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UXUS97 KSLC 131227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 61.2 F/16.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 243 FT/MIN (1.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6096 FT MSL (1173 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 42.0 F/6.0 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................. 5478 FT MSL (554 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 01/14.... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:50:31 / 17:22:42 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 32 MIN 12 SEC (572 MIN 12 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:36:37 MST... 27.27 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/13/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5136 FT MSL (213 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 11825 FT MSL (6902 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20549 FT MSL (15626 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10259 FT MSL (5336 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +19.3
K INDEX......................... -8.2
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 -27.7 -17.9 005 40 20 8.2 4.5 37.8 100.0 25.3 M M
24000 -23.0 -9.4 005 39 20 7.3 4.0 36.5 97.7 24.9 M M
22000 -18.1 -0.6 360 41 21 7.3 4.0 34.5 94.1 23.8 M M
20000 -13.8 7.2 360 40 21 7.3 4.0 32.7 90.8 22.9 M M
18000 -9.6 14.7 005 38 19 6.3 3.5 30.8 87.4 21.7 M M
16000 -6.3 20.7 005 35 18 5.1 2.8 27.9 82.2 19.7 M M
14000 -3.3 26.1 005 30 15 4.9 2.7 24.7 76.4 17.2 M M
12000 -0.4 31.3 010 24 12 5.4 3.0 21.6 70.9 14.7 M M
10000 2.9 37.2 005 20 10 5.4 3.0 18.9 66.1 12.3 M M
9000 3.9 39.0 010 18 9 2.2 1.2 17.0 62.6 10.6 M M
8000 3.7 38.7 010 12 6 1.0 0.5 13.8 56.8 7.5 M M
7000 3.0 37.4 010 5 2 -3.2 -1.8 9.4 48.9 3.3 M M
6000 1.7 35.1 005 2 1 -6.0 -3.3 5.1 41.2 -0.9 247 1.3
5000 -1.0 30.2 110 1 1 -23.2 -12.7 -0.5 31.1 -6.6 299 1.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/13/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/13/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.8
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +4.9 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +5.1
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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 -30.3 -22.5 355 37 19 9.2 5.1 | -30.0 -22.0 355 41 21 8.5 4.7
24000 -24.9 -12.8 355 37 19 8.3 4.5 | -24.9 -12.8 350 38 19 8.4 4.6
22000 -19.9 -3.8 350 40 21 8.3 4.6 | -19.3 -2.7 350 36 19 8.3 4.6
20000 -15.5 4.1 345 41 21 6.3 3.5 | -14.9 5.2 355 38 19 7.4 4.0
18000 -12.0 10.4 345 39 20 5.5 3.0 | -11.1 12.0 360 38 20 5.6 3.1
16000 -8.8 16.2 345 36 19 5.7 3.1 | -7.8 18.0 360 37 19 5.6 3.1
14000 -5.0 23.0 345 33 17 6.8 3.7 | -4.6 23.7 355 34 18 5.7 3.1
12000 -1.1 30.0 350 27 14 6.4 3.5 | -1.1 30.0 350 28 14 5.7 3.1
10000 2.4 36.3 350 19 10 5.5 3.0 | 2.2 36.0 350 21 11 5.6 3.1
9000 4.0 39.2 345 15 8 3.7 2.0 | 3.7 38.7 345 17 9 4.0 2.2
8000 4.6 40.3 345 11 5 1.1 0.6 | 4.5 40.1 345 11 5 1.8 1.0
7000 4.0 39.2 345 5 3 -0.8 -0.4 | 4.2 39.6 345 5 2 -0.5 -0.3
6000 2.7 36.9 025 1 0 -3.7 -2.0 | 3.3 37.9 285 1 0 -1.3 -0.7
5000 0.8 33.4 125 1 1 -15.4 -8.4 | 3.3 37.9 270 1 1 15.4 8.5
01/13/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/13/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.2
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +5.3 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.3
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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 -29.6 -21.3 360 45 23 8.3 4.5 | -29.2 -20.6 360 53 27 7.6 4.2
24000 -24.7 -12.5 355 41 21 7.7 4.2 | -24.6 -12.3 360 52 27 7.3 4.0
22000 -19.5 -3.1 350 40 20 7.8 4.3 | -19.7 -3.5 360 49 25 7.3 4.0
20000 -15.0 5.0 355 39 20 7.5 4.1 | -15.7 3.7 360 46 24 6.7 3.7
18000 -10.8 12.6 355 39 20 6.6 3.6 | -11.6 11.1 355 44 23 7.1 3.9
16000 -7.5 18.5 355 35 18 4.7 2.6 | -7.4 18.7 355 41 21 6.8 3.7
14000 -4.2 24.4 355 31 16 5.9 3.3 | -3.8 25.2 355 36 19 5.9 3.2
12000 -0.8 30.6 355 25 13 5.0 2.8 | -0.5 31.1 355 28 14 4.6 2.5
10000 2.2 36.0 350 21 11 5.4 2.9 | 2.4 36.3 350 21 11 5.8 3.2
9000 3.6 38.5 345 18 9 3.6 2.0 | 3.9 39.0 350 20 10 3.8 2.1
8000 4.3 39.7 345 13 7 1.9 1.1 | 4.5 40.1 350 16 8 2.6 1.4
7000 4.1 39.4 340 7 3 -0.3 -0.2 | 4.3 39.7 350 10 5 -0.8 -0.5
6000 3.2 37.8 330 3 1 0.9 0.5 | 3.5 38.3 350 4 2 -0.5 -0.3
5000 4.4 39.9 325 3 1 20.3 11.2 | 3.3 37.9 330 2 1 3.3 1.8
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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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