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UXUS97 KSLC 201228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 35.1 F/1.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 285 FT/MIN (1.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9190 FT MSL (4264 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 36.0 F/2.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1345 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................. 6145 FT MSL (1219 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 02/21..... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:14:30 / 18:08:29 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 53 MIN 59 SEC (653 MIN 59 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:30 MST... 37.63 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/20/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14239 FT MSL (9313 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11149 FT MSL (6223 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +9.4
K INDEX......................... -7.5
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 -44.9 -48.8 295 49 25 8.1 4.4 20.1 68.2 13.9 M M
24000 -40.1 -40.2 290 45 23 8.0 4.4 18.7 65.7 13.2 M M
22000 -34.9 -30.8 290 39 20 7.6 4.2 17.0 62.7 12.1 M M
20000 -30.4 -22.7 295 34 17 7.2 3.9 15.4 59.7 11.0 M M
18000 -26.1 -15.0 300 29 15 7.8 4.3 13.7 56.6 9.8 M M
16000 -21.5 -6.7 300 24 13 7.6 4.2 12.3 54.2 8.8 M M
14000 -17.3 0.9 300 19 10 6.4 3.5 10.4 50.8 7.3 M M
12000 -13.2 8.2 290 14 7 7.6 4.2 8.6 47.4 5.8 M M
10000 -11.1 12.0 265 9 5 1.8 1.0 4.6 40.2 2.1 M M
9000 -10.5 13.1 240 6 3 2.7 1.5 2.2 35.9 -0.2 283 1.4
8000 -8.8 16.2 205 6 3 5.4 3.0 1.0 33.7 -1.5 202 1.0
7000 -5.9 21.4 175 8 4 6.4 3.5 0.3 32.5 -2.2 75 0.4
6000 -4.1 24.6 160 10 5 4.1 2.2 -0.9 30.4 -3.4 M M
5000 -5.2 22.6 135 7 4 -54.2 -29.7 -4.9 23.2 -7.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/20/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/20/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.8 | CAPE... +29.3 LI... +1.8
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +13.3 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +13.2
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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 -51.3 -60.3 260 25 13 0.0 0.0 | -48.8 -55.8 300 31 16 0.5 0.3
24000 -48.0 -54.4 250 25 13 7.3 4.0 | -46.9 -52.4 285 27 14 4.2 2.3
22000 -43.4 -46.1 255 24 12 8.7 4.7 | -43.8 -46.8 270 24 12 7.4 4.1
20000 -38.2 -36.8 260 24 12 8.6 4.7 | -38.7 -37.7 280 21 11 7.8 4.3
18000 -32.6 -26.7 275 20 10 8.4 4.6 | -34.0 -29.2 295 21 11 7.9 4.3
16000 -28.1 -18.6 290 15 8 6.9 3.8 | -29.3 -20.7 300 19 10 7.8 4.3
14000 -23.9 -11.0 325 13 7 7.4 4.1 | -24.7 -12.5 310 15 8 7.4 4.1
12000 -19.4 -2.9 340 14 7 7.5 4.1 | -20.2 -4.4 320 15 8 7.8 4.3
10000 -15.0 5.0 350 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -15.6 3.9 325 14 7 7.3 4.0
9000 -12.9 8.8 350 14 7 7.2 3.9 | -13.5 7.7 325 13 7 7.7 4.2
8000 -10.8 12.6 350 12 6 5.8 3.2 | -11.2 11.8 320 12 6 7.5 4.1
7000 -8.7 16.3 355 9 5 4.4 2.4 | -8.8 16.2 315 9 5 8.0 4.4
6000 -6.8 19.8 015 5 3 3.8 2.1 | -6.3 20.7 310 8 4 9.2 5.1
5000 -5.3 22.5 060 2 1 4.9 2.7 | -2.9 26.8 305 7 4 17.9 9.8
02/20/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/20/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +49.9 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +21.0 LI... +4.7
CINH... -1.2 K INDEX... +8.3 | CINH... -4.6 K INDEX... +3.1
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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 -46.9 -52.4 320 44 23 3.0 1.7 | -46.0 -50.8 325 54 28 5.0 2.7
24000 -43.6 -46.5 325 42 21 5.9 3.2 | -42.5 -44.5 330 50 26 6.0 3.3
22000 -40.3 -40.5 325 38 19 4.7 2.6 | -38.7 -37.7 335 46 24 7.0 3.8
20000 -37.2 -35.0 310 31 16 4.9 2.7 | -34.1 -29.4 335 42 21 6.2 3.4
18000 -34.2 -29.6 295 24 12 4.9 2.7 | -30.3 -22.5 335 37 19 6.2 3.4
16000 -29.8 -21.6 290 20 10 8.1 4.4 | -27.2 -17.0 320 29 15 3.8 2.1
14000 -24.9 -12.8 290 18 9 7.8 4.3 | -24.4 -11.9 300 23 12 6.0 3.3
12000 -20.2 -4.4 290 19 10 8.0 4.4 | -19.9 -3.8 290 22 11 8.4 4.6
10000 -15.4 4.3 300 17 9 8.3 4.5 | -15.0 5.0 295 19 10 8.2 4.5
9000 -13.0 8.6 305 14 7 8.9 4.9 | -12.7 9.1 295 15 8 9.8 5.4
8000 -10.7 12.7 310 11 6 7.9 4.3 | -10.1 13.8 300 12 6 8.9 4.9
7000 -8.3 17.1 310 9 4 8.2 4.5 | -7.5 18.5 300 8 4 8.1 4.4
6000 -5.6 21.9 310 8 4 9.4 5.1 | -4.9 23.2 300 5 3 9.0 4.9
5000 -2.2 28.0 310 7 3 19.0 10.4 | -1.9 28.6 300 4 2 12.4 6.8
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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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