359  
UXUS97 KSLC 041230  
SRGSLC  
 
SOARING FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH  
530 AM MST WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026  
 
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026:  
 
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 61.8 F/16.6 C IS REACHED...THEN  
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR  
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 201 FT/MIN (1.0 M/S)  
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7168 FT MSL (2243 FT AGL)  
 
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 53.0 F/12.1 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................. 6189 FT MSL (1264 FT AGL)  
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 02/05..... FAIR  
 
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE  
 
REMARKS...  
 
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:34:30 / 17:49:02 MST  
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 14 MIN 32 SEC (614 MIN 32 SEC)  
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:46 MST... 32.36 DEGREES  
 
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/04/2026 AT 0500 MST  
 
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 12080 FT MSL (7155 FT AGL)  
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20083 FT MSL (15158 FT AGL)  
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12165 FT MSL (7240 FT AGL)  
LIFTED INDEX.................... +14.2  
K INDEX......................... +0.7  
 
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 -27.4 -17.3 050 12 6 8.4 4.6 37.8 100.0 20.6 M M  
24000 -22.6 -8.7 040 14 7 7.1 3.9 36.6 97.9 20.1 M M  
22000 -18.4 -1.1 040 14 7 7.1 3.9 34.7 94.5 19.0 M M  
20000 -13.2 8.2 050 11 6 7.9 4.4 33.1 91.6 18.1 M M  
18000 -9.1 15.6 065 4 2 6.3 3.5 31.2 88.1 16.8 M M  
16000 -5.5 22.1 350 5 2 5.6 3.1 28.7 83.6 14.9 M M  
14000 -2.7 27.1 360 7 3 4.5 2.5 25.4 77.7 12.1 M M  
12000 0.1 32.2 015 6 3 5.2 2.8 22.1 71.8 9.3 M M  
10000 3.1 37.6 025 6 3 4.4 2.4 19.1 66.4 6.7 M M  
9000 4.3 39.7 030 4 2 2.9 1.6 17.3 63.2 5.1 M M  
8000 4.9 40.8 025 3 2 1.7 0.9 14.9 58.9 2.8 M M  
7000 4.9 40.8 025 2 1 0.1 0.1 11.3 52.4 -0.9 194 1.0  
6000 4.8 40.6 050 1 0 -0.2 -0.1 8.4 47.1 -3.9 167 0.9  
5000 3.2 37.8 115 3 2 -45.0 -24.7 3.8 38.8 -8.5 187 1.0  
 
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *  
 
02/04/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/04/2026 AT 1100 MST  
|  
CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.6  
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -1.7 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -2.0  
|  
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 -29.1 -20.4 360 32 17 7.9 4.3 | -28.5 -19.3 360 27 14 7.1 3.9  
24000 -24.5 -12.1 360 30 15 7.1 3.9 | -24.2 -11.6 355 27 14 7.2 3.9  
22000 -20.3 -4.5 360 30 15 7.1 3.9 | -20.0 -4.0 350 28 14 7.2 4.0  
20000 -16.3 2.7 360 33 17 6.7 3.7 | -15.2 4.6 355 29 15 7.1 3.9  
18000 -12.0 10.4 360 35 18 6.0 3.3 | -11.3 11.7 360 29 15 6.1 3.4  
16000 -8.6 16.5 360 29 15 5.6 3.1 | -7.9 17.8 005 25 13 5.3 2.9  
14000 -5.3 22.5 360 23 12 5.6 3.1 | -4.8 23.4 010 19 10 5.4 3.0  
12000 -1.7 28.9 360 18 9 6.1 3.3 | -1.4 29.5 010 13 7 6.0 3.3  
10000 1.0 33.8 005 13 7 2.7 1.5 | 1.5 34.7 005 8 4 3.7 2.0  
9000 1.4 34.5 005 10 5 1.8 1.0 | 2.3 36.1 005 6 3 2.3 1.3  
8000 2.1 35.8 005 7 3 1.9 1.0 | 2.9 37.2 360 4 2 1.6 0.9  
7000 3.3 37.9 010 4 2 4.4 2.4 | 3.8 38.8 350 2 1 3.5 1.9  
6000 4.7 40.5 040 2 1 3.7 2.0 | 5.1 41.2 330 1 1 6.4 3.5  
5000 1.6 34.9 135 3 2 35.8 19.6 | 6.8 44.2 290 2 1 12.2 6.7  
 
02/04/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/04/2026 AT 1700 MST  
|  
CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.8  
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... -1.2 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -2.0  
|  
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 -28.1 -18.6 360 22 11 7.4 4.0 | -27.7 -17.9 005 22 11 8.1 4.4  
24000 -23.8 -10.8 350 22 11 6.9 3.8 | -23.1 -9.6 360 24 12 6.7 3.7  
22000 -19.7 -3.5 350 25 13 7.0 3.8 | -18.6 -1.5 360 25 13 6.7 3.7  
20000 -15.2 4.6 355 26 14 6.8 3.7 | -14.8 5.4 005 25 13 6.5 3.6  
18000 -11.2 11.8 360 26 13 6.4 3.5 | -11.0 12.2 005 23 12 6.1 3.4  
16000 -7.7 18.1 005 22 11 5.5 3.0 | -7.6 18.3 005 18 9 5.7 3.1  
14000 -4.5 23.9 010 16 8 5.2 2.8 | -4.3 24.3 005 13 7 5.2 2.8  
12000 -1.3 29.7 005 10 5 5.8 3.2 | -1.1 30.0 360 9 4 5.6 3.1  
10000 1.8 35.2 005 6 3 4.4 2.4 | 2.2 36.0 350 6 3 4.8 2.7  
9000 2.8 37.0 005 4 2 2.5 1.4 | 3.4 38.1 350 4 2 3.2 1.8  
8000 3.5 38.3 360 3 2 2.7 1.5 | 4.3 39.7 355 4 2 2.3 1.3  
7000 4.4 39.9 355 2 1 4.1 2.3 | 5.2 41.4 360 4 2 3.0 1.7  
6000 6.1 43.0 340 2 1 9.6 5.2 | 6.4 43.5 360 4 2 5.6 3.1  
5000 8.9 48.0 325 3 2 23.9 13.1 | 8.6 47.5 335 4 2 -10.1 -5.6  
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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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