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UXUS97 KSLC 161228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 39.8 F/4.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1892 FT/MIN (9.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 25026 FT MSL (20100 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 60.0 F/16.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1700 MST
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 20865 FT MSL (15939 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 02/17...... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:20:00 / 18:03:43 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 43 MIN 43 SEC (643 MIN 43 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:52 MST... 36.22 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/16/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5850 FT MSL (924 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9188 FT MSL (4262 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13619 FT MSL (8693 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -7.5
K INDEX......................... +21.3
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 -46.9 -52.4 240 53 27 -1.3 -0.7 17.9 64.2 1.8 M M
24000 -43.7 -46.7 240 46 24 6.6 3.6 14.4 57.9 -1.0 1809 9.2
22000 -38.8 -37.8 240 40 20 8.6 4.7 12.4 54.4 -2.6 1594 8.1
20000 -33.7 -28.7 235 35 18 8.7 4.8 11.7 53.0 -3.3 1381 7.0
18000 -28.5 -19.3 240 36 18 8.8 4.8 10.9 51.6 -4.1 1167 5.9
16000 -24.0 -11.2 240 39 20 7.2 3.9 9.5 49.1 -5.5 971 4.9
14000 -19.5 -3.1 240 44 22 8.2 4.5 8.0 46.3 -7.1 780 4.0
12000 -14.9 5.2 240 47 24 7.8 4.3 6.7 44.1 -8.4 582 3.0
10000 -10.3 13.5 235 48 25 7.9 4.3 5.5 41.9 -9.9 384 1.9
9000 -8.0 17.6 230 47 24 8.0 4.4 4.9 40.8 -10.6 286 1.5
8000 -5.7 21.7 220 45 23 8.3 4.5 4.3 39.7 -11.4 188 1.0
7000 -2.7 27.1 210 38 20 8.3 4.5 3.7 38.6 -12.2 62 0.3
6000 -0.2 31.6 205 31 16 9.0 5.0 3.3 38.0 -12.7 M M
5000 2.6 36.7 205 18 9 8.4 4.6 3.2 37.7 -13.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/16/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/16/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.3
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +0.1 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +6.1
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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 -35.9 -32.6 230 77 40 7.3 4.0 | -36.0 -32.8 225 77 39 6.7 3.6
24000 -31.5 -24.7 235 73 38 7.3 4.0 | -32.1 -25.8 225 72 37 6.7 3.7
22000 -27.4 -17.3 230 67 35 6.9 3.8 | -27.8 -18.0 225 64 33 7.3 4.0
20000 -22.6 -8.7 230 59 30 7.3 4.0 | -22.8 -9.0 225 57 29 7.5 4.1
18000 -18.3 -0.9 225 51 26 6.6 3.6 | -18.3 -0.9 225 54 28 6.9 3.8
16000 -14.2 6.4 225 41 21 6.5 3.6 | -14.2 6.4 220 45 23 6.5 3.6
14000 -10.9 12.4 225 34 17 5.1 2.8 | -10.9 12.4 220 39 20 5.3 2.9
12000 -8.0 17.6 215 32 16 5.9 3.2 | -7.5 18.5 215 34 18 6.6 3.6
10000 -4.1 24.6 210 31 16 7.8 4.3 | -3.6 25.5 210 33 17 7.7 4.2
9000 -1.7 28.9 205 29 15 8.8 4.8 | -1.4 29.5 200 32 16 7.3 4.0
8000 0.9 33.6 200 27 14 8.1 4.5 | 1.0 33.8 195 29 15 8.6 4.7
7000 3.3 37.9 190 23 12 7.5 4.1 | 3.6 38.5 185 26 13 8.2 4.5
6000 5.5 41.9 175 19 10 5.0 2.7 | 6.1 43.0 180 21 11 9.1 5.0
5000 4.7 40.5 150 8 4 1.6 0.9 | 8.9 48.0 175 15 8 14.2 7.8
02/16/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/16/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +5.7 LI... +3.5 | CAPE... +1.0 LI... +2.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.6 | CINH... -1.1 K INDEX... +10.9
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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 -36.5 -33.7 225 87 45 7.2 3.9 | -37.3 -35.1 225 91 47 7.1 3.9
24000 -32.2 -26.0 225 80 41 7.2 3.9 | -33.0 -27.4 225 80 41 7.1 3.9
22000 -28.1 -18.6 225 72 37 6.8 3.8 | -28.6 -19.5 225 72 37 7.7 4.2
20000 -23.3 -9.9 225 63 32 7.8 4.3 | -23.4 -10.1 220 65 34 7.7 4.2
18000 -18.6 -1.5 220 57 29 7.4 4.1 | -18.9 -2.0 220 59 30 7.6 4.2
16000 -14.1 6.6 220 52 27 7.2 4.0 | -14.4 6.1 215 56 29 7.4 4.0
14000 -10.3 13.5 215 50 26 6.0 3.3 | -10.4 13.3 205 51 26 6.5 3.6
12000 -7.4 18.7 210 44 23 5.8 3.2 | -6.7 19.9 195 45 23 6.6 3.6
10000 -3.1 26.4 195 34 18 8.2 4.5 | -1.9 28.6 185 37 19 9.5 5.2
9000 -0.5 31.1 190 31 16 8.6 4.7 | 0.7 33.3 185 33 17 9.1 5.0
8000 2.2 36.0 185 29 15 8.9 4.9 | 3.6 38.5 180 31 16 8.9 4.9
7000 4.9 40.8 185 26 13 9.8 5.4 | 6.3 43.3 180 27 14 9.8 5.4
6000 7.8 46.0 180 23 12 11.3 6.2 | 9.1 48.4 175 23 12 10.2 5.6
5000 12.5 54.5 175 15 8 16.3 9.0 | 12.5 54.5 175 12 6 19.9 10.9
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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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