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UXUS97 KSLC 041227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 47.6 F/8.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 58 FT/MIN (0.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11101 FT MSL (6175 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 52.0 F/11.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0900 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 8384 FT MSL (3458 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 01/05....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:52:12 / 17:13:36 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 21 MIN 24 SEC (561 MIN 24 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:32:54 MST... 26.11 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/04/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7216 FT MSL (2290 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8355 FT MSL (3429 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9638 FT MSL (4711 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.1
K INDEX......................... +24.5
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 -41.6 -42.9 230 64 33 7.7 4.2 23.2 73.7 9.4 M M
24000 -37.0 -34.6 235 53 27 7.6 4.2 21.5 70.7 8.3 M M
22000 -32.3 -26.1 230 40 21 6.8 3.7 19.2 66.6 6.6 M M
20000 -27.9 -18.2 230 32 16 8.5 4.6 17.6 63.6 5.4 M M
18000 -22.9 -9.2 230 29 15 8.4 4.6 16.7 62.1 4.7 M M
16000 -18.1 -0.6 235 27 14 7.8 4.3 15.6 60.1 3.8 M M
14000 -13.6 7.5 240 25 13 7.7 4.2 14.2 57.6 2.5 M M
12000 -9.3 15.3 245 23 12 7.1 3.9 12.6 54.7 0.9 M M
10000 -5.4 22.3 245 22 11 7.0 3.8 10.7 51.2 -1.0 368 1.9
9000 -3.6 25.5 235 23 12 6.9 3.8 9.6 49.2 -2.1 284 1.4
8000 -1.3 29.7 225 23 12 6.9 3.8 8.3 46.9 -3.5 177 0.9
7000 0.6 33.1 210 22 11 6.8 3.7 7.3 45.1 -4.6 91 0.5
6000 2.4 36.3 195 16 8 8.9 4.9 6.1 43.0 -5.8 9 0.0
5000 4.6 40.3 180 8 4 7.9 4.4 5.5 41.9 -6.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/04/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/04/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +17.5 LI... -0.3 | CAPE... +69.1 LI... +0.2
CINH... -20.0 K INDEX... +19.2 | CINH... -23.4 K INDEX... +17.2
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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 -35.7 -32.3 250 73 38 6.6 3.6 | -34.8 -30.6 245 80 41 6.6 3.6
24000 -31.7 -25.1 245 67 35 6.6 3.6 | -30.9 -23.6 240 72 37 6.7 3.7
22000 -27.7 -17.9 245 59 31 5.8 3.2 | -27.1 -16.8 240 67 34 6.3 3.5
20000 -24.0 -11.2 240 52 27 6.6 3.6 | -23.6 -10.5 240 60 31 5.4 3.0
18000 -19.8 -3.6 235 44 23 8.2 4.5 | -19.9 -3.8 240 50 26 5.6 3.1
16000 -15.3 4.5 235 34 17 6.9 3.8 | -15.8 3.6 240 38 20 8.1 4.5
14000 -11.5 11.3 230 24 12 6.5 3.6 | -11.1 12.0 230 29 15 7.1 3.9
12000 -7.6 18.3 220 20 10 6.9 3.8 | -7.5 18.5 220 25 13 6.4 3.5
10000 -3.5 25.7 220 19 10 7.6 4.1 | -3.6 25.5 215 26 14 7.1 3.9
9000 -1.2 29.8 220 18 10 8.2 4.5 | -1.4 29.5 210 26 13 8.2 4.5
8000 1.1 34.0 210 18 9 7.4 4.1 | 1.0 33.8 205 25 13 7.8 4.3
7000 3.3 37.9 200 19 10 5.5 3.0 | 3.2 37.8 195 24 12 6.5 3.5
6000 5.4 41.7 185 20 10 4.8 2.6 | 5.4 41.7 185 23 12 7.3 4.0
5000 6.2 43.2 160 9 5 3.8 2.1 | 8.1 46.6 170 11 6 4.1 2.3
01/04/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/04/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +113.5 LI... 0.0 | CAPE... +91.2 LI... +0.6
CINH... -15.0 K INDEX... +18.7 | CINH... -10.3 K INDEX... +21.4
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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 -35.0 -31.0 240 81 42 6.6 3.6 | -36.3 -33.3 235 82 42 7.6 4.2
24000 -31.0 -23.8 235 75 38 6.6 3.6 | -31.7 -25.1 235 75 39 7.6 4.2
22000 -26.9 -16.4 240 68 35 7.0 3.8 | -27.0 -16.6 235 62 32 6.8 3.7
20000 -23.2 -9.8 240 61 31 5.0 2.8 | -23.1 -9.6 235 51 26 6.4 3.5
18000 -19.9 -3.8 235 49 25 4.6 2.5 | -19.4 -2.9 235 41 21 5.5 3.0
16000 -16.3 2.7 230 38 19 7.5 4.1 | -16.1 3.0 230 36 19 5.7 3.1
14000 -11.6 11.1 230 30 15 7.9 4.4 | -12.3 9.9 225 30 16 7.3 4.0
12000 -7.5 18.5 225 31 16 6.7 3.7 | -8.0 17.6 220 34 17 7.1 3.9
10000 -3.7 25.3 220 29 15 6.6 3.6 | -3.8 25.2 215 33 17 7.5 4.1
9000 -1.6 29.1 215 28 14 7.9 4.3 | -1.7 28.9 210 31 16 7.9 4.3
8000 0.7 33.3 205 26 14 8.3 4.5 | 0.5 32.9 205 28 14 7.5 4.1
7000 3.2 37.8 200 24 12 7.2 3.9 | 2.7 36.9 195 25 13 6.3 3.5
6000 5.6 42.1 190 19 10 7.8 4.3 | 5.0 41.0 190 19 10 6.4 3.5
5000 8.2 46.8 180 13 7 4.5 2.5 | 7.6 45.7 170 9 5 12.9 7.1
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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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