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UXUS97 KSLC 111227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 58.5 F/14.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 244 FT/MIN (1.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 5924 FT MSL (1000 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................. 5289 FT MSL (365 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 01/12....... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:51:09 / 17:20:33 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 29 MIN 24 SEC (569 MIN 24 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:35:51 MST... 26.96 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/11/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5674 FT MSL (750 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 10833 FT MSL (5909 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19716 FT MSL (14792 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10436 FT MSL (5512 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +17.8
K INDEX......................... -0.1
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 -33.5 -28.3 360 16 8 9.3 5.1 31.3 88.4 22.0 M M
24000 -28.0 -18.4 350 18 9 8.3 4.6 31.0 87.7 22.3 M M
22000 -22.4 -8.3 340 21 11 8.5 4.7 29.8 85.7 21.9 M M
20000 -17.8 -0.0 340 19 10 7.4 4.1 28.3 82.9 21.1 M M
18000 -13.9 7.0 340 18 9 6.1 3.3 26.2 79.1 19.7 M M
16000 -10.1 13.8 350 16 8 6.8 3.7 23.9 75.0 18.0 M M
14000 -5.9 21.4 350 15 8 6.8 3.7 22.1 71.8 16.8 M M
12000 -2.2 28.0 350 13 7 6.0 3.3 19.8 67.7 15.0 M M
10000 1.2 34.2 340 9 5 4.3 2.3 17.2 63.0 12.9 M M
9000 2.4 36.3 340 6 3 3.6 2.0 15.3 59.6 11.2 M M
8000 3.1 37.6 345 4 2 2.8 1.5 13.1 55.6 9.2 M M
7000 2.2 36.0 010 1 1 -4.6 -2.5 8.4 47.2 4.7 M M
6000 0.3 32.5 095 1 0 -4.6 -2.5 3.7 38.7 -0.1 244 1.2
5000 -1.8 28.8 135 2 1 2.6 1.4 -1.3 29.7 -5.1 278 1.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/11/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/11/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +4.2 | CINH... -0.3 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 -34.5 -30.1 295 27 14 7.2 4.0 | -34.8 -30.6 300 19 10 7.6 4.2
24000 -30.2 -22.4 305 24 12 6.8 3.7 | -30.3 -22.5 310 15 8 7.0 3.8
22000 -26.1 -15.0 305 22 11 6.9 3.8 | -26.1 -15.0 315 15 8 7.1 3.9
20000 -21.6 -6.9 305 19 10 7.9 4.3 | -21.8 -7.2 315 15 8 7.2 4.0
18000 -16.4 2.5 305 13 7 7.2 4.0 | -16.5 2.3 305 11 6 8.1 4.5
16000 -12.3 9.9 280 9 5 7.0 3.8 | -12.1 10.2 270 10 5 7.0 3.9
14000 -8.0 17.6 255 8 4 7.6 4.2 | -7.9 17.8 255 10 5 7.6 4.2
12000 -3.3 26.1 225 5 3 7.5 4.1 | -3.4 25.9 245 7 4 7.2 3.9
10000 0.4 32.7 175 4 2 4.4 2.4 | 0.3 32.5 215 4 2 4.9 2.7
9000 1.3 34.3 160 4 2 3.7 2.0 | 1.4 34.5 190 4 2 3.9 2.1
8000 1.4 34.5 150 4 2 0.4 0.2 | 1.7 35.1 175 4 2 0.9 0.5
7000 0.4 32.7 140 3 1 -3.9 -2.2 | 1.0 33.8 155 2 1 -3.1 -1.7
6000 -0.8 30.6 075 1 1 -2.2 -1.2 | 0.0 32.0 070 1 0 0.1 0.0
5000 -2.0 28.4 035 1 1 -20.4 -11.2 | 1.5 34.7 305 2 1 0.8 0.4
01/11/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/11/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.7
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +1.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +0.2
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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 -35.0 -31.0 330 18 10 8.6 4.7 | -35.0 -31.0 350 20 10 8.9 4.9
24000 -29.9 -21.8 330 16 8 7.2 3.9 | -29.8 -21.6 350 18 9 7.5 4.1
22000 -25.5 -13.9 330 13 7 7.4 4.0 | -25.2 -13.4 345 17 9 7.7 4.2
20000 -21.4 -6.5 325 12 6 6.8 3.7 | -20.9 -5.6 340 14 7 7.1 3.9
18000 -16.4 2.5 310 11 6 8.2 4.5 | -16.2 2.8 325 11 6 7.0 3.9
16000 -11.9 10.6 275 11 6 7.1 3.9 | -11.7 10.9 300 11 6 7.4 4.1
14000 -7.7 18.1 265 12 6 7.1 3.9 | -7.7 18.1 290 11 6 6.6 3.6
12000 -3.5 25.7 260 9 5 6.9 3.8 | -3.7 25.3 280 9 5 6.9 3.8
10000 0.3 32.5 235 5 3 5.1 2.8 | 0.1 32.2 275 4 2 5.4 2.9
9000 1.6 34.9 210 4 2 3.7 2.0 | 1.5 34.7 260 2 1 3.9 2.1
8000 2.2 36.0 190 5 2 2.3 1.2 | 2.3 36.1 230 2 1 3.2 1.8
7000 1.9 35.4 170 4 2 -1.3 -0.7 | 2.4 36.3 215 1 0 -0.5 -0.3
6000 1.2 34.2 150 1 1 1.3 0.7 | 1.9 35.4 015 2 1 0.2 0.1
5000 3.1 37.6 325 1 0 19.4 10.6 | 1.8 35.2 350 3 2 -1.6 -0.9
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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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