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UXUS97 KSLC 231229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
529 AM MST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 56.7 F/13.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 247 FT/MIN (1.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 8617 FT MSL (3737 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 56.0 F/13.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1600 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................. 6550 FT MSL (1670 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 02/24...... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:10:12 / 18:12:01 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 1 MIN 49 SEC (661 MIN 49 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:07 MST... 38.73 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/23/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10125 FT MSL (5245 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19146 FT MSL (14266 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14170 FT MSL (9291 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +10.5
K INDEX......................... -7.0
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 -31.2 -24.2 280 52 27 6.6 3.6 34.2 93.5 16.4 M M
24000 -27.2 -17.0 275 44 22 7.7 4.2 32.0 89.6 15.0 M M
22000 -22.6 -8.7 270 42 21 7.6 4.2 30.4 86.7 14.1 M M
20000 -18.1 -0.6 270 40 21 6.4 3.5 27.9 82.3 12.4 M M
18000 -14.2 6.4 265 39 20 6.6 3.6 25.7 78.3 10.7 M M
16000 -10.4 13.3 265 35 18 6.6 3.6 23.4 74.0 8.8 M M
14000 -6.5 20.3 265 27 14 6.7 3.7 21.3 70.3 7.1 M M
12000 -2.8 27.0 255 17 9 5.4 3.0 19.0 66.2 5.1 M M
10000 0.1 32.2 230 11 6 4.8 2.6 16.0 60.8 2.2 M M
9000 1.5 34.7 215 9 5 5.2 2.9 14.4 57.8 0.7 M M
8000 3.1 37.6 205 9 4 4.8 2.6 13.1 55.5 -0.6 201 1.0
7000 4.6 40.3 195 8 4 4.4 2.4 11.6 52.8 -2.1 128 0.6
6000 5.8 42.4 180 8 4 2.6 1.4 9.9 49.8 -3.8 62 0.3
5000 1.3 34.3 115 5 3 -58.4 -32.0 1.7 35.1 -12.1 161 0.8
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/23/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/23/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.5
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -7.8 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -15.3
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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 -30.2 -22.4 285 56 29 6.3 3.4 | -29.5 -21.1 285 54 28 7.9 4.4
24000 -26.4 -15.5 275 52 27 7.5 4.1 | -24.9 -12.8 280 52 27 6.4 3.5
22000 -21.9 -7.4 275 47 24 7.4 4.0 | -20.9 -5.6 270 50 26 6.5 3.6
20000 -17.3 0.9 270 42 22 6.6 3.6 | -16.7 1.9 270 46 24 6.3 3.5
18000 -13.5 7.7 270 37 19 6.1 3.3 | -12.9 8.8 270 41 21 6.4 3.5
16000 -10.2 13.6 270 34 18 5.3 2.9 | -9.0 15.8 270 36 19 6.0 3.3
14000 -6.7 19.9 265 28 14 6.5 3.6 | -6.1 21.0 270 29 15 4.8 2.6
12000 -2.9 26.8 255 18 9 5.8 3.2 | -2.8 27.0 260 20 10 6.3 3.5
10000 0.2 32.4 225 12 6 4.9 2.7 | 0.8 33.4 230 13 7 4.9 2.7
9000 1.5 34.7 210 11 6 5.1 2.8 | 2.2 36.0 215 13 7 4.3 2.4
8000 3.0 37.4 200 10 5 4.4 2.4 | 3.6 38.5 200 13 7 3.9 2.2
7000 4.3 39.7 195 9 5 4.2 2.3 | 5.0 41.0 195 12 6 4.8 2.7
6000 5.6 42.1 180 8 4 2.4 1.3 | 6.3 43.3 185 9 5 5.2 2.9
5000 1.7 35.1 120 5 2 -62.8 -34.5 | 9.4 48.9 175 5 2 36.9 20.2
02/23/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/23/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -5.5 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -1.2
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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 -29.0 -20.2 280 55 28 7.8 4.3 | -28.7 -19.7 275 57 29 8.1 4.4
24000 -24.5 -12.1 275 50 26 5.9 3.3 | -24.1 -11.4 275 54 28 6.2 3.4
22000 -20.8 -5.4 275 49 25 6.1 3.4 | -20.2 -4.4 275 52 27 6.4 3.5
20000 -16.6 2.1 270 47 24 6.2 3.4 | -16.6 2.1 270 50 26 5.0 2.7
18000 -12.9 8.8 270 44 22 6.4 3.5 | -13.0 8.6 265 47 24 7.0 3.8
16000 -9.0 15.8 270 38 20 6.4 3.5 | -8.9 16.0 265 40 20 6.6 3.6
14000 -5.3 22.5 270 32 16 4.5 2.5 | -5.3 22.5 265 32 16 5.1 2.8
12000 -2.4 27.7 265 23 12 6.5 3.5 | -2.1 28.2 265 24 12 5.7 3.1
10000 1.4 34.5 240 16 8 5.0 2.7 | 1.7 35.1 250 18 9 7.4 4.0
9000 2.9 37.2 220 15 8 4.5 2.5 | 3.8 38.8 235 16 8 5.5 3.0
8000 4.4 39.9 205 13 7 4.9 2.7 | 5.3 41.5 220 13 7 4.8 2.7
7000 5.9 42.6 195 11 6 5.0 2.7 | 6.9 44.4 205 10 5 4.7 2.6
6000 8.0 46.4 195 7 4 7.5 4.1 | 8.9 48.0 195 7 3 7.3 4.0
5000 12.2 54.0 205 4 2 55.6 30.5 | 10.9 51.6 180 3 2 5.2 2.8
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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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