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UXUS97 KSLC 221228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 50.1 F/10.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 301 FT/MIN (1.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9295 FT MSL (4417 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 51.0 F/11.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1345 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................. 6989 FT MSL (2112 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 02/23....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:11:39 / 18:10:51 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 59 MIN 12 SEC (659 MIN 12 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:15 MST... 38.36 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/22/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 4993 FT MSL (115 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 7830 FT MSL (2952 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20338 FT MSL (15460 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15117 FT MSL (10239 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +11.6
K INDEX......................... -9.3
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 -33.9 -29.0 270 64 33 6.5 3.6 31.6 88.8 16.5 M M
24000 -30.0 -22.0 270 56 29 6.6 3.6 29.3 84.7 15.0 M M
22000 -26.0 -14.8 270 45 23 6.7 3.7 26.9 80.5 13.4 M M
20000 -21.8 -7.2 270 37 19 7.5 4.1 25.1 77.1 12.1 M M
18000 -16.4 2.5 270 29 15 9.0 5.0 23.8 74.8 11.3 M M
16000 -12.2 10.0 265 26 13 5.5 3.0 21.9 71.4 9.9 M M
14000 -9.6 14.7 250 23 12 3.1 1.7 18.3 65.0 6.9 M M
12000 -7.5 18.5 230 23 12 4.6 2.5 14.3 57.8 3.3 M M
10000 -4.1 24.6 220 18 10 6.8 3.7 11.6 53.0 0.8 M M
9000 -2.3 27.9 210 16 8 6.4 3.5 10.5 50.8 -0.3 281 1.4
8000 -0.4 31.3 205 15 8 4.7 2.6 9.4 49.0 -1.3 194 1.0
7000 1.1 34.0 185 14 7 2.4 1.3 8.0 46.3 -2.8 121 0.6
6000 2.1 35.8 170 13 7 1.6 0.9 6.1 42.9 -4.7 60 0.3
5000 -1.0 30.2 115 6 3 -23.1 -12.7 -0.7 30.8 -11.6 117 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/22/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/22/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -7.0 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -4.4
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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 -34.0 -29.2 270 59 30 7.2 3.9 | -33.9 -29.0 270 52 27 7.5 4.1
24000 -29.7 -21.5 270 54 28 7.0 3.8 | -29.4 -20.9 265 48 25 7.6 4.1
22000 -25.6 -14.1 270 46 24 6.9 3.8 | -24.9 -12.8 265 45 23 7.6 4.2
20000 -21.0 -5.8 270 38 20 6.9 3.8 | -20.2 -4.4 265 38 20 6.8 3.7
18000 -16.5 2.3 270 32 16 8.1 4.4 | -16.1 3.0 265 31 16 6.9 3.8
16000 -11.6 11.1 270 26 14 7.8 4.3 | -11.6 11.1 260 27 14 7.7 4.3
14000 -8.1 17.4 265 22 11 3.9 2.1 | -7.6 18.3 260 22 11 5.6 3.0
12000 -5.8 21.6 245 17 9 3.6 2.0 | -4.7 23.5 250 16 8 3.6 2.0
10000 -3.5 25.7 220 16 8 5.2 2.9 | -2.6 27.3 220 13 7 3.7 2.0
9000 -1.8 28.8 215 14 7 5.3 2.9 | -1.3 29.7 205 13 7 4.4 2.4
8000 -0.0 32.0 205 14 7 5.1 2.8 | 0.4 32.7 205 12 6 4.9 2.7
7000 1.5 34.7 190 14 7 2.8 1.5 | 2.0 35.6 195 11 6 4.3 2.4
6000 2.4 36.3 170 13 7 1.4 0.8 | 3.2 37.8 175 9 5 5.8 3.2
5000 -0.8 30.6 120 5 3 -21.5 -11.8 | 6.8 44.2 165 6 3 28.3 15.5
02/22/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/22/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -5.7 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -6.3
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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 -33.0 -27.4 275 49 25 7.2 4.0 | -32.6 -26.7 275 47 24 7.4 4.0
24000 -28.6 -19.5 270 44 23 7.5 4.1 | -28.1 -18.6 275 44 23 7.7 4.2
22000 -24.2 -11.6 270 41 21 7.5 4.1 | -23.5 -10.3 270 40 20 7.7 4.2
20000 -19.3 -2.7 265 38 19 7.1 3.9 | -18.6 -1.5 270 36 19 7.1 3.9
18000 -15.2 4.6 265 33 17 6.4 3.5 | -14.5 5.9 270 33 17 6.8 3.8
16000 -11.2 11.8 260 27 14 6.9 3.8 | -10.7 12.7 265 27 14 6.3 3.5
14000 -7.3 18.9 255 22 11 6.2 3.4 | -6.8 19.8 260 22 11 6.3 3.5
12000 -3.9 25.0 245 17 9 5.0 2.7 | -3.3 26.1 245 17 9 5.7 3.1
10000 -1.2 29.8 215 13 7 3.4 1.9 | -0.3 31.5 220 14 7 4.4 2.4
9000 -0.0 32.0 200 13 6 4.3 2.3 | 1.0 33.8 205 14 7 5.6 3.0
8000 1.6 34.9 190 12 6 4.6 2.5 | 2.8 37.0 190 13 7 4.5 2.4
7000 3.2 37.8 180 9 5 4.6 2.5 | 4.5 40.1 180 11 5 4.8 2.6
6000 5.4 41.7 180 6 3 7.0 3.8 | 6.8 44.2 175 7 4 6.5 3.6
5000 9.8 49.6 175 4 2 39.0 21.4 | 9.6 49.3 145 2 1 25.1 13.8
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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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