926
UXUS97 KSLC 171228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.1 F/12.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 179 FT/MIN (0.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6397 FT MSL (1472 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 42.0 F/6.0 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................. 5252 FT MSL (327 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 01/18....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:48:48 / 17:27:12 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 38 MIN 24 SEC (578 MIN 24 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:38:00 MST... 27.97 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/17/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10069 FT MSL (5144 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21300 FT MSL (16375 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12190 FT MSL (7265 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +17.9
K INDEX......................... -4.5
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 -31.9 -25.4 310 59 30 8.6 4.7 33.4 92.1 21.9 M M
24000 -26.8 -16.2 310 55 28 7.8 4.3 32.6 90.6 21.8 M M
22000 -21.6 -6.9 310 52 27 7.7 4.2 30.8 87.5 20.9 M M
20000 -17.4 0.7 310 47 24 6.7 3.7 28.8 83.9 19.7 M M
18000 -14.1 6.6 305 41 21 4.2 2.3 26.0 78.8 17.6 M M
16000 -10.6 12.9 305 35 18 6.9 3.8 23.4 74.1 15.6 M M
14000 -6.6 20.1 305 30 15 6.6 3.6 21.4 70.5 14.1 M M
12000 -2.8 27.0 305 25 13 5.8 3.2 19.2 66.6 12.4 M M
10000 -0.0 32.0 300 18 9 2.5 1.4 16.0 60.8 9.6 M M
9000 0.7 33.3 290 13 7 0.1 0.1 13.7 56.6 7.5 M M
8000 0.8 33.4 275 7 4 0.6 0.3 10.7 51.3 4.7 M M
7000 1.0 33.8 225 3 2 0.3 0.2 7.2 44.9 1.3 M M
6000 1.3 34.3 185 5 2 1.6 0.9 4.5 40.1 -1.4 162 0.8
5000 0.0 32.0 135 4 2 -47.6 -26.1 0.4 32.7 -5.5 170 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/17/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/17/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +11.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.6
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -7.6 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -6.3
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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 -32.0 -25.6 355 73 38 7.4 4.0 | -30.7 -23.3 355 68 35 8.0 4.4
24000 -27.6 -17.7 355 68 35 7.6 4.1 | -26.0 -14.8 355 65 34 6.0 3.3
22000 -23.1 -9.6 350 64 33 7.6 4.2 | -22.5 -8.5 355 58 30 5.9 3.2
20000 -19.0 -2.2 355 60 31 6.5 3.6 | -18.4 -1.1 355 52 27 6.2 3.4
18000 -14.9 5.2 360 53 27 5.5 3.0 | -14.7 5.5 355 47 24 6.3 3.5
16000 -11.3 11.7 005 48 25 6.1 3.4 | -11.0 12.2 360 41 21 6.1 3.4
14000 -7.9 17.8 010 42 22 4.4 2.4 | -7.7 18.1 360 36 18 5.2 2.8
12000 -5.8 21.6 005 33 17 2.4 1.3 | -4.8 23.4 005 30 15 4.0 2.2
10000 -4.3 24.3 355 27 14 2.5 1.4 | -3.1 26.4 005 23 12 1.9 1.0
9000 -3.5 25.7 360 23 12 2.8 1.5 | -2.6 27.3 005 19 10 1.5 0.8
8000 -2.9 26.8 005 18 9 2.1 1.1 | -2.3 27.9 010 13 7 0.4 0.2
7000 -2.2 28.0 010 12 6 1.8 1.0 | -2.1 28.2 015 7 4 1.4 0.8
6000 -1.4 29.5 005 7 4 1.6 0.9 | -1.5 29.3 345 2 1 3.5 1.9
5000 -2.5 27.5 275 1 1 -37.2 -20.4 | 0.4 32.7 290 2 1 16.2 8.9
01/17/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/17/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.0
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -8.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -4.2
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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 -30.5 -22.9 340 57 29 8.3 4.6 | -30.9 -23.6 325 59 30 8.4 4.6
24000 -25.6 -14.1 345 57 29 7.5 4.1 | -25.9 -14.6 330 56 29 7.4 4.1
22000 -21.1 -6.0 345 55 28 7.5 4.1 | -21.4 -6.5 330 51 27 7.5 4.1
20000 -17.1 1.2 350 48 25 5.3 2.9 | -17.1 1.2 335 47 24 6.0 3.3
18000 -13.9 7.0 350 42 22 5.7 3.1 | -13.9 7.0 340 41 21 4.7 2.6
16000 -10.3 13.5 355 37 19 6.0 3.3 | -10.4 13.3 350 34 17 6.5 3.5
14000 -6.8 19.8 360 33 17 5.1 2.8 | -6.5 20.3 355 28 14 5.8 3.2
12000 -4.0 24.8 360 28 15 3.8 2.1 | -3.3 26.1 355 25 13 4.2 2.3
10000 -2.4 27.7 005 20 10 1.1 0.6 | -1.5 29.3 360 18 9 1.4 0.8
9000 -2.0 28.4 005 15 7 0.9 0.5 | -1.0 30.2 360 12 6 1.1 0.6
8000 -1.7 28.9 010 9 4 1.0 0.5 | -0.8 30.6 355 6 3 -0.0 -0.0
7000 -1.5 29.3 005 3 2 2.7 1.5 | -0.7 30.7 325 2 1 0.4 0.2
6000 -0.8 30.6 295 2 1 3.5 1.9 | -0.3 31.5 295 1 1 3.5 1.9
5000 2.1 35.8 295 4 2 1.8 1.0 | 1.4 34.5 320 2 1 -11.3 -6.2
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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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