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UXUS97 KSLC 271228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 53.8 F/12.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 83 FT/MIN (0.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6576 FT MSL (1652 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 48.0 F/9.3 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................. 5412 FT MSL (487 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 01/28.... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:42:06 / 17:39:09 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 57 MIN 3 SEC (597 MIN 3 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:37 MST... 30.17 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/27/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8995 FT MSL (4071 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22675 FT MSL (17751 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15906 FT MSL (10982 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +13.9
K INDEX......................... -11.5
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 -34.0 -29.2 240 50 26 7.4 4.1 31.3 88.3 17.5 M M
24000 -29.6 -21.3 235 44 23 7.1 3.9 29.6 85.3 16.6 M M
22000 -25.1 -13.2 235 40 21 6.6 3.6 27.0 80.5 14.9 M M
20000 -20.7 -5.3 235 37 19 7.6 4.2 25.2 77.4 13.7 M M
18000 -16.3 2.7 235 34 18 7.1 3.9 23.6 74.5 12.7 M M
16000 -12.4 9.7 245 29 15 5.5 3.0 21.4 70.5 11.0 M M
14000 -9.1 15.6 245 24 12 6.1 3.3 18.6 65.5 8.7 M M
12000 -5.5 22.1 235 21 11 5.8 3.2 16.3 61.3 6.7 M M
10000 -2.0 28.4 225 18 9 6.3 3.5 13.7 56.7 4.4 M M
9000 -0.2 31.6 215 16 8 5.8 3.2 12.5 54.5 3.3 M M
8000 1.5 34.7 205 15 8 6.0 3.3 11.3 52.3 2.1 M M
7000 3.5 38.3 190 14 7 4.9 2.7 9.6 49.3 0.5 M M
6000 4.7 40.5 175 11 6 1.7 0.9 7.8 46.0 -1.3 41 0.2
5000 0.2 32.4 130 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 0.6 33.0 -8.7 146 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/27/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/27/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +11.6
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -5.8 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -9.9
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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 -35.1 -31.2 330 67 35 7.8 4.3 | -34.3 -29.7 325 56 29 7.8 4.3
24000 -30.4 -22.7 330 67 34 7.7 4.3 | -29.6 -21.3 325 54 28 7.8 4.3
22000 -26.5 -15.7 325 61 31 6.5 3.6 | -24.6 -12.3 325 52 27 7.4 4.1
20000 -24.0 -11.2 320 52 27 1.6 0.9 | -20.8 -5.4 325 49 25 5.9 3.2
18000 -22.6 -8.7 310 37 19 3.4 1.9 | -17.9 -0.2 325 44 23 2.7 1.5
16000 -19.4 -2.9 305 29 15 7.5 4.1 | -17.0 1.4 320 32 16 2.5 1.4
14000 -14.8 5.4 300 24 12 7.9 4.3 | -14.4 6.1 305 22 12 7.1 3.9
12000 -10.3 13.5 295 18 9 7.4 4.1 | -10.0 14.0 300 17 9 6.9 3.8
10000 -5.7 21.7 290 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -5.7 21.7 285 10 5 7.7 4.2
9000 -3.6 25.5 280 9 5 6.4 3.5 | -3.6 25.5 270 7 4 6.8 3.7
8000 -1.7 28.9 250 6 3 6.0 3.3 | -1.6 29.1 240 6 3 6.2 3.4
7000 -0.1 31.8 215 5 3 4.7 2.6 | -0.0 32.0 215 7 3 5.2 2.9
6000 1.3 34.3 190 6 3 4.1 2.2 | 1.5 34.7 200 7 3 6.7 3.7
5000 -1.2 29.8 135 4 2 -47.4 -26.0 | 3.5 38.3 195 4 2 13.4 7.4
01/27/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/27/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +12.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +11.6
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -17.7 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -22.0
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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 -33.0 -27.4 315 49 25 7.4 4.0 | -32.3 -26.1 310 45 23 7.3 4.0
24000 -28.6 -19.5 315 46 24 7.1 3.9 | -27.9 -18.2 310 42 21 7.0 3.8
22000 -24.5 -12.1 315 45 23 6.9 3.8 | -23.9 -11.0 310 42 22 6.7 3.7
20000 -20.6 -5.1 315 42 22 6.4 3.5 | -20.0 -4.0 310 40 20 6.3 3.4
18000 -16.4 2.5 325 39 20 5.7 3.1 | -15.8 3.6 315 34 18 6.0 3.3
16000 -13.9 7.0 320 33 17 1.9 1.0 | -12.6 9.3 320 27 14 5.0 2.8
14000 -12.6 9.3 310 25 13 4.3 2.4 | -10.3 13.5 320 22 11 2.1 1.1
12000 -9.3 15.3 300 18 9 6.6 3.6 | -8.3 17.1 315 14 7 5.7 3.1
10000 -5.3 22.5 285 10 5 7.4 4.1 | -4.5 23.9 295 7 4 7.7 4.2
9000 -3.3 26.1 265 7 4 7.2 3.9 | -2.5 27.5 265 4 2 7.3 4.0
8000 -1.3 29.7 240 6 3 7.1 3.9 | -0.4 31.3 225 4 2 6.3 3.5
7000 0.6 33.1 225 4 2 7.2 4.0 | 1.5 34.7 200 3 2 6.5 3.6
6000 2.5 36.5 225 3 1 9.4 5.2 | 3.4 38.1 170 2 1 6.3 3.5
5000 5.3 41.5 250 2 1 13.9 7.6 | 5.0 41.0 320 1 0 -12.3 -6.7
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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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