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UXUS97 KSLC 281230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 56.6 F/13.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 255 FT/MIN (1.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11177 FT MSL (6301 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 62.0 F/17.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1130 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... OVERCAST OPAQUE HIGH
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 8566 FT MSL (3690 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 03/01....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:02:44 / 18:17:48 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 15 MIN 4 SEC (675 MIN 4 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:16 MST... 40.61 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/28/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9664 FT MSL (4788 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15833 FT MSL (10957 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12607 FT MSL (7732 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.5
K INDEX......................... -16.4
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 -32.2 -26.0 290 50 26 7.4 4.1 32.8 91.0 12.7 M M
24000 -27.7 -17.9 295 41 21 8.5 4.7 31.2 88.2 11.7 M M
22000 -21.8 -7.2 300 39 20 8.8 4.8 30.4 86.6 11.3 M M
20000 -16.5 2.3 305 39 20 8.8 4.8 29.7 85.4 11.0 M M
18000 -11.6 11.1 305 39 20 7.3 4.0 28.6 83.5 10.3 M M
16000 -8.1 17.4 300 34 17 4.8 2.6 25.8 78.5 8.1 M M
14000 -5.4 22.3 295 28 14 4.4 2.4 22.4 72.4 5.2 M M
12000 -3.0 26.6 290 24 12 3.3 1.8 18.7 65.7 1.8 M M
10000 -0.8 30.6 285 18 9 6.8 3.8 15.2 59.3 -1.9 377 1.9
9000 1.2 34.2 290 14 7 8.9 4.9 14.4 57.9 -2.8 287 1.5
8000 3.7 38.7 290 10 5 8.3 4.6 13.9 57.1 -3.3 184 0.9
7000 6.1 43.0 270 5 3 7.0 3.8 13.4 56.1 -3.9 83 0.4
6000 8.0 46.4 220 3 1 6.9 3.8 12.3 54.2 -5.0 M M
5000 9.1 48.4 155 3 1 -1.7 -0.9 10.5 50.9 -6.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/28/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/28/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9
CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... -21.0 | CINH... -0.8 K INDEX... -20.9
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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 -31.5 -24.7 290 46 24 7.4 4.1 | -30.8 -23.4 280 43 22 7.4 4.1
24000 -27.0 -16.6 285 42 22 7.5 4.1 | -26.4 -15.5 280 36 19 6.8 3.7
22000 -21.9 -7.4 285 34 18 7.6 4.2 | -22.0 -7.6 275 29 15 6.7 3.7
20000 -16.8 1.8 290 31 16 8.8 4.8 | -17.2 1.0 270 26 13 8.2 4.5
18000 -11.6 11.1 295 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -12.3 9.9 270 25 13 7.9 4.3
16000 -7.7 18.1 295 28 15 5.4 3.0 | -8.1 17.4 270 26 14 6.1 3.4
14000 -4.6 23.7 290 28 14 4.6 2.5 | -4.5 23.9 280 26 13 5.7 3.1
12000 -2.3 27.9 290 23 12 3.2 1.8 | -1.6 29.1 285 20 11 3.7 2.0
10000 -0.4 31.3 290 15 8 5.3 2.9 | 0.4 32.7 275 12 6 4.7 2.6
9000 1.1 34.0 290 11 6 7.7 4.2 | 1.8 35.2 265 8 4 6.7 3.7
8000 3.2 37.8 295 7 4 8.6 4.7 | 3.6 38.5 240 5 3 7.9 4.3
7000 5.6 42.1 290 3 1 7.2 4.0 | 5.9 42.6 200 4 2 8.1 4.5
6000 7.7 45.9 180 2 1 6.7 3.7 | 8.3 46.9 185 4 2 9.2 5.1
5000 6.1 43.0 140 4 2 -94.9 -52.0 | 12.7 54.9 190 3 2 49.4 27.1
02/28/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/28/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7 | CAPE... +0.9 LI... +4.3
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -5.2 | CINH... -7.8 K INDEX... +19.4
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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 -30.6 -23.1 270 45 23 8.2 4.5 | -31.0 -23.8 265 52 27 6.9 3.8
24000 -25.7 -14.3 270 42 22 7.5 4.1 | -26.9 -16.4 260 46 24 7.5 4.1
22000 -20.8 -5.4 260 35 18 7.3 4.0 | -21.7 -7.1 270 46 24 7.9 4.3
20000 -17.5 0.5 255 29 15 5.1 2.8 | -17.2 1.0 270 46 24 7.4 4.1
18000 -14.4 6.1 255 25 13 5.0 2.7 | -13.0 8.6 270 43 22 6.9 3.8
16000 -10.0 14.0 265 25 13 8.1 4.4 | -10.0 14.0 260 30 16 2.6 1.4
14000 -5.6 21.9 270 22 11 6.2 3.4 | -7.5 18.5 260 19 10 6.7 3.7
12000 -2.2 28.0 265 17 9 5.2 2.9 | -3.0 26.6 260 14 7 7.2 4.0
10000 0.8 33.4 250 11 5 5.7 3.1 | 0.9 33.6 245 11 6 6.6 3.6
9000 2.6 36.7 235 8 4 7.3 4.0 | 3.1 37.6 225 9 4 7.9 4.3
8000 4.6 40.3 220 6 3 8.5 4.6 | 5.4 41.7 210 7 3 8.0 4.4
7000 7.1 44.8 205 4 2 8.3 4.6 | 7.8 46.0 185 5 2 7.5 4.1
6000 9.7 49.5 205 3 1 9.5 5.2 | 10.2 50.4 165 3 2 7.9 4.4
5000 14.2 57.6 230 2 1 52.9 29.0 | 13.6 56.5 115 1 0 25.9 14.2
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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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