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UXUS97 KSLC 151228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 49.9 F/10.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 362 FT/MIN (1.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 12199 FT MSL (7273 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 56.0 F/13.8 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 9405 FT MSL (4478 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 02/16....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:21:20 / 18:02:31 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 41 MIN 11 SEC (641 MIN 11 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:55 MST... 35.88 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/15/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8189 FT MSL (3263 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 12806 FT MSL (7880 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12492 FT MSL (7566 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.0
K INDEX......................... -6.1
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 -35.7 -32.3 240 81 42 7.0 3.8 29.8 85.6 12.8 M M
24000 -31.0 -23.8 240 76 39 6.9 3.8 27.4 81.4 11.3 M M
22000 -26.5 -15.7 235 68 35 7.5 4.1 25.6 78.2 10.1 M M
20000 -22.3 -8.1 235 59 30 6.5 3.6 23.7 74.7 8.7 M M
18000 -18.4 -1.1 235 49 25 6.8 3.7 21.5 70.7 7.0 M M
16000 -14.3 6.3 235 42 22 6.3 3.5 19.5 67.1 5.4 M M
14000 -11.1 12.0 230 38 19 5.0 2.7 16.5 61.7 2.8 M M
12000 -8.3 17.1 225 35 18 4.9 2.7 13.4 56.0 -0.2 553 2.8
10000 -4.7 23.5 215 31 16 6.9 3.8 11.2 52.1 -2.5 385 2.0
9000 -2.4 27.7 210 26 13 8.4 4.6 10.6 51.0 -3.1 287 1.5
8000 0.9 33.6 205 22 11 8.7 4.8 10.2 50.4 -3.6 152 0.8
7000 3.3 37.9 195 19 10 8.2 4.5 9.7 49.5 -4.1 49 0.2
6000 5.4 41.7 180 16 8 5.7 3.1 8.9 48.0 -4.9 M M
5000 4.5 40.1 160 8 4 -4.1 -2.2 5.1 41.2 -8.8 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/15/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/15/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.9
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -0.2 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... 0.0
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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 -35.3 -31.5 240 76 39 7.3 4.0 | -35.4 -31.7 235 77 40 6.5 3.6
24000 -30.9 -23.6 240 70 36 7.3 4.0 | -31.4 -24.5 235 71 37 6.5 3.6
22000 -26.8 -16.2 240 62 32 6.9 3.8 | -27.3 -17.1 235 64 33 7.0 3.8
20000 -22.1 -7.8 240 52 27 7.1 3.9 | -22.4 -8.3 235 55 28 7.6 4.2
18000 -17.6 0.3 240 43 22 8.0 4.4 | -17.9 -0.2 235 46 23 7.3 4.0
16000 -13.5 7.7 240 35 18 5.3 2.9 | -13.8 7.2 230 37 19 6.0 3.3
14000 -10.5 13.1 235 29 15 5.0 2.7 | -10.4 13.3 230 29 15 5.3 2.9
12000 -7.1 19.2 235 22 11 6.5 3.5 | -7.1 19.2 230 21 11 6.3 3.4
10000 -3.1 26.4 230 21 11 7.0 3.8 | -3.1 26.4 220 18 9 6.8 3.7
9000 -0.9 30.4 220 20 10 8.4 4.6 | -1.0 30.2 215 18 9 8.1 4.4
8000 1.4 34.5 210 20 10 7.8 4.3 | 1.2 34.2 205 19 10 7.3 4.0
7000 3.7 38.7 200 20 10 6.7 3.7 | 3.5 38.3 195 19 10 7.8 4.3
6000 5.7 42.3 185 20 10 4.7 2.6 | 5.7 42.3 180 19 10 8.7 4.8
5000 4.7 40.5 155 8 4 0.7 0.4 | 8.7 47.7 175 13 7 16.5 9.0
02/15/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/15/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.2
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -1.4 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +5.6
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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 -35.1 -31.2 240 76 39 7.4 4.0 | -35.8 -32.4 245 77 40 7.4 4.0
24000 -30.7 -23.3 240 72 37 7.5 4.1 | -31.4 -24.5 245 71 37 7.5 4.1
22000 -26.9 -16.4 240 64 33 6.1 3.3 | -27.3 -17.1 245 60 31 6.7 3.7
20000 -22.8 -9.0 235 55 28 6.2 3.4 | -22.7 -8.9 245 51 26 7.2 3.9
18000 -18.7 -1.7 235 48 25 8.2 4.5 | -18.4 -1.1 240 46 24 7.1 3.9
16000 -13.8 7.2 235 41 21 6.8 3.8 | -14.2 6.4 235 39 20 6.7 3.7
14000 -10.0 14.0 235 33 17 6.1 3.3 | -10.1 13.8 230 32 16 6.7 3.7
12000 -6.7 19.9 225 26 13 5.8 3.2 | -6.4 20.5 220 26 13 6.5 3.6
10000 -3.0 26.6 215 20 10 6.3 3.4 | -2.4 27.7 210 22 11 7.0 3.9
9000 -0.9 30.4 205 19 10 8.7 4.8 | -0.3 31.5 205 21 11 8.5 4.6
8000 1.6 34.9 195 19 10 8.8 4.8 | 2.1 35.8 200 20 10 8.5 4.6
7000 4.4 39.9 190 17 9 9.0 4.9 | 4.9 40.8 195 18 9 8.4 4.6
6000 7.2 45.0 190 16 8 9.1 5.0 | 7.7 45.9 190 16 8 8.6 4.7
5000 11.8 53.2 185 11 6 11.6 6.4 | 11.1 52.0 185 8 4 17.6 9.6
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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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