900
UXUS97 KSLC 171228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 39.5 F/4.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 333 FT/MIN (1.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13944 FT MSL (9019 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 48.0 F/9.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0830 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................. 10741 FT MSL (5816 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 02/18.... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:18:39 / 18:04:55 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 46 MIN 16 SEC (646 MIN 16 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:47 MST... 36.57 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/17/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5003 FT MSL (78 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8932 FT MSL (4007 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10857 FT MSL (5932 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.3
K INDEX......................... +21.2
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 -50.3 -58.5 235 51 26 4.5 2.5 13.7 56.7 3.7 M M
24000 -44.6 -48.3 230 44 23 9.4 5.1 12.5 54.5 2.9 M M
22000 -39.0 -38.2 230 37 19 9.5 5.2 12.3 54.1 2.8 M M
20000 -33.3 -27.9 230 32 16 9.2 5.0 12.1 53.9 2.7 M M
18000 -27.9 -18.2 230 36 18 9.2 5.0 11.7 53.0 2.3 M M
16000 -22.9 -9.2 230 38 19 7.9 4.3 10.7 51.3 1.5 M M
14000 -18.5 -1.3 225 44 22 7.0 3.8 9.2 48.6 0.1 M M
12000 -14.6 5.7 210 45 23 7.1 3.9 7.2 44.9 -1.9 565 2.9
10000 -10.4 13.3 205 46 24 6.9 3.8 5.5 41.8 -3.6 380 1.9
9000 -8.2 17.2 205 44 23 7.7 4.2 4.7 40.5 -4.4 286 1.5
8000 -5.6 21.9 200 42 21 6.6 3.6 3.7 38.6 -5.5 171 0.9
7000 -4.1 24.6 190 35 18 4.8 2.6 2.3 36.2 -7.0 95 0.5
6000 -2.3 27.9 180 26 13 7.3 4.0 1.2 34.1 -8.2 13 0.1
5000 0.3 32.5 170 14 7 12.5 6.8 0.9 33.6 -8.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/17/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/17/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +88.4 LI... -0.1 | CAPE... +156.5 LI... -0.2
CINH... -18.4 K INDEX... +19.8 | CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +19.5
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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 -49.6 -57.3 235 46 24 -0.7 -0.4 | -51.0 -59.8 240 57 29 1.8 1.0
24000 -44.9 -48.8 235 43 22 9.3 5.1 | -46.1 -51.0 240 54 28 9.3 5.1
22000 -39.5 -39.1 240 41 21 8.5 4.7 | -40.6 -41.1 240 51 26 9.0 5.0
20000 -33.9 -29.0 245 40 21 7.9 4.3 | -34.6 -30.3 240 46 24 8.1 4.5
18000 -29.1 -20.4 250 37 19 8.0 4.4 | -29.7 -21.5 240 39 20 8.2 4.5
16000 -24.6 -12.3 255 37 19 7.3 4.0 | -24.7 -12.5 240 37 19 8.2 4.5
14000 -20.1 -4.2 260 36 19 7.6 4.1 | -19.9 -3.8 240 35 18 7.5 4.1
12000 -15.6 3.9 265 34 18 7.8 4.3 | -15.7 3.7 250 30 15 7.2 4.0
10000 -10.8 12.6 260 32 16 8.6 4.7 | -11.4 11.5 260 28 14 7.1 3.9
9000 -8.2 17.2 260 30 16 8.2 4.5 | -9.2 15.4 265 27 14 8.1 4.5
8000 -5.6 21.9 255 29 15 6.7 3.7 | -6.9 19.6 260 24 13 7.5 4.1
7000 -3.2 26.2 250 26 13 7.7 4.2 | -4.4 24.1 260 20 11 7.8 4.3
6000 -0.9 30.4 240 20 10 8.1 4.5 | -1.8 28.8 260 17 9 8.7 4.7
5000 1.9 35.4 220 8 4 10.9 6.0 | 2.5 36.5 260 11 5 15.0 8.2
02/17/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/17/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +97.2 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +202.5 LI... -0.9
CINH... -3.1 K INDEX... +16.9 | CINH... -13.6 K INDEX... +21.9
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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 -50.2 -58.4 260 66 34 2.3 1.2 | -48.8 -55.8 260 69 35 3.0 1.6
24000 -45.9 -50.6 255 60 31 7.8 4.3 | -45.1 -49.2 260 58 30 6.6 3.6
22000 -40.9 -41.6 250 55 28 9.0 5.0 | -40.5 -40.9 255 50 26 9.0 4.9
20000 -35.0 -31.0 245 50 25 7.9 4.3 | -35.1 -31.2 250 48 25 9.0 4.9
18000 -30.2 -22.4 240 45 23 8.0 4.4 | -29.1 -20.4 250 43 22 8.8 4.8
16000 -25.4 -13.7 245 41 21 8.4 4.6 | -24.3 -11.7 240 35 18 7.8 4.3
14000 -20.5 -4.9 245 37 19 8.0 4.4 | -19.4 -2.9 230 33 17 8.5 4.7
12000 -15.6 3.9 240 32 17 8.4 4.6 | -14.4 6.1 230 32 16 8.7 4.8
10000 -10.7 12.7 240 24 12 8.3 4.6 | -9.4 15.1 225 28 14 8.5 4.6
9000 -8.2 17.2 240 20 10 8.8 4.8 | -6.9 19.6 225 25 13 7.4 4.0
8000 -5.4 22.3 240 17 9 8.4 4.6 | -4.4 24.1 220 22 11 6.2 3.4
7000 -2.6 27.3 240 16 8 8.0 4.4 | -2.1 28.2 210 19 10 7.2 3.9
6000 0.3 32.5 240 13 7 8.9 4.9 | 0.2 32.4 205 14 7 8.5 4.7
5000 5.2 41.4 245 10 5 19.4 10.7 | 4.0 39.2 185 9 5 18.0 9.9
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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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