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UXUS97 KSLC 201724
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
1024 MST FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 31.8 F/-0.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 497 FT/MIN (2.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11397 FT MSL (6470 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 36.0 F/2.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 8260 FT MSL (3333 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 NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/20/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9470 FT MSL (4543 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10150 FT MSL (5224 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.2
K INDEX......................... +14.3
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 -51.8 -61.2 240 39 20 0.0 0.0 12.6 54.7 8.1 M M
24000 -47.8 -54.0 240 39 20 9.3 5.1 10.3 50.6 6.4 M M
22000 -41.7 -43.1 250 35 18 8.2 4.5 9.7 49.5 6.1 M M
20000 -36.8 -34.2 270 28 14 8.5 4.7 8.7 47.7 5.4 M M
18000 -31.7 -25.1 270 19 10 8.7 4.7 7.9 46.1 4.8 M M
16000 -27.3 -17.1 270 10 5 6.5 3.5 6.2 43.2 3.4 M M
14000 -23.3 -9.9 305 6 3 7.6 4.1 4.3 39.7 1.7 M M
12000 -18.7 -1.7 330 6 3 7.5 4.1 2.9 37.3 0.5 M M
10000 -14.2 6.4 325 5 3 6.7 3.7 1.5 34.7 -0.9 368 1.9
9000 -12.4 9.7 330 4 2 5.9 3.2 0.4 32.8 -2.0 282 1.4
8000 -10.6 12.9 355 4 2 6.8 3.7 -0.7 30.7 -3.1 199 1.0
7000 -7.9 17.8 020 5 2 7.5 4.1 -1.7 28.9 -4.2 84 0.4
6000 -6.1 21.0 025 4 2 6.8 3.7 -2.8 27.0 -5.3 M M
5000 -4.5 23.9 040 2 1 12.3 6.8 -4.1 24.7 -6.7 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... +0.8 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... +31.4 LI... +1.4
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +13.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +12.6
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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 -50.5 -58.9 270 28 14 0.7 0.4 | -47.7 -53.9 315 34 18 1.8 1.0
24000 -47.6 -53.7 265 26 13 6.2 3.4 | -46.1 -51.0 295 29 15 2.9 1.6
22000 -43.5 -46.3 270 23 12 8.5 4.7 | -43.6 -46.5 280 27 14 7.4 4.0
20000 -38.4 -37.1 280 22 11 8.6 4.7 | -38.5 -37.3 275 22 11 8.0 4.4
18000 -32.7 -26.9 285 19 10 8.6 4.7 | -33.7 -28.7 285 21 11 8.1 4.4
16000 -28.1 -18.6 300 14 7 7.5 4.1 | -28.9 -20.0 295 20 10 8.3 4.6
14000 -23.5 -10.3 315 12 6 7.9 4.4 | -24.1 -11.4 295 17 9 7.8 4.3
12000 -19.0 -2.2 325 13 7 7.3 4.0 | -19.7 -3.5 305 15 8 7.2 4.0
10000 -14.8 5.4 330 13 7 6.4 3.5 | -15.4 4.3 315 14 7 7.2 4.0
9000 -13.0 8.6 330 12 6 6.8 3.7 | -13.3 8.1 320 13 7 7.5 4.1
8000 -11.0 12.2 330 10 5 6.5 3.6 | -11.2 11.8 325 12 6 7.7 4.2
7000 -9.0 15.8 335 8 4 6.4 3.5 | -8.9 16.0 320 9 5 7.9 4.3
6000 -7.0 19.4 350 5 2 6.4 3.5 | -6.4 20.5 315 7 4 8.9 4.9
5000 -5.1 22.8 030 3 2 -0.3 -0.2 | -2.0 28.4 305 5 3 9.3 5.1
02/20/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/20/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +55.8 LI... +1.0 | CAPE... +36.5 LI... +4.8
CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +9.6 | CINH... -3.9 K INDEX... +1.4
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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 -46.7 -52.1 320 44 22 3.4 1.9 | -46.1 -51.0 325 54 28 5.4 2.9
24000 -43.3 -45.9 325 41 21 6.2 3.4 | -42.3 -44.1 330 51 26 6.3 3.5
22000 -39.8 -39.6 320 38 20 5.0 2.7 | -38.4 -37.1 335 48 25 7.0 3.8
20000 -36.5 -33.7 310 32 16 4.3 2.4 | -33.7 -28.7 335 44 23 6.4 3.5
18000 -33.9 -29.0 290 25 13 4.3 2.4 | -29.8 -21.6 335 39 20 6.4 3.5
16000 -29.7 -21.5 285 23 12 7.8 4.3 | -26.6 -15.9 325 33 17 3.8 2.1
14000 -24.9 -12.8 290 21 11 8.1 4.4 | -24.1 -11.4 305 24 12 5.4 2.9
12000 -20.1 -4.2 290 20 10 8.1 4.5 | -19.9 -3.8 295 22 12 8.2 4.5
10000 -15.2 4.6 295 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -15.0 5.0 295 19 10 8.4 4.6
9000 -12.9 8.8 300 15 8 9.0 4.9 | -12.6 9.3 295 15 8 10.0 5.5
8000 -10.6 12.9 305 12 6 7.3 4.0 | -10.0 14.0 295 12 6 9.2 5.1
7000 -8.2 17.2 305 9 5 7.8 4.3 | -7.4 18.7 295 8 4 8.5 4.6
6000 -5.8 21.6 310 7 4 9.0 4.9 | -5.0 23.0 295 5 3 8.8 4.8
5000 -1.3 29.7 315 5 3 11.1 6.1 | -2.1 28.2 295 3 2 10.9 6.0
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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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