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UXUS97 KSLC 161227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 45.6 F/7.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 174 FT/MIN (0.9 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7518 FT MSL (2593 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 41.0 F/5.5 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................. 6429 FT MSL (1504 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 01/17..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:49:17 / 17:26:03 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 36 MIN 46 SEC (576 MIN 46 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:37:40 MST... 27.79 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/16/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21254 FT MSL (16329 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12403 FT MSL (7478 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +18.1
K INDEX......................... -12.9
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 -32.7 -26.9 355 75 39 8.0 4.4 33.3 92.0 22.2 M M
24000 -27.3 -17.1 360 71 37 7.4 4.0 31.9 89.4 21.7 M M
22000 -22.9 -9.2 360 68 35 7.4 4.1 30.1 86.2 20.7 M M
20000 -18.5 -1.3 360 65 33 7.2 4.0 28.3 83.0 19.6 M M
18000 -14.2 6.4 005 61 32 7.0 3.9 26.6 79.9 18.6 M M
16000 -11.0 12.2 010 54 28 3.3 1.8 23.6 74.5 16.3 M M
14000 -9.6 14.7 005 42 22 1.0 0.5 18.6 65.5 12.2 M M
12000 -8.8 16.2 360 34 17 2.8 1.5 13.1 55.6 7.3 M M
10000 -6.4 20.5 355 28 15 5.6 3.1 9.4 49.0 4.0 M M
9000 -4.8 23.4 360 23 12 4.1 2.3 8.0 46.5 2.7 M M
8000 -3.2 26.2 010 16 8 5.1 2.8 5.9 42.7 0.7 M M
7000 -2.5 27.5 010 10 5 1.7 1.0 3.7 38.6 -1.5 146 0.7
6000 -2.8 27.0 005 4 2 -0.6 -0.3 0.5 32.9 -4.8 127 0.6
5000 -2.7 27.1 015 1 1 7.0 3.8 -2.2 28.0 -7.7 94 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/16/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/16/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -11.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -10.9
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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 -36.1 -33.0 345 68 35 8.3 4.5 | -35.7 -32.3 345 67 35 8.2 4.5
24000 -31.2 -24.2 345 67 35 7.8 4.3 | -30.9 -23.6 345 67 34 7.8 4.3
22000 -27.1 -16.8 340 59 31 6.9 3.8 | -26.5 -15.7 350 61 32 7.3 4.0
20000 -23.0 -9.4 340 53 27 7.0 3.8 | -22.7 -8.9 345 53 27 5.9 3.3
18000 -18.3 -0.9 335 48 24 6.7 3.7 | -18.8 -1.8 335 44 23 5.6 3.1
16000 -14.5 5.9 345 43 22 6.4 3.5 | -15.3 4.5 335 38 20 6.4 3.5
14000 -11.1 12.0 350 37 19 4.9 2.7 | -11.6 11.1 340 32 17 5.3 2.9
12000 -7.6 18.3 355 29 15 6.5 3.6 | -8.1 17.4 350 25 13 6.1 3.3
10000 -4.0 24.8 005 23 12 5.4 3.0 | -4.6 23.7 010 19 10 6.3 3.5
9000 -2.6 27.3 015 19 10 5.1 2.8 | -2.9 26.8 020 16 8 4.6 2.5
8000 -1.3 29.7 015 14 7 4.0 2.2 | -1.8 28.8 020 12 6 3.9 2.1
7000 -0.5 31.1 010 9 5 1.4 0.8 | -1.2 29.8 010 7 4 2.3 1.3
6000 -0.2 31.6 355 7 3 1.2 0.7 | -0.9 30.4 345 4 2 2.6 1.4
5000 -2.0 28.4 305 2 1 -80.4 -44.1 | 0.6 33.1 305 3 2 19.2 10.5
01/16/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/16/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +2.0 LI... +9.8 | CAPE... +1.9 LI... +11.1
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -11.8 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -8.7
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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 -35.7 -32.3 345 69 35 8.4 4.6 | -36.2 -33.2 355 75 39 8.9 4.9
24000 -30.6 -23.1 345 70 36 8.2 4.5 | -30.8 -23.4 350 72 37 8.9 4.9
22000 -25.8 -14.4 350 63 32 7.2 3.9 | -25.2 -13.4 350 70 36 8.4 4.6
20000 -21.9 -7.4 345 53 27 6.0 3.3 | -20.9 -5.6 350 64 33 6.4 3.5
18000 -18.5 -1.3 340 44 22 5.4 2.9 | -17.4 0.7 350 53 27 4.8 2.7
16000 -15.6 3.9 330 38 20 5.1 2.8 | -14.7 5.5 340 42 22 4.3 2.3
14000 -12.1 10.2 335 32 16 6.1 3.4 | -12.1 10.2 330 34 18 4.8 2.6
12000 -8.5 16.7 340 24 13 5.8 3.2 | -8.9 16.0 335 26 14 5.6 3.0
10000 -5.1 22.8 360 17 9 6.3 3.5 | -5.6 21.9 345 18 9 6.0 3.3
9000 -3.4 25.9 010 14 7 5.7 3.2 | -4.0 24.8 355 13 7 4.8 2.6
8000 -2.0 28.4 015 11 5 2.6 1.4 | -2.5 27.5 360 10 5 3.7 2.0
7000 -1.4 29.5 005 7 4 2.4 1.3 | -1.7 28.9 360 7 3 0.6 0.3
6000 -1.1 30.0 335 5 2 4.3 2.4 | -1.4 29.5 345 4 2 1.0 0.6
5000 0.8 33.4 315 5 2 15.9 8.7 | 0.4 32.7 300 3 2 -3.8 -2.1
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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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