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UXUS97 KSLC 111227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 49.6 F/9.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 86 FT/MIN (0.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11351 FT MSL (6426 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 54.0 F/12.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 8321 FT MSL (3396 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 02/12..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:26:26 / 17:57:39 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 31 MIN 13 SEC (631 MIN 13 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:42:03 MST... 34.54 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/11/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7722 FT MSL (2797 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8497 FT MSL (3572 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9683 FT MSL (4758 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.6
K INDEX......................... +24.9
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 -40.8 -41.4 235 46 24 8.2 4.5 23.7 74.6 8.9 M M
24000 -35.9 -32.6 235 40 20 8.2 4.5 22.5 72.5 8.2 M M
22000 -31.4 -24.5 230 33 17 7.4 4.0 20.8 69.5 7.0 M M
20000 -26.3 -15.3 225 27 14 7.8 4.3 19.1 66.4 5.7 M M
18000 -21.6 -6.9 225 22 11 8.3 4.6 17.9 64.3 4.8 M M
16000 -17.0 1.4 230 16 8 7.3 4.0 16.6 61.9 3.6 M M
14000 -12.7 9.1 240 15 8 7.5 4.1 15.0 59.1 2.2 M M
12000 -8.4 16.9 240 15 8 7.0 3.8 13.5 56.2 0.7 M M
10000 -4.5 23.9 240 13 6 6.8 3.7 11.6 52.8 -1.2 372 1.9
9000 -2.5 27.5 235 11 6 6.9 3.8 10.6 51.1 -2.2 284 1.4
8000 -0.7 30.7 225 10 5 5.6 3.1 9.6 49.3 -3.3 199 1.0
7000 1.7 35.1 200 9 5 6.7 3.7 8.4 47.1 -4.6 90 0.5
6000 3.6 38.5 180 8 4 6.9 3.8 7.5 45.5 -5.6 3 0.0
5000 5.2 41.4 145 4 2 -3.0 -1.6 6.2 43.1 -7.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/11/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/11/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.4 | CAPE... +8.1 LI... -0.3
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +23.2 | CINH... -15.5 K INDEX... +23.7
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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 -37.6 -35.7 225 69 35 7.5 4.1 | -37.2 -35.0 235 66 34 5.3 2.9
24000 -33.1 -27.6 220 60 31 7.6 4.2 | -34.0 -29.2 235 54 28 5.1 2.8
22000 -28.5 -19.3 225 53 27 6.5 3.6 | -30.0 -22.0 240 46 24 6.9 3.8
20000 -24.5 -12.1 230 49 25 7.1 3.9 | -25.8 -14.4 240 41 21 7.4 4.1
18000 -20.3 -4.5 235 47 24 6.8 3.7 | -20.8 -5.4 235 38 20 7.8 4.3
16000 -15.9 3.4 235 45 23 8.1 4.4 | -16.2 2.8 235 38 19 7.9 4.4
14000 -11.3 11.7 235 40 21 7.3 4.0 | -11.5 11.3 230 38 20 7.7 4.2
12000 -7.4 18.7 230 37 19 6.5 3.6 | -7.4 18.7 230 32 17 6.6 3.6
10000 -3.7 25.3 225 35 18 5.7 3.1 | -3.5 25.7 225 31 16 6.7 3.7
9000 -2.0 28.4 220 31 16 6.9 3.8 | -1.3 29.7 220 29 15 8.0 4.4
8000 0.1 32.2 210 25 13 7.2 4.0 | 0.8 33.4 210 26 13 6.7 3.7
7000 2.4 36.3 200 19 10 6.9 3.8 | 2.9 37.2 200 22 11 5.8 3.2
6000 4.5 40.1 175 15 8 5.4 2.9 | 4.8 40.6 180 17 9 8.3 4.5
5000 5.8 42.4 145 11 6 2.8 1.6 | 8.3 46.9 165 9 5 26.9 14.7
02/11/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/11/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +128.9 LI... -0.7 | CAPE... +133.4 LI... -0.9
CINH... -16.2 K INDEX... +24.1 | CINH... -23.3 K INDEX... +23.6
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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 -37.0 -34.6 235 67 34 4.9 2.7 | -37.3 -35.1 230 60 31 5.8 3.2
24000 -34.0 -29.2 235 53 27 4.7 2.6 | -33.8 -28.8 230 46 24 5.8 3.2
22000 -30.0 -22.0 235 45 23 7.1 3.9 | -29.9 -21.8 230 38 20 6.8 3.7
20000 -25.6 -14.1 235 40 21 7.6 4.2 | -25.0 -13.0 235 35 18 7.8 4.3
18000 -20.5 -4.9 235 36 18 7.8 4.3 | -20.4 -4.7 235 34 18 7.5 4.1
16000 -16.2 2.8 240 33 17 7.6 4.2 | -16.0 3.2 235 31 16 7.6 4.2
14000 -11.6 11.1 235 32 16 7.6 4.2 | -11.5 11.3 235 28 14 7.5 4.1
12000 -7.4 18.7 230 26 14 7.1 3.9 | -7.2 19.0 230 27 14 7.5 4.1
10000 -3.2 26.2 230 21 11 6.3 3.5 | -3.1 26.4 225 21 11 7.1 3.9
9000 -1.2 29.8 225 20 10 8.0 4.4 | -0.8 30.6 220 18 9 8.4 4.6
8000 0.8 33.4 210 19 10 8.2 4.5 | 1.4 34.5 215 16 8 7.7 4.2
7000 3.4 38.1 200 17 9 7.3 4.0 | 3.8 38.8 200 14 7 6.5 3.6
6000 5.8 42.4 185 15 8 10.0 5.5 | 6.0 42.8 180 11 6 9.4 5.2
5000 9.8 49.6 175 9 5 29.4 16.2 | 8.9 48.0 155 6 3 2.1 1.1
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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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