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UXUS97 KSLC 211229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
529 AM MST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 35.7 F/2.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 410 FT/MIN (2.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11188 FT MSL (6306 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 44.0 F/7.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 9682 FT MSL (4800 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 02/22....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:13:05 / 18:09:40 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 56 MIN 35 SEC (656 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:23 MST... 38.00 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/21/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14342 FT MSL (9460 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12885 FT MSL (8003 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.8
K INDEX......................... -4.9
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 -44.6 -48.3 295 49 25 7.5 4.1 20.5 69.0 10.8 M M
24000 -40.1 -40.2 295 44 23 7.6 4.2 18.8 65.9 9.7 M M
22000 -35.8 -32.4 295 39 20 6.9 3.8 16.9 62.4 8.3 M M
20000 -31.1 -24.0 295 33 17 7.3 4.0 14.7 58.5 6.7 M M
18000 -26.6 -15.9 300 27 14 8.3 4.5 13.2 55.7 5.6 M M
16000 -21.6 -6.9 295 22 11 8.2 4.5 12.2 54.0 4.8 M M
14000 -17.1 1.2 295 18 9 6.8 3.7 10.7 51.2 3.6 M M
12000 -13.6 7.5 290 13 7 6.1 3.4 8.2 46.7 1.3 M M
10000 -11.3 11.7 265 9 4 3.2 1.7 4.4 40.0 -2.3 342 1.7
9000 -10.3 13.5 245 6 3 4.9 2.7 2.5 36.4 -4.2 283 1.4
8000 -8.7 16.3 215 6 3 4.6 2.5 1.1 34.1 -5.6 204 1.0
7000 -6.3 20.7 190 7 4 7.4 4.1 0.6 33.0 -6.2 105 0.5
6000 -4.4 24.1 175 10 5 3.8 2.1 -0.5 31.2 -7.3 18 0.1
5000 -4.9 23.2 135 6 3 -45.3 -24.9 -4.6 23.7 -11.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/21/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/21/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -6.8 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -12.0
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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 -44.0 -47.2 290 48 25 8.3 4.5 | -39.0 -38.2 305 63 32 3.9 2.1
24000 -39.2 -38.6 290 42 22 8.0 4.4 | -36.7 -34.1 300 49 25 3.9 2.1
22000 -34.5 -30.1 285 37 19 6.7 3.7 | -33.2 -27.8 295 40 21 6.5 3.5
20000 -30.4 -22.7 285 33 17 6.9 3.8 | -29.3 -20.7 290 34 18 6.6 3.6
18000 -26.1 -15.0 285 28 14 8.2 4.5 | -24.8 -12.6 280 29 15 7.1 3.9
16000 -21.1 -6.0 280 23 12 8.2 4.5 | -20.3 -4.5 270 25 13 7.9 4.3
14000 -16.5 2.3 280 18 10 7.2 4.0 | -15.6 3.9 265 19 10 7.4 4.0
12000 -12.7 9.1 265 14 7 5.8 3.2 | -11.6 11.1 250 15 8 6.2 3.4
10000 -9.9 14.2 240 9 5 3.6 2.0 | -8.4 16.9 220 12 6 4.3 2.4
9000 -9.0 15.8 220 8 4 3.9 2.1 | -7.4 18.7 205 11 6 3.0 1.6
8000 -7.4 18.7 210 8 4 6.5 3.6 | -5.9 21.4 195 10 5 5.4 3.0
7000 -5.7 21.7 190 9 5 5.8 3.2 | -4.5 23.9 185 9 5 5.3 2.9
6000 -4.1 24.6 175 10 5 4.0 2.2 | -2.6 27.3 175 8 4 8.4 4.6
5000 -4.7 23.5 125 5 3 -45.5 -25.0 | -0.1 31.8 170 6 3 9.2 5.0
02/21/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/21/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -14.2 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -18.6
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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 -37.2 -35.0 290 64 33 6.2 3.4 | -36.0 -32.8 280 63 33 5.4 3.0
24000 -33.4 -28.1 295 54 28 6.3 3.5 | -32.8 -27.0 280 58 30 5.4 3.0
22000 -30.3 -22.5 300 43 22 5.0 2.8 | -29.2 -20.6 285 47 24 6.0 3.3
20000 -26.5 -15.7 300 32 16 6.3 3.5 | -24.7 -12.5 290 34 18 7.4 4.1
18000 -22.7 -8.9 290 24 12 6.1 3.3 | -20.3 -4.5 290 24 12 6.9 3.8
16000 -18.9 -2.0 275 21 11 6.9 3.8 | -16.6 2.1 275 17 9 5.9 3.2
14000 -14.7 5.5 260 19 10 7.1 3.9 | -13.0 8.6 260 15 8 6.2 3.4
12000 -10.5 13.1 240 16 8 6.6 3.6 | -9.1 15.6 235 13 7 6.6 3.6
10000 -7.1 19.2 215 14 7 5.0 2.7 | -5.2 22.6 210 13 7 5.6 3.1
9000 -5.8 21.6 200 13 6 4.0 2.2 | -3.6 25.5 195 13 7 5.1 2.8
8000 -4.2 24.4 190 10 5 5.7 3.1 | -2.0 28.4 175 12 6 5.1 2.8
7000 -2.2 28.0 180 8 4 6.6 3.6 | -0.2 31.6 160 9 4 6.1 3.4
6000 0.2 32.4 185 6 3 8.2 4.5 | 2.0 35.6 150 5 3 6.6 3.6
5000 4.9 40.8 180 4 2 64.8 35.6 | 4.9 40.8 140 2 1 26.4 14.5
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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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