911
UXUS97 KSLC 241231
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
531 AM MST TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.8 F/17.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6231 FT MSL (1355 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 55.0 F/13.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 5415 FT MSL (539 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 02/25.... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:08:44 / 18:13:11 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 4 MIN 27 SEC (664 MIN 27 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:58 MST... 39.10 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/24/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11322 FT MSL (6446 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20007 FT MSL (15131 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13527 FT MSL (8651 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +13.2
K INDEX......................... +8.5
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 -28.5 -19.3 275 69 36 7.9 4.3 37.0 98.6 19.0 M M
24000 -23.8 -10.8 275 67 35 7.0 3.8 35.7 96.3 18.4 M M
22000 -19.8 -3.6 275 65 33 6.8 3.7 33.4 92.1 16.9 M M
20000 -15.7 3.7 275 60 31 5.9 3.3 30.5 87.0 14.8 M M
18000 -12.3 9.9 270 55 28 5.7 3.1 27.9 82.2 12.7 M M
16000 -9.0 15.8 270 48 25 5.1 2.8 25.1 77.2 10.4 M M
14000 -5.7 21.7 265 42 22 6.5 3.6 22.3 72.2 8.1 M M
12000 -1.5 29.3 260 37 19 6.9 3.8 20.3 68.6 6.7 M M
10000 2.8 37.0 250 30 15 6.4 3.5 18.6 65.5 5.3 M M
9000 4.7 40.5 245 25 13 7.0 3.9 17.6 63.7 4.3 M M
8000 6.6 43.9 230 21 11 5.1 2.8 16.5 61.7 3.3 M M
7000 7.9 46.2 215 19 10 4.1 2.2 14.9 58.8 1.7 M M
6000 8.7 47.7 195 20 10 -0.7 -0.4 12.9 55.2 -0.4 75 0.4
5000 6.5 43.7 165 13 7 -27.1 -14.9 7.8 46.0 -5.5 112 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/24/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/24/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.2
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +16.0 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +18.4
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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 -28.9 -20.0 280 75 39 6.7 3.7 | -28.5 -19.3 275 74 38 6.6 3.6
24000 -24.9 -12.8 280 72 37 6.9 3.8 | -24.5 -12.1 275 72 37 6.6 3.6
22000 -20.8 -5.4 280 70 36 7.0 3.8 | -20.7 -5.3 275 68 35 6.6 3.6
20000 -16.3 2.7 280 65 33 6.9 3.8 | -16.3 2.7 280 63 33 6.6 3.6
18000 -12.2 10.0 280 59 30 6.9 3.8 | -12.4 9.7 285 59 30 6.8 3.7
16000 -8.7 16.3 275 55 28 5.3 2.9 | -8.6 16.5 280 56 29 6.1 3.3
14000 -5.7 21.7 270 51 26 5.1 2.8 | -5.2 22.6 280 53 27 5.2 2.8
12000 -3.0 26.6 265 43 22 4.7 2.6 | -2.7 27.1 275 47 24 3.3 1.8
10000 1.4 34.5 265 34 17 8.2 4.5 | 0.1 32.2 260 34 18 6.6 3.6
9000 3.9 39.0 260 28 14 7.5 4.1 | 2.5 36.5 260 28 14 8.4 4.6
8000 6.0 42.8 250 21 11 5.9 3.2 | 4.7 40.5 250 22 11 6.8 3.8
7000 7.5 45.5 230 15 8 4.2 2.3 | 6.7 44.1 235 16 8 7.4 4.0
6000 8.4 47.1 195 15 8 -0.5 -0.3 | 8.2 46.8 200 15 8 0.5 0.3
5000 6.3 43.3 150 9 4 -2.2 -1.2 | 8.2 46.8 155 9 4 9.1 5.0
02/24/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/24/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +22.2 | CINH... -3.2 K INDEX... +22.3
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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 -27.8 -18.0 275 78 40 6.8 3.7 | -27.8 -18.0 275 78 40 6.3 3.5
24000 -23.8 -10.8 275 74 38 6.4 3.5 | -24.0 -11.2 280 73 38 6.8 3.7
22000 -20.1 -4.2 280 71 37 6.3 3.4 | -19.8 -3.6 280 70 36 7.1 3.9
20000 -15.8 3.6 280 66 34 6.6 3.6 | -15.3 4.5 280 67 34 6.7 3.7
18000 -12.1 10.2 280 60 31 6.0 3.3 | -11.6 11.1 280 64 33 5.6 3.1
16000 -8.7 16.3 280 56 29 5.9 3.2 | -8.5 16.7 280 61 31 5.2 2.8
14000 -5.4 22.3 280 54 28 5.7 3.1 | -5.5 22.1 275 57 30 5.0 2.8
12000 -2.4 27.7 275 48 25 4.4 2.4 | -2.7 27.1 275 53 27 4.5 2.5
10000 -0.1 31.8 265 39 20 5.1 2.8 | -0.2 31.6 265 40 20 4.7 2.6
9000 1.7 35.1 260 33 17 7.0 3.9 | 1.3 34.3 265 35 18 6.9 3.8
8000 4.0 39.2 250 26 13 6.6 3.6 | 3.4 38.1 260 28 15 6.5 3.5
7000 6.0 42.8 240 18 9 6.1 3.3 | 5.3 41.5 250 20 10 5.9 3.3
6000 7.6 45.7 205 14 7 4.9 2.7 | 7.2 45.0 220 12 6 5.3 2.9
5000 8.2 46.8 155 8 4 -1.5 -0.8 | 7.5 45.5 145 6 3 -3.8 -2.1
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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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