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UXUS97 KSLC 231227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 35.3 F/1.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 72 FT/MIN (0.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11524 FT MSL (6599 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 42.0 F/6.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1045 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................. 9367 FT MSL (4442 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 01/24..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:45:11 / 17:34:17 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 49 MIN 6 SEC (589 MIN 6 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:39:44 MST... 29.22 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/23/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 10898 FT MSL (5973 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11335 FT MSL (6410 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.8
K INDEX......................... -1.9
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 -43.8 -46.8 275 40 21 5.2 2.9 22.0 71.7 12.8 M M
24000 -39.6 -39.3 280 37 19 6.3 3.5 19.0 66.1 10.7 M M
22000 -35.7 -32.3 280 33 17 6.5 3.6 16.5 61.7 9.0 M M
20000 -31.9 -25.4 285 28 15 6.0 3.3 14.1 57.4 7.2 M M
18000 -28.3 -18.9 295 23 12 6.3 3.5 11.5 52.7 5.1 M M
16000 -24.3 -11.7 310 19 10 6.6 3.6 9.3 48.8 3.3 M M
14000 -20.0 -4.0 325 16 8 7.7 4.2 7.7 45.8 1.8 M M
12000 -15.5 4.1 340 14 7 6.8 3.7 6.3 43.3 0.5 M M
10000 -12.0 10.4 345 10 5 6.0 3.3 3.8 38.9 -1.8 356 1.8
9000 -10.5 13.1 350 8 4 6.3 3.4 2.3 36.2 -3.3 283 1.4
8000 -8.8 16.2 350 5 3 4.1 2.3 0.4 32.8 -5.3 193 1.0
7000 -7.7 18.1 320 4 2 3.6 2.0 -1.5 29.4 -7.3 133 0.7
6000 -6.3 20.7 290 5 2 5.1 2.8 -3.0 26.7 -8.8 60 0.3
5000 -3.9 25.0 290 4 2 8.9 4.9 -3.5 25.8 -9.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/23/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/23/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.8
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -1.1 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +12.1
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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 -40.6 -41.1 260 44 23 8.9 4.9 | -41.1 -42.0 250 49 25 8.2 4.5
24000 -35.3 -31.5 265 42 22 8.9 4.9 | -36.2 -33.2 255 44 23 8.2 4.5
22000 -30.2 -22.4 270 41 21 8.4 4.6 | -31.4 -24.5 260 38 20 8.0 4.4
20000 -25.6 -14.1 270 41 21 6.5 3.6 | -26.7 -16.1 270 33 17 7.4 4.1
18000 -21.3 -6.3 265 39 20 5.7 3.1 | -21.8 -7.2 280 27 14 7.0 3.8
16000 -17.8 -0.0 265 34 18 6.3 3.5 | -18.0 -0.4 280 26 13 5.8 3.2
14000 -13.7 7.3 270 28 14 6.9 3.8 | -14.6 5.7 275 28 15 5.8 3.2
12000 -9.7 14.5 280 20 10 6.5 3.6 | -11.5 11.3 270 23 12 5.3 2.9
10000 -6.1 21.0 285 12 6 6.0 3.3 | -7.6 18.3 280 14 7 6.6 3.6
9000 -4.2 24.4 290 9 5 7.3 4.0 | -5.4 22.3 295 10 5 8.5 4.7
8000 -2.5 27.5 300 6 3 6.1 3.4 | -3.1 26.4 310 7 4 7.2 3.9
7000 -1.1 30.0 310 4 2 4.3 2.4 | -1.5 29.3 320 5 2 5.2 2.8
6000 -0.4 31.3 320 3 1 2.7 1.5 | -0.8 30.6 330 3 2 3.2 1.7
5000 -1.5 29.3 270 1 1 -5.8 -3.2 | 0.8 33.4 310 2 1 16.4 9.0
01/23/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/23/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +14.7 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +14.3
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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 -41.3 -42.3 255 49 25 7.8 4.3 | -41.5 -42.7 275 33 17 7.4 4.1
24000 -36.7 -34.1 255 45 23 7.6 4.2 | -37.1 -34.8 275 32 17 7.3 4.0
22000 -31.7 -25.1 260 41 21 7.5 4.1 | -32.7 -26.9 280 31 16 7.5 4.1
20000 -27.3 -17.1 265 36 19 6.9 3.8 | -27.9 -18.2 280 30 16 6.5 3.6
18000 -23.2 -9.8 270 30 16 7.5 4.1 | -24.0 -11.2 280 29 15 6.5 3.6
16000 -18.7 -1.7 280 27 14 7.4 4.0 | -19.9 -3.8 280 28 14 7.6 4.1
14000 -15.1 4.8 285 23 12 5.6 3.1 | -15.8 3.6 285 25 13 6.7 3.7
12000 -12.3 9.9 285 19 10 4.9 2.7 | -12.8 9.0 290 20 10 4.7 2.6
10000 -8.3 17.1 295 15 8 7.2 4.0 | -9.6 14.7 310 13 7 5.6 3.1
9000 -6.3 20.7 295 11 6 8.1 4.4 | -7.7 18.1 320 11 6 6.8 3.7
8000 -4.1 24.6 290 7 4 7.4 4.1 | -5.7 21.7 330 9 4 6.7 3.7
7000 -2.1 28.2 300 5 2 6.8 3.8 | -3.7 25.3 340 8 4 6.3 3.4
6000 -0.6 30.9 320 5 3 7.4 4.1 | -1.7 28.9 340 8 4 8.0 4.4
5000 2.3 36.1 315 6 3 19.7 10.8 | 1.4 34.5 320 5 2 7.6 4.1
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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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