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UXUS97 KSLC 261228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 47.9 F/8.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 19 FT/MIN (0.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 5888 FT MSL (963 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................. 5139 FT MSL (213 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 01/27...... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:42:55 / 17:37:55 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 55 MIN 0 SEC (595 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:40:25 MST... 29.93 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/26/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 4977 FT MSL (52 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVEL....... 7317 FT MSL (2392 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17764 FT MSL (12839 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14026 FT MSL (9101 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +14.1
K INDEX......................... -7.0
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 -35.4 -31.7 325 78 40 5.3 2.9 30.2 86.3 19.7 M M
24000 -32.2 -26.0 320 72 37 5.1 2.8 26.9 80.4 17.6 M M
22000 -30.2 -22.4 310 57 30 3.1 1.7 22.0 71.7 14.0 M M
20000 -27.7 -17.9 300 45 23 5.5 3.0 18.1 64.6 11.0 M M
18000 -24.2 -11.6 295 36 18 6.9 3.8 15.5 59.8 8.9 M M
16000 -19.9 -3.8 290 30 15 8.5 4.7 13.6 56.5 7.5 M M
14000 -15.0 5.0 285 25 13 8.0 4.4 12.5 54.6 6.7 M M
12000 -10.2 13.6 285 20 10 7.3 4.0 11.3 52.4 5.8 M M
10000 -5.9 21.4 270 15 8 8.4 4.6 9.7 49.5 4.3 M M
9000 -3.6 25.5 260 12 6 7.0 3.8 9.2 48.5 3.8 M M
8000 -0.9 30.4 240 8 4 6.6 3.6 8.1 46.6 2.8 M M
7000 0.7 33.3 215 6 3 5.3 2.9 6.7 44.1 1.5 M M
6000 2.1 35.8 185 7 3 1.5 0.8 5.3 41.5 0.1 M M
5000 -0.4 31.3 135 5 3 -47.4 -26.0 -0.2 31.7 -5.4 66 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
01/26/2026 AT 0800 MST | 01/26/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.7
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -13.5 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -9.9
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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 -40.7 -41.3 320 48 25 6.8 3.7 | -40.1 -40.2 315 44 22 7.2 3.9
24000 -36.6 -33.9 320 48 25 6.8 3.7 | -35.8 -32.4 320 43 22 7.2 3.9
22000 -32.7 -26.9 320 46 24 6.5 3.6 | -31.2 -24.2 320 43 22 6.7 3.6
20000 -28.4 -19.1 315 41 21 6.5 3.5 | -27.0 -16.6 315 40 21 7.4 4.1
18000 -24.6 -12.3 310 35 18 6.1 3.4 | -22.7 -8.9 315 35 18 6.4 3.5
16000 -20.6 -5.1 305 32 17 7.3 4.0 | -19.3 -2.7 310 30 15 5.9 3.2
14000 -16.3 2.7 305 30 15 7.4 4.0 | -15.6 3.9 305 26 13 6.5 3.5
12000 -11.9 10.6 300 26 13 6.9 3.8 | -11.6 11.1 295 22 11 7.4 4.0
10000 -8.5 16.7 285 19 10 4.5 2.5 | -7.4 18.7 280 17 9 5.1 2.8
9000 -7.0 19.4 265 14 7 6.2 3.4 | -5.9 21.4 260 13 7 5.3 2.9
8000 -5.4 22.3 240 10 5 5.5 3.0 | -4.3 24.3 230 11 6 5.7 3.1
7000 -4.0 24.8 210 9 5 3.8 2.1 | -2.8 27.0 205 11 5 5.0 2.7
6000 -2.9 26.8 180 12 6 1.1 0.6 | -1.8 28.8 185 12 6 3.0 1.6
5000 -5.2 22.6 140 7 4 -53.4 -29.3 | 1.5 34.7 165 8 4 17.7 9.7
01/26/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/26/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -8.3 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -2.8
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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 -40.0 -40.0 305 36 19 7.3 4.0 | -40.5 -40.9 295 31 16 7.4 4.0
24000 -35.6 -32.1 310 35 18 7.3 4.0 | -36.1 -33.0 300 31 16 7.4 4.1
22000 -31.4 -24.5 310 35 18 7.0 3.8 | -31.8 -25.2 300 31 16 7.1 3.9
20000 -26.5 -15.7 310 33 17 7.7 4.2 | -26.7 -16.1 300 31 16 7.9 4.3
18000 -21.9 -7.4 310 31 16 7.4 4.1 | -22.0 -7.6 300 30 15 7.9 4.4
16000 -18.0 -0.4 305 29 15 5.9 3.2 | -17.6 0.3 300 28 14 6.4 3.5
14000 -14.4 6.1 300 26 13 5.9 3.2 | -13.7 7.3 300 24 13 6.1 3.3
12000 -10.7 12.7 295 21 11 6.6 3.6 | -10.0 14.0 295 19 10 6.3 3.5
10000 -6.6 20.1 275 17 9 6.2 3.4 | -5.9 21.4 275 16 8 7.4 4.1
9000 -5.0 23.0 255 14 7 5.2 2.8 | -4.0 24.8 260 13 7 5.7 3.2
8000 -3.5 25.7 235 10 5 5.7 3.1 | -2.3 27.9 240 11 5 5.8 3.2
7000 -1.7 28.9 210 8 4 6.0 3.3 | -0.5 31.1 215 8 4 5.3 2.9
6000 0.3 32.5 190 8 4 7.1 3.9 | 1.4 34.5 185 7 4 5.0 2.7
5000 3.1 37.6 190 6 3 12.2 6.7 | 3.3 37.9 160 3 1 -4.4 -2.4
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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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