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UXUS97 KSLC 141228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 53.4 F/11.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 241 FT/MIN (1.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 8651 FT MSL (3725 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 53.0 F/12.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1445 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 5596 FT MSL (669 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 02/15....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:22:38 / 18:01:18 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 38 MIN 40 SEC (638 MIN 40 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:58 MST... 35.53 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/14/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8898 FT MSL (3972 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17646 FT MSL (12720 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13621 FT MSL (8694 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +9.1
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 -34.4 -29.9 245 74 38 6.9 3.8 31.0 87.8 15.1 M M
24000 -29.7 -21.5 240 70 36 7.0 3.8 28.8 83.8 13.7 M M
22000 -25.5 -13.9 240 61 31 7.1 3.9 26.7 80.0 12.3 M M
20000 -21.1 -6.0 240 53 27 7.4 4.1 24.9 76.8 11.1 M M
18000 -16.8 1.8 240 46 23 6.6 3.6 23.2 73.7 9.9 M M
16000 -13.1 8.4 235 40 21 5.4 3.0 20.7 69.2 7.9 M M
14000 -9.7 14.5 235 35 18 6.0 3.3 18.0 64.4 5.6 M M
12000 -6.3 20.7 230 29 15 5.7 3.1 15.3 59.5 3.2 M M
10000 -2.7 27.1 225 25 13 6.8 3.7 13.1 55.6 1.0 M M
9000 -0.5 31.1 220 22 11 8.0 4.4 12.4 54.3 0.3 M M
8000 2.4 36.3 205 21 11 8.3 4.5 11.5 52.8 -0.5 163 0.8
7000 4.6 40.3 190 22 11 7.7 4.2 10.8 51.5 -1.2 66 0.3
6000 6.4 43.5 180 20 10 5.4 3.0 9.8 49.6 -2.3 M M
5000 5.2 41.4 160 8 4 -9.6 -5.2 5.8 42.4 -6.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/14/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/14/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -2.0 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -1.8
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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 -36.2 -33.2 290 49 25 6.9 3.8 | -36.1 -33.0 280 55 28 6.6 3.6
24000 -32.1 -25.8 290 46 24 6.8 3.7 | -32.1 -25.8 285 49 25 6.6 3.6
22000 -27.7 -17.9 295 41 21 7.4 4.0 | -27.9 -18.2 280 43 22 7.1 3.9
20000 -22.7 -8.9 295 34 17 7.6 4.2 | -22.7 -8.9 275 37 19 8.1 4.5
18000 -18.1 -0.6 295 26 14 7.8 4.3 | -17.9 -0.2 270 31 16 7.8 4.3
16000 -13.5 7.7 290 24 12 7.1 3.9 | -13.2 8.2 270 23 12 7.8 4.3
14000 -9.4 15.1 295 20 10 5.8 3.2 | -9.1 15.6 270 17 9 5.7 3.1
12000 -6.7 19.9 300 13 7 3.5 1.9 | -6.3 20.7 270 10 5 3.5 1.9
10000 -5.0 23.0 285 8 4 3.8 2.1 | -4.6 23.7 255 6 3 3.6 2.0
9000 -3.8 25.2 280 5 3 4.9 2.7 | -3.5 25.7 240 4 2 5.2 2.8
8000 -2.3 27.9 250 2 1 4.8 2.6 | -1.8 28.8 210 4 2 6.1 3.3
7000 -0.3 31.5 185 3 2 6.5 3.5 | 0.1 32.2 190 5 3 7.1 3.9
6000 1.5 34.7 175 6 3 6.9 3.8 | 2.3 36.1 185 6 3 8.9 4.9
5000 1.0 33.8 145 4 2 -83.8 -46.0 | 6.8 44.2 180 5 2 47.5 26.0
02/14/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/14/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.8 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.2
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -4.8 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -6.0
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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 -35.5 -31.9 275 61 32 6.9 3.8 | -35.1 -31.2 265 68 35 6.2 3.4
24000 -31.3 -24.3 275 56 29 7.0 3.8 | -31.4 -24.5 260 60 31 6.2 3.4
22000 -27.3 -17.1 270 46 24 6.7 3.7 | -27.2 -17.0 260 51 26 7.0 3.9
20000 -22.3 -8.1 265 38 19 8.0 4.4 | -22.0 -7.6 255 42 21 8.1 4.5
18000 -17.6 0.3 260 32 17 7.4 4.1 | -17.3 0.9 250 35 18 7.4 4.0
16000 -13.1 8.4 255 30 15 7.6 4.1 | -13.1 8.4 245 31 16 6.9 3.8
14000 -8.8 16.2 245 22 11 6.3 3.4 | -8.8 16.2 240 25 13 7.1 3.9
12000 -5.5 22.1 240 13 7 4.6 2.5 | -4.8 23.4 230 19 10 6.0 3.3
10000 -3.3 26.1 215 9 5 3.7 2.0 | -1.8 28.8 205 14 7 4.1 2.2
9000 -2.2 28.0 200 7 4 5.6 3.1 | -0.5 31.1 190 12 6 6.3 3.5
8000 -0.6 30.9 185 6 3 7.6 4.2 | 1.2 34.2 175 10 5 6.8 3.7
7000 2.0 35.6 180 5 3 8.8 4.8 | 3.6 38.5 170 8 4 7.6 4.2
6000 4.7 40.5 180 4 2 9.5 5.2 | 6.0 42.8 165 6 3 8.8 4.8
5000 9.5 49.1 190 3 1 59.2 32.5 | 9.5 49.1 160 3 1 24.5 13.5
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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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