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UXUS97 KSLC 271230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.7 F/13.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 473 FT/MIN (2.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11187 FT MSL (6306 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 60.0 F/16.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1145 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................. 7834 FT MSL (2954 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 02/28..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:04:15 / 18:16:39 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 12 MIN 24 SEC (672 MIN 24 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:27 MST... 40.23 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/27/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9418 FT MSL (4537 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17921 FT MSL (13040 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13876 FT MSL (8996 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +8.1
K INDEX......................... +5.6
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 -31.6 -24.9 295 71 37 7.8 4.3 33.7 92.7 14.3 M M
24000 -27.0 -16.6 300 66 34 8.0 4.4 32.4 90.3 13.5 M M
22000 -21.6 -6.9 295 57 30 8.0 4.4 30.9 87.6 12.6 M M
20000 -17.2 1.0 295 52 27 7.2 3.9 29.2 84.5 11.4 M M
18000 -13.2 8.2 290 47 24 6.0 3.3 27.1 80.8 9.8 M M
16000 -9.7 14.5 295 41 21 4.6 2.5 24.4 76.0 7.6 M M
14000 -7.5 18.5 290 34 17 4.7 2.6 20.5 69.0 4.1 M M
12000 -4.5 23.9 295 30 15 4.5 2.5 17.3 63.1 1.3 M M
10000 -1.4 29.5 295 23 12 7.8 4.3 14.4 57.9 -1.4 381 1.9
9000 0.8 33.4 290 17 9 8.4 4.6 13.7 56.6 -2.2 286 1.5
8000 3.1 37.6 275 12 6 6.6 3.6 13.2 55.7 -2.8 185 0.9
7000 5.3 41.5 255 7 4 7.0 3.9 12.4 54.3 -3.6 91 0.5
6000 7.2 45.0 225 5 3 6.4 3.5 11.4 52.6 -4.6 4 0.0
5000 5.0 41.0 145 4 2 -99.0 -54.3 5.6 42.0 -10.5 32 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/27/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/27/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +5.0 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +7.9
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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 -31.4 -24.5 295 66 34 7.7 4.2 | -31.2 -24.2 295 67 35 8.2 4.5
24000 -26.9 -16.4 295 64 33 7.4 4.0 | -26.3 -15.3 295 64 33 7.6 4.1
22000 -22.5 -8.5 295 59 30 7.4 4.1 | -21.7 -7.1 295 59 30 7.6 4.2
20000 -17.9 -0.2 290 54 28 7.8 4.3 | -17.8 -0.0 290 54 28 6.3 3.4
18000 -13.1 8.4 290 49 25 6.4 3.5 | -13.8 7.2 285 50 26 6.0 3.3
16000 -9.9 14.2 295 41 21 5.7 3.1 | -10.5 13.1 290 42 21 5.6 3.1
14000 -6.8 19.8 295 34 18 3.9 2.2 | -7.1 19.2 295 33 17 4.9 2.7
12000 -4.2 24.4 295 28 14 5.4 3.0 | -4.5 23.9 295 27 14 5.8 3.2
10000 -0.9 30.4 295 21 11 6.3 3.4 | -0.7 30.7 290 20 10 6.5 3.6
9000 0.8 33.4 295 15 8 7.9 4.3 | 1.1 34.0 285 15 8 7.4 4.1
8000 3.0 37.4 285 11 5 6.5 3.6 | 3.2 37.8 275 10 5 6.8 3.7
7000 5.1 41.2 265 7 3 7.6 4.2 | 5.3 41.5 260 7 3 8.2 4.5
6000 6.7 44.1 215 5 2 5.6 3.1 | 7.2 45.0 235 4 2 7.5 4.1
5000 7.7 45.9 165 5 3 -2.8 -1.5 | 9.5 49.1 230 3 2 9.4 5.2
02/27/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/27/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +10.2 | CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +2.3
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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 -31.2 -24.2 290 69 35 8.2 4.5 | -31.2 -24.2 295 68 35 8.1 4.4
24000 -26.4 -15.5 290 65 33 7.7 4.2 | -26.4 -15.5 295 64 33 7.6 4.2
22000 -21.2 -6.2 290 59 30 7.6 4.1 | -21.3 -6.3 295 60 31 7.4 4.1
20000 -17.4 0.7 290 55 28 6.1 3.4 | -17.4 0.7 295 55 28 6.3 3.5
18000 -13.9 7.0 290 50 26 6.0 3.3 | -13.8 7.2 300 47 24 5.2 2.9
16000 -10.4 13.3 300 42 22 5.7 3.1 | -10.2 13.6 305 38 20 5.5 3.0
14000 -6.9 19.6 300 33 17 6.0 3.3 | -7.1 19.2 300 31 16 6.0 3.3
12000 -4.2 24.4 295 26 13 4.6 2.5 | -3.8 25.2 295 24 12 5.0 2.7
10000 -0.7 30.7 280 20 10 6.6 3.6 | -0.6 30.9 285 18 9 7.3 4.0
9000 1.4 34.5 275 15 8 7.2 4.0 | 1.6 34.9 285 15 8 7.9 4.3
8000 3.7 38.7 270 11 6 7.0 3.9 | 4.1 39.4 280 12 6 7.5 4.1
7000 6.0 42.8 265 7 4 8.6 4.7 | 6.4 43.5 285 8 4 8.4 4.6
6000 8.4 47.1 270 4 2 10.4 5.7 | 8.7 47.7 295 5 2 8.5 4.6
5000 11.0 51.8 280 3 2 10.0 5.5 | 10.9 51.6 315 3 2 9.0 4.9
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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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