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UXUS97 KSLC 311231
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
531 AM MST SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 60.9 F/16.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 122 FT/MIN (0.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6490 FT MSL (1565 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 52.0 F/11.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 5361 FT MSL (436 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 02/01....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:38:32 / 17:44:05 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 5 MIN 33 SEC (605 MIN 33 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:18 MST... 31.22 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/31/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11507 FT MSL (6582 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19764 FT MSL (14839 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13303 FT MSL (8378 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +11.6
K INDEX......................... -15.1
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 -32.4 -26.3 280 41 21 7.8 4.3 32.2 90.0 16.6 M M
24000 -27.7 -17.9 280 40 20 8.5 4.6 31.0 87.7 16.0 M M
22000 -22.0 -7.6 285 37 19 8.4 4.6 29.8 85.7 15.5 M M
20000 -17.2 1.0 295 32 16 8.1 4.4 28.6 83.6 14.8 M M
18000 -12.4 9.7 305 25 13 7.9 4.3 27.4 81.4 14.1 M M
16000 -8.2 17.2 305 18 9 6.6 3.6 25.6 78.1 12.8 M M
14000 -4.4 24.1 290 15 8 5.7 3.1 23.3 73.9 11.0 M M
12000 -1.0 30.2 275 12 6 6.0 3.3 20.8 69.4 8.8 M M
10000 2.3 36.1 245 8 4 5.4 3.0 18.1 64.6 6.4 M M
9000 3.8 38.8 230 7 4 4.6 2.5 16.6 61.9 5.0 M M
8000 5.0 41.0 215 7 3 3.4 1.8 14.9 58.8 3.4 M M
7000 6.1 43.0 190 7 3 3.1 1.7 12.4 54.3 0.8 M M
6000 7.0 44.6 175 6 3 1.2 0.7 10.5 50.8 -1.1 86 0.4
5000 2.8 37.0 125 5 3 -99.0 -54.3 3.3 37.9 -8.4 185 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/31/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/31/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.8
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +5.9 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +4.7
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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 -32.2 -26.0 310 67 35 7.4 4.1 | -32.0 -25.6 315 69 35 7.5 4.1
24000 -27.8 -18.0 315 67 34 7.1 3.9 | -27.5 -17.5 320 65 34 7.2 3.9
22000 -23.6 -10.5 315 65 33 7.1 3.9 | -22.7 -8.9 320 60 31 7.2 4.0
20000 -19.2 -2.6 315 58 30 6.2 3.4 | -18.9 -2.0 320 51 26 6.2 3.4
18000 -15.6 3.9 315 50 26 6.1 3.4 | -15.4 4.3 320 43 22 5.3 2.9
16000 -12.1 10.2 310 41 21 6.4 3.5 | -11.9 10.6 315 38 20 5.9 3.2
14000 -8.4 16.9 310 33 17 6.4 3.5 | -8.3 17.1 315 32 16 5.6 3.1
12000 -4.4 24.1 310 27 14 5.6 3.1 | -4.6 23.7 315 25 13 6.5 3.6
10000 -1.1 30.0 305 19 10 5.4 3.0 | -0.9 30.4 315 18 9 5.5 3.0
9000 0.3 32.5 300 13 7 4.4 2.4 | 0.6 33.1 310 12 6 4.1 2.3
8000 1.5 34.7 290 8 4 4.3 2.4 | 1.7 35.1 295 6 3 3.6 2.0
7000 2.8 37.0 255 5 2 4.4 2.4 | 3.0 37.4 260 3 2 4.9 2.7
6000 4.0 39.2 195 4 2 3.2 1.8 | 4.2 39.6 200 3 2 4.9 2.7
5000 3.6 38.5 145 5 3 -19.5 -10.7 | 7.0 44.6 160 2 1 10.0 5.5
01/31/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/31/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.1
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +2.1 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -1.7
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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 -32.1 -25.8 320 65 33 8.0 4.4 | -31.8 -25.2 320 59 30 7.9 4.3
24000 -27.3 -17.1 320 63 33 6.7 3.7 | -27.1 -16.8 320 56 29 7.3 4.0
22000 -22.9 -9.2 320 56 29 6.6 3.6 | -22.7 -8.9 320 52 27 7.3 4.0
20000 -18.6 -1.5 315 51 26 7.2 4.0 | -18.3 -0.9 315 47 24 7.4 4.0
18000 -14.6 5.7 320 45 23 6.4 3.5 | -13.7 7.3 320 42 22 6.3 3.4
16000 -11.0 12.2 320 37 19 5.7 3.1 | -10.0 14.0 325 35 18 6.1 3.3
14000 -7.7 18.1 320 30 16 5.7 3.1 | -6.5 20.3 325 28 15 5.3 2.9
12000 -4.4 24.1 320 23 12 5.9 3.2 | -3.6 25.5 325 21 11 5.7 3.1
10000 -0.5 31.1 320 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -0.0 32.0 315 11 6 6.8 3.7
9000 1.2 34.2 320 9 5 5.3 2.9 | 1.7 35.1 300 7 4 6.6 3.6
8000 2.6 36.7 305 4 2 4.7 2.6 | 3.4 38.1 270 4 2 2.0 1.1
7000 3.9 39.0 255 1 1 6.0 3.3 | 5.3 41.5 220 3 2 0.7 0.4
6000 5.6 42.1 225 2 1 8.3 4.6 | 6.4 43.5 225 2 1 5.6 3.1
5000 8.3 46.9 255 1 1 13.1 7.2 | 8.0 46.4 295 1 1 8.3 4.6
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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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