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UXUS97 KSLC 011230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 54.2 F/12.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 62 FT/MIN (0.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 8854 FT MSL (3930 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 54.0 F/12.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1545 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1700 MST
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................. 6559 FT MSL (1634 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 02/02....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:37:34 / 17:45:19 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 7 MIN 45 SEC (607 MIN 45 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:26 MST... 31.50 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/01/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9120 FT MSL (4196 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14909 FT MSL (9985 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12492 FT MSL (7568 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +4.9
K INDEX......................... -10.1
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 -37.2 -35.0 255 60 31 7.1 3.9 27.7 81.9 12.1 M M
24000 -32.3 -26.1 265 51 26 7.5 4.1 25.6 78.1 10.7 M M
22000 -27.8 -18.0 265 46 23 7.6 4.2 24.0 75.1 9.6 M M
20000 -23.3 -9.9 265 40 20 7.4 4.1 22.4 72.2 8.5 M M
18000 -18.7 -1.7 270 35 18 8.1 4.5 21.0 69.8 7.5 M M
16000 -13.9 7.0 280 30 15 7.6 4.2 19.6 67.4 6.5 M M
14000 -9.5 14.9 280 27 14 7.4 4.1 18.1 64.5 5.2 M M
12000 -5.4 22.3 280 24 12 6.4 3.5 16.3 61.3 3.6 M M
10000 -1.8 28.8 295 17 9 6.7 3.7 14.1 57.3 1.5 M M
9000 0.0 32.0 310 12 6 5.7 3.2 12.9 55.3 0.3 M M
8000 2.1 35.8 340 8 4 6.5 3.6 11.4 52.6 -1.2 183 0.9
7000 3.8 38.8 345 7 4 5.8 3.2 10.2 50.4 -2.5 102 0.5
6000 4.9 40.8 340 4 2 1.7 0.9 8.3 47.0 -4.4 41 0.2
5000 3.6 38.5 355 1 0 -53.8 -29.5 4.2 39.6 -8.6 49 0.2
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/01/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/01/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -15.8 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -14.2
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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 -33.2 -27.8 265 49 25 7.8 4.3 | -33.7 -28.7 255 47 24 8.0 4.4
24000 -28.5 -19.3 270 45 23 8.4 4.6 | -28.9 -20.0 255 42 21 8.5 4.7
22000 -23.5 -10.3 270 40 21 8.4 4.6 | -23.8 -10.8 255 37 19 8.5 4.6
20000 -17.6 0.3 275 33 17 8.8 4.8 | -18.1 -0.6 255 32 16 8.3 4.6
18000 -12.5 9.5 280 25 13 8.4 4.6 | -13.2 8.2 255 27 14 8.1 4.5
16000 -8.2 17.2 275 17 9 6.7 3.7 | -8.6 16.5 255 24 12 7.1 3.9
14000 -4.5 23.9 265 15 7 5.8 3.2 | -4.7 23.5 250 21 11 6.4 3.5
12000 -1.1 30.0 250 13 7 5.6 3.1 | -1.0 30.2 240 18 9 5.8 3.2
10000 2.1 35.8 225 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 2.4 36.3 225 16 8 5.4 2.9
9000 3.6 38.5 210 10 5 5.0 2.8 | 4.0 39.2 215 14 7 5.5 3.0
8000 4.9 40.8 195 9 5 4.3 2.4 | 5.6 42.1 205 13 7 4.9 2.7
7000 6.0 42.8 185 9 5 3.9 2.1 | 6.8 44.2 195 12 6 4.5 2.5
6000 7.0 44.6 170 8 4 4.3 2.3 | 7.9 46.2 190 9 5 4.9 2.7
5000 6.9 44.4 140 7 3 -7.0 -3.8 | 8.7 47.7 175 4 2 9.5 5.2
02/01/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/01/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -10.5 | 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 -33.6 -28.5 250 52 27 8.0 4.4 | -33.9 -29.0 250 52 27 8.0 4.4
24000 -28.8 -19.8 250 45 23 8.1 4.4 | -29.2 -20.6 250 48 25 7.2 4.0
22000 -23.9 -11.0 250 39 20 8.1 4.4 | -25.0 -13.0 250 42 22 7.1 3.9
20000 -18.5 -1.3 250 35 18 8.0 4.4 | -20.3 -4.5 250 39 20 8.3 4.5
18000 -13.8 7.2 250 31 16 7.7 4.2 | -14.8 5.4 255 34 18 8.1 4.4
16000 -9.5 14.9 250 28 14 7.0 3.8 | -10.3 13.5 260 30 15 7.5 4.1
14000 -5.5 22.1 250 25 13 6.8 3.7 | -6.0 21.2 265 25 13 6.9 3.8
12000 -1.4 29.5 245 22 11 6.8 3.8 | -1.8 28.8 260 22 11 7.1 3.9
10000 2.4 36.3 230 18 9 5.5 3.0 | 2.4 36.3 250 18 9 6.4 3.5
9000 4.1 39.4 220 16 8 5.5 3.0 | 4.4 39.9 240 15 8 6.0 3.3
8000 5.7 42.3 210 14 7 6.0 3.3 | 6.2 43.2 225 13 6 6.3 3.5
7000 7.3 45.1 200 10 5 5.8 3.2 | 8.0 46.4 205 10 5 5.4 3.0
6000 8.9 48.0 190 6 3 8.0 4.4 | 9.6 49.3 195 6 3 6.8 3.7
5000 12.3 54.1 240 1 1 29.5 16.2 | 9.8 49.6 310 1 1 -34.5 -19.0
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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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