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UXUS97 KSLC 301230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
530 AM MST FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 54.9 F/12.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 86 FT/MIN (0.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6185 FT MSL (1259 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 46.0 F/8.2 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................. 5206 FT MSL (281 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 01/31..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:39:28 / 17:42:50 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 3 MIN 22 SEC (603 MIN 22 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:41:09 MST... 30.95 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/30/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9316 FT MSL (4390 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15823 FT MSL (10897 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10477 FT MSL (5551 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +13.8
K INDEX......................... +4.7
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 -31.0 -23.8 305 54 28 7.8 4.3 34.7 94.5 21.2 M M
24000 -26.4 -15.5 305 54 28 6.6 3.6 33.3 92.0 20.5 M M
22000 -22.1 -7.8 310 54 28 6.4 3.5 30.5 86.9 18.7 M M
20000 -19.1 -2.4 310 49 25 4.7 2.6 27.1 80.9 16.2 M M
18000 -15.9 3.4 305 43 22 5.9 3.2 24.1 75.4 13.9 M M
16000 -11.7 10.9 305 40 21 6.8 3.7 22.3 72.1 12.6 M M
14000 -8.1 17.4 305 35 18 5.2 2.9 19.7 67.5 10.6 M M
12000 -4.7 23.5 295 27 14 5.9 3.2 17.1 62.7 8.4 M M
10000 -1.3 29.7 290 20 10 6.6 3.6 14.7 58.5 6.1 M M
9000 0.4 32.7 280 15 8 5.8 3.2 13.5 56.3 4.9 M M
8000 2.4 36.3 250 9 5 5.3 2.9 11.8 53.2 3.3 M M
7000 3.4 38.1 210 7 4 3.2 1.7 9.8 49.7 1.5 M M
6000 4.1 39.4 180 8 4 0.2 0.1 7.5 45.5 -0.8 76 0.4
5000 1.6 34.9 140 6 3 -67.5 -37.1 2.1 35.8 -6.2 121 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/30/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/30/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.1
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +5.8 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +8.3
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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 -33.0 -27.4 340 58 30 6.5 3.6 | -32.3 -26.1 335 47 24 6.8 3.7
24000 -29.1 -20.4 335 52 27 7.2 4.0 | -28.3 -18.9 335 46 23 6.6 3.6
22000 -24.6 -12.3 335 50 25 7.5 4.1 | -24.4 -11.9 335 43 22 6.5 3.6
20000 -20.1 -4.2 340 46 23 6.5 3.6 | -20.0 -4.0 330 41 21 6.7 3.7
18000 -16.4 2.5 340 42 22 5.9 3.3 | -15.8 3.6 335 40 21 7.2 4.0
16000 -12.8 9.0 340 38 19 5.7 3.1 | -11.8 10.8 335 35 18 5.8 3.2
14000 -9.5 14.9 340 32 17 5.5 3.0 | -8.9 16.0 340 29 15 4.5 2.5
12000 -6.5 20.3 340 26 13 4.0 2.2 | -6.3 20.7 340 22 12 3.8 2.1
10000 -4.9 23.2 340 15 8 2.2 1.2 | -4.5 23.9 330 14 7 2.5 1.4
9000 -4.0 24.8 330 9 5 2.6 1.4 | -3.6 25.5 315 9 5 3.1 1.7
8000 -2.7 27.1 310 5 3 4.2 2.3 | -2.5 27.5 290 6 3 4.2 2.3
7000 -1.4 29.5 275 2 1 4.3 2.3 | -1.2 29.8 260 3 2 5.0 2.7
6000 -0.2 31.6 170 3 2 3.7 2.0 | 0.3 32.5 210 3 2 6.3 3.4
5000 -0.1 31.8 145 4 2 -11.5 -6.3 | 3.7 38.7 205 1 1 3.1 1.7
01/30/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/30/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.0
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +9.6 | CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +8.3
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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 -31.2 -24.2 330 42 22 6.7 3.7 | -30.6 -23.1 330 41 21 7.1 3.9
24000 -27.3 -17.1 335 42 22 5.1 2.8 | -26.5 -15.7 325 40 21 5.4 2.9
22000 -24.1 -11.4 330 43 22 4.8 2.6 | -23.0 -9.4 320 43 22 5.2 2.8
20000 -20.3 -4.5 325 43 22 6.7 3.7 | -19.9 -3.8 320 43 22 5.4 3.0
18000 -16.2 2.8 325 41 21 7.1 3.9 | -16.3 2.7 325 40 21 6.5 3.5
16000 -11.9 10.6 330 35 18 6.8 3.7 | -12.0 10.4 325 35 18 6.4 3.5
14000 -8.3 17.1 330 28 14 5.1 2.8 | -8.3 17.1 325 30 15 6.6 3.6
12000 -5.5 22.1 330 22 12 4.0 2.2 | -4.9 23.2 330 24 12 4.4 2.4
10000 -3.4 25.9 320 15 8 2.9 1.6 | -2.5 27.5 320 15 8 3.6 2.0
9000 -2.4 27.7 310 10 5 2.3 1.3 | -1.3 29.7 310 10 5 2.6 1.4
8000 -1.5 29.3 290 6 3 3.6 2.0 | -0.3 31.5 295 6 3 3.2 1.8
7000 -0.1 31.8 255 3 1 5.6 3.1 | 1.1 34.0 255 3 1 4.1 2.3
6000 1.8 35.2 225 2 1 9.3 5.1 | 2.9 37.2 200 1 1 6.0 3.3
5000 4.7 40.5 255 1 0 18.6 10.2 | 5.2 41.4 355 1 1 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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