5.7 3.2 | -13.4 7.9 315 19 10 6.6 3.6
8000 -11.7 10.9 300 13 7 5.8 3.2 | -11.5 11.3 310 13 7 6.6 3.6
7000 -9.4 15.1 280 8 4 7.2 3.9 | -9.2 15.4 295 8 4 8.5 4.7
6000 -7.1 19.2 245 5 3 7.7 4.2 | -6.7 19.9 280 6 3 9.6 5.2
5000 -6.1 21.0 175 4 2 -42.5 -23.3 | -2.4 27.7 275 4 2 40.6 22.3
01/25/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/25/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -25.5 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -37.1
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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 -46.0 -50.8 335 83 43 6.5 3.6 | -45.2 -49.4 340 68 35 7.5 4.1
24000 -42.0 -43.6 335 78 40 6.7 3.7 | -40.8 -41.4 340 67 34 7.4 4.1
22000 -38.1 -36.6 335 70 36 6.3 3.5 | -36.5 -33.7 340 64 33 6.9 3.8
20000 -34.2 -29.6 335 61 31 7.3 4.0 | -32.5 -26.5 340 60 31 6.1 3.3
18000 -29.3 -20.7 335 53 27 6.8 3.7 | -28.4 -19.1 340 50 26 6.6 3.6
16000 -25.2 -13.4 340 45 23 6.8 3.7 | -24.4 -11.9 340 43 22 6.6 3.6
14000 -21.7 -7.1 340 39 20 5.7 3.1 | -20.5 -4.9 345 36 18 6.7 3.7
12000 -18.3 -0.9 335 32 17 5.9 3.2 | -16.5 2.3 345 27 14 6.3 3.5
10000 -15.0 5.0 330 23 12 6.2 3.4 | -13.2 8.2 340 22 11 5.6 3.1
9000 -13.0 8.6 330 17 9 7.4 4.1 | -11.7 10.9 340 17 9 4.2 2.3
8000 -10.7 12.7 330 13 7 7.7 4.2 | -9.9 14.2 345 11 6 7.0 3.8
7000 -8.4 16.9 320 9 5 7.7 4.2 | -8.0 17.6 335 6 3 7.7 4.2
6000 -6.0 21.2 310 7 4 10.1 5.5 | -5.7 21.7 325 4 2 9.3 5.1
5000 -3.0 26.6 310 6 3 10.6 5.8 | -2.2 28.0 320 3 1 23.9 13.1
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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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