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UXUS97 KSLC 071228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 39.5 F/4.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 278 FT/MIN (1.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13220 FT MSL (8296 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 46.0 F/8.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0930 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 9529 FT MSL (4605 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 01/08..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:51:59 / 17:16:27 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 24 MIN 29 SEC (564 MIN 29 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:34:13 MST... 26.43 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/07/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 5163 FT MSL (239 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 7926 FT MSL (3002 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 9823 FT MSL (4898 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.5
K INDEX......................... +19.9
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 -47.2 -53.0 230 53 27 5.3 2.9 17.5 63.4 7.5 M M
24000 -43.0 -45.4 230 44 23 7.2 3.9 15.3 59.5 6.0 M M
22000 -37.9 -36.2 235 36 19 8.1 4.5 13.5 56.4 4.7 M M
20000 -33.1 -27.6 240 31 16 7.8 4.3 12.4 54.3 3.8 M M
18000 -28.4 -19.1 250 26 13 7.9 4.3 11.0 51.9 2.7 M M
16000 -23.6 -10.5 255 23 12 8.5 4.6 9.9 49.9 1.8 M M
14000 -18.9 -2.0 255 21 11 7.4 4.0 8.7 47.6 0.6 M M
12000 -14.7 5.5 270 18 9 6.8 3.7 7.0 44.6 -1.0 569 2.9
10000 -10.4 13.3 285 15 8 7.5 4.1 5.4 41.8 -2.6 381 1.9
9000 -8.2 17.2 290 13 7 8.3 4.6 4.7 40.5 -3.3 286 1.5
8000 -6.3 20.7 300 12 6 7.3 4.0 3.8 38.8 -4.4 198 1.0
7000 -3.7 25.3 305 10 5 7.0 3.8 2.8 37.0 -5.5 84 0.4
6000 -1.7 28.9 305 8 4 6.7 3.7 1.9 35.5 -6.5 M M
5000 0.7 33.3 305 4 2 5.8 3.2 1.4 34.6 -7.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/07/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/07/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +9.6 | CINH... -1.2 K INDEX... +13.9
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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 -35.3 -31.5 250 26 13 7.0 3.8 | -36.0 -32.8 240 35 18 6.8 3.7
24000 -31.2 -24.2 250 30 15 6.9 3.8 | -32.0 -25.6 245 38 20 6.7 3.7
22000 -27.5 -17.5 245 36 18 5.6 3.1 | -28.5 -19.3 245 41 21 5.3 2.9
20000 -23.8 -10.8 245 40 20 5.5 3.0 | -24.9 -12.8 245 41 21 5.4 2.9
18000 -20.4 -4.7 250 38 19 6.3 3.4 | -21.7 -7.1 250 38 20 6.0 3.3
16000 -16.8 1.8 250 34 17 6.0 3.3 | -18.3 -0.9 250 35 18 5.9 3.2
14000 -13.5 7.7 255 29 15 5.7 3.1 | -14.9 5.2 255 29 15 5.2 2.9
12000 -10.0 14.0 255 23 12 6.0 3.3 | -11.2 11.8 255 22 11 7.0 3.8
10000 -5.9 21.4 250 16 8 7.1 3.9 | -6.9 19.6 255 17 9 7.7 4.2
9000 -3.8 25.2 250 13 7 8.0 4.4 | -4.7 23.5 255 14 7 8.1 4.4
8000 -1.6 29.1 240 12 6 7.8 4.3 | -2.5 27.5 245 12 6 7.9 4.3
7000 0.6 33.1 215 12 6 5.5 3.0 | -0.1 31.8 225 11 6 6.7 3.7
6000 2.6 36.7 195 14 7 4.1 2.3 | 2.0 35.6 205 11 6 5.1 2.8
5000 2.4 36.3 170 10 5 -14.1 -7.7 | 4.6 40.3 185 6 3 9.3 5.1
01/07/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/07/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +17.2 LI... +3.0 | CAPE... +37.0 LI... +2.1
CINH... -11.0 K INDEX... +14.8 | CINH... -4.0 K INDEX... +17.3
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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 -36.9 -34.4 245 47 24 6.8 3.7 | -38.9 -38.0 240 54 28 6.1 3.3
24000 -32.8 -27.0 245 47 24 6.8 3.7 | -35.3 -31.5 245 50 25 6.2 3.4
22000 -29.4 -20.9 250 45 23 5.2 2.9 | -31.6 -24.9 250 46 24 6.2 3.4
20000 -26.3 -15.3 250 43 22 5.5 3.0 | -27.9 -18.2 255 43 22 6.7 3.7
18000 -22.6 -8.7 250 42 21 5.9 3.2 | -23.4 -10.1 255 40 21 6.3 3.5
16000 -19.0 -2.2 250 38 20 6.2 3.4 | -19.8 -3.6 255 36 19 6.1 3.4
14000 -15.6 3.9 250 30 16 5.6 3.1 | -16.0 3.2 250 29 15 6.5 3.6
12000 -11.8 10.8 255 24 12 7.2 3.9 | -12.0 10.4 250 22 11 7.1 3.9
10000 -7.6 18.3 255 18 10 7.2 4.0 | -7.9 17.8 250 17 9 7.4 4.0
9000 -5.4 22.3 250 15 8 9.0 4.9 | -5.9 21.4 250 14 7 8.0 4.4
8000 -2.9 26.8 245 12 6 9.1 5.0 | -3.7 25.3 255 13 7 8.5 4.7
7000 -0.4 31.3 240 10 5 8.0 4.4 | -1.4 29.5 250 10 5 8.3 4.6
6000 2.1 35.8 215 7 4 7.5 4.1 | 1.0 33.8 250 7 3 8.9 4.9
5000 5.5 41.9 190 3 2 7.7 4.2 | 4.1 39.4 275 3 1 9.7 5.3
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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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