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UXUS97 KSLC 121227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 61.2 F/16.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 260 FT/MIN (1.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 5681 FT MSL (757 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 38.0 F/3.8 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................. 5162 FT MSL (239 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 01/13...... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:50:51 / 17:21:37 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 30 MIN 46 SEC (570 MIN 46 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:36:14 MST... 27.11 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/12/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5275 FT MSL (351 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 11245 FT MSL (6321 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21722 FT MSL (16798 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10962 FT MSL (6038 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +20.2
K INDEX......................... +7.6
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 -31.5 -24.7 360 22 11 9.3 5.1 33.5 92.3 23.7 M M
24000 -26.0 -14.8 350 24 13 8.8 4.8 33.2 91.7 24.1 M M
22000 -20.0 -4.0 345 27 14 9.1 5.0 32.5 90.4 24.1 M M
20000 -16.0 3.2 345 27 14 6.5 3.5 30.2 86.4 22.7 M M
18000 -12.6 9.3 345 26 13 5.4 3.0 27.6 81.6 20.9 M M
16000 -9.5 14.9 345 27 14 5.2 2.8 24.6 76.2 18.6 M M
14000 -6.0 21.2 345 28 14 7.1 3.9 22.1 71.7 16.6 M M
12000 -1.8 28.8 345 27 14 7.4 4.1 20.4 68.7 15.3 M M
10000 2.3 36.1 345 21 11 5.1 2.8 18.5 65.2 13.9 M M
9000 3.8 38.8 340 18 9 4.2 2.3 16.8 62.3 12.6 M M
8000 4.4 39.9 340 12 6 1.2 0.6 14.3 57.8 10.4 M M
7000 3.6 38.5 350 5 3 -4.0 -2.2 9.9 49.7 6.1 M M
6000 1.6 34.9 035 2 1 -7.1 -3.9 4.9 40.9 1.2 M M
5000 -1.3 29.7 120 2 1 -9.0 -5.0 -0.7 30.7 -4.6 307 1.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/12/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/12/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.5 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.8
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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 -33.5 -28.3 355 20 11 8.5 4.6 | -32.9 -27.2 360 18 9 8.4 4.6
24000 -28.5 -19.3 345 23 12 8.1 4.5 | -27.9 -18.2 355 21 11 7.6 4.2
22000 -23.6 -10.5 350 23 12 8.1 4.5 | -22.8 -9.0 355 23 12 7.8 4.3
20000 -18.2 -0.8 355 22 11 8.0 4.4 | -18.4 -1.1 355 21 11 7.3 4.0
18000 -13.9 7.0 360 20 10 6.7 3.7 | -14.1 6.6 360 20 10 7.0 3.8
16000 -10.1 13.8 005 16 8 6.6 3.6 | -10.0 14.0 005 16 8 7.0 3.8
14000 -6.2 20.8 005 13 6 6.8 3.8 | -6.0 21.2 005 12 6 6.7 3.7
12000 -2.4 27.7 355 11 6 6.0 3.3 | -2.2 28.0 360 11 6 6.2 3.4
10000 1.0 33.8 350 10 5 4.4 2.4 | 1.3 34.3 355 10 5 4.9 2.7
9000 2.0 35.6 350 8 4 3.6 2.0 | 2.6 36.7 360 8 4 3.8 2.1
8000 2.4 36.3 350 5 3 2.0 1.1 | 3.2 37.8 005 5 3 2.5 1.4
7000 1.6 34.9 355 3 2 -3.9 -2.2 | 2.6 36.7 015 3 2 -2.7 -1.5
6000 -0.1 31.8 360 2 1 -2.9 -1.6 | 1.1 34.0 040 1 1 -0.4 -0.2
5000 -1.5 29.3 330 1 1 -20.8 -11.4 | 1.5 34.7 295 1 1 9.0 4.9
01/12/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/12/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.2
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +0.4 | CINH... -0.0 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 -32.3 -26.1 355 18 9 8.2 4.5 | -33.0 -27.4 360 22 11 8.3 4.5
24000 -27.5 -17.5 360 20 10 7.4 4.1 | -28.0 -18.4 360 24 13 8.4 4.6
22000 -23.1 -9.6 360 21 11 7.4 4.1 | -23.0 -9.4 360 25 13 8.4 4.6
20000 -18.8 -1.8 360 21 11 7.3 4.0 | -18.2 -0.8 360 23 12 7.9 4.3
18000 -13.8 7.2 360 22 11 7.5 4.1 | -13.1 8.4 355 22 11 7.2 3.9
16000 -9.6 14.7 360 18 9 6.5 3.6 | -9.3 15.3 355 20 10 6.1 3.3
14000 -5.8 21.6 350 13 7 6.8 3.8 | -5.8 21.6 345 17 9 6.1 3.4
12000 -2.0 28.4 345 11 6 6.3 3.5 | -2.0 28.4 345 15 8 6.6 3.6
10000 1.7 35.1 345 10 5 5.6 3.1 | 1.7 35.1 350 12 6 6.1 3.4
9000 3.0 37.4 345 8 4 4.0 2.2 | 3.4 38.1 350 10 5 4.9 2.7
8000 3.5 38.3 345 5 3 2.5 1.3 | 4.1 39.4 355 8 4 3.6 2.0
7000 3.0 37.4 345 3 2 -2.4 -1.3 | 3.8 38.8 005 5 3 -1.3 -0.7
6000 1.5 34.7 340 2 1 1.1 0.6 | 2.4 36.3 010 3 1 -2.3 -1.3
5000 3.0 37.4 330 3 2 22.5 12.4 | 2.0 35.6 340 2 1 1.9 1.0
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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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