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UXUS97 KSLC 261232
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
532 AM MST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 51.3 F/10.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 566 FT/MIN (2.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11891 FT MSL (7013 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 55.0 F/13.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 8063 FT MSL (3185 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 02/27....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:05:46 / 18:15:30 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 9 MIN 44 SEC (669 MIN 44 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:38 MST... 39.85 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/26/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8183 FT MSL (3305 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10095 FT MSL (5217 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10522 FT MSL (5644 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +7.0
K INDEX......................... +5.6
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 -32.6 -26.7 300 101 52 8.9 4.9 33.1 91.6 15.9 M M
24000 -27.3 -17.1 300 101 52 8.3 4.6 32.5 90.6 15.9 M M
22000 -23.1 -9.6 300 92 47 6.8 3.7 30.4 86.7 14.5 M M
20000 -19.7 -3.5 295 78 40 3.7 2.0 26.6 79.8 11.6 M M
18000 -17.1 1.2 290 68 35 5.7 3.1 22.9 73.2 8.7 M M
16000 -14.0 6.8 295 60 31 5.4 3.0 19.8 67.6 6.1 M M
14000 -11.4 11.5 295 49 25 3.6 2.0 16.3 61.3 3.0 M M
12000 -8.5 16.7 285 34 18 7.8 4.3 13.4 56.0 0.1 M M
10000 -3.7 25.3 290 28 15 7.6 4.2 12.4 54.4 -1.0 375 1.9
9000 -1.5 29.3 295 23 12 6.2 3.4 11.7 53.0 -1.8 282 1.4
8000 0.2 32.4 310 17 9 5.4 2.9 10.4 50.8 -3.0 200 1.0
7000 2.0 35.6 325 13 7 6.2 3.4 9.3 48.7 -4.1 117 0.6
6000 4.1 39.4 335 9 5 7.4 4.0 8.5 47.3 -4.9 23 0.1
5000 5.3 41.5 295 1 1 -35.4 -19.4 6.1 43.1 -7.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/26/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/26/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +0.2 LI... +6.6 | CAPE... +16.8 LI... +8.6
CINH... -2.7 K INDEX... -12.7 | CINH... -0.8 K INDEX... -24.6
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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 -32.8 -27.0 300 94 48 8.4 4.6 | -31.3 -24.3 305 89 46 6.7 3.7
24000 -27.8 -18.0 305 95 49 8.4 4.6 | -27.2 -17.0 310 88 45 7.2 4.0
22000 -22.9 -9.2 300 89 46 8.2 4.5 | -22.6 -8.7 310 79 41 7.7 4.2
20000 -19.0 -2.2 300 80 41 3.9 2.1 | -18.3 -0.9 305 71 36 5.7 3.1
18000 -16.5 2.3 295 73 38 4.5 2.5 | -14.8 5.4 305 64 33 5.8 3.2
16000 -13.2 8.2 300 66 34 5.5 3.0 | -11.4 11.5 300 57 29 5.4 2.9
14000 -10.3 13.5 300 53 27 3.0 1.6 | -8.7 16.3 300 44 23 2.6 1.4
12000 -9.0 15.8 295 39 20 4.7 2.6 | -7.9 17.8 300 33 17 1.0 0.5
10000 -5.1 22.8 290 28 14 7.4 4.1 | -5.8 21.6 290 22 11 7.8 4.3
9000 -3.2 26.2 295 21 11 5.7 3.1 | -3.8 25.2 295 17 9 7.3 4.0
8000 -1.4 29.5 305 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -1.7 28.9 300 11 6 6.8 3.7
7000 0.6 33.1 325 11 5 6.7 3.7 | 0.5 32.9 315 7 4 8.4 4.6
6000 2.9 37.2 340 8 4 7.4 4.1 | 3.0 37.4 325 4 2 9.6 5.3
5000 4.4 39.9 295 1 0 -32.4 -17.8 | 5.8 42.4 325 4 2 9.8 5.4
02/26/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/26/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +5.4 LI... +9.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.8
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -27.9 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -24.3
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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 -31.1 -24.0 305 82 42 6.3 3.5 | -30.9 -23.6 305 79 41 5.9 3.2
24000 -27.3 -17.1 305 76 39 7.3 4.0 | -27.3 -17.1 305 68 35 6.9 3.8
22000 -22.6 -8.7 310 70 36 7.9 4.3 | -23.0 -9.4 305 62 32 7.3 4.0
20000 -17.7 0.1 305 65 33 6.9 3.8 | -17.7 0.1 300 60 31 8.2 4.5
18000 -13.7 7.3 305 59 30 6.1 3.3 | -13.3 8.1 300 60 31 6.0 3.3
16000 -10.6 12.9 305 47 24 4.4 2.4 | -9.6 14.7 305 54 28 6.0 3.3
14000 -8.0 17.6 300 35 18 4.3 2.4 | -6.5 20.3 305 41 21 4.4 2.4
12000 -5.8 21.6 295 27 14 1.7 0.9 | -4.1 24.6 300 29 15 2.5 1.4
10000 -4.5 23.9 285 20 10 6.0 3.3 | -3.2 26.2 290 22 11 4.7 2.6
9000 -2.9 26.8 280 16 8 7.3 4.0 | -1.9 28.6 285 17 9 7.2 3.9
8000 -0.9 30.4 285 11 5 7.0 3.8 | 0.2 32.4 280 13 6 6.6 3.6
7000 1.3 34.3 290 6 3 8.5 4.7 | 2.2 36.0 290 7 3 7.5 4.1
6000 4.0 39.2 300 5 3 10.0 5.5 | 4.4 39.9 320 3 1 8.9 4.9
5000 8.9 48.0 310 5 2 65.2 35.8 | 8.3 46.9 350 2 1 36.7 20.1
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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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