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UXUS97 KBOI 121306
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
706 AM MDT THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.2 F/16.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 5054 FT MSL (2193 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 61.0 F/16.6 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1415 MDT
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................. 3076 FT MSL (215 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 03/13....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 08:01:38 / 19:47:19 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 45 MIN 41 SEC (705 MIN 41 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:54:28 MDT... 41.77 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 03/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8548 FT MSL (5687 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15545 FT MSL (12684 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12146 FT MSL (9285 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +8.7
K INDEX......................... +14.3
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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40000 -65.2 -85.4 280 104 54 8.9 4.9 52.9 127.2 23.5 M M
38000 -60.3 -76.5 295 97 50 7.9 4.3 51.5 124.6 23.2 M M
36000 -57.6 -71.7 300 105 54 9.3 5.1 45.6 114.0 19.9 M M
34000 -52.0 -61.6 295 106 54 9.6 5.3 45.2 113.4 20.2 M M
32000 -47.0 -52.6 290 107 55 5.5 3.0 44.0 111.2 19.9 M M
30000 -42.3 -44.1 290 102 52 9.1 5.0 42.4 108.4 19.2 M M
28000 -37.1 -34.8 290 96 50 8.6 4.7 41.5 106.6 19.0 M M
26000 -33.3 -27.9 295 91 47 6.5 3.5 38.8 101.9 17.4 M M
24000 -29.2 -20.6 290 87 45 7.2 3.9 36.6 97.9 16.1 M M
22000 -25.5 -13.9 285 73 38 6.2 3.4 33.7 92.7 14.1 M M
20000 -21.8 -7.2 275 61 31 6.3 3.4 31.4 88.5 12.5 M M
18000 -17.5 0.5 280 57 29 6.8 3.7 28.7 83.6 10.4 M M
16000 -13.9 7.0 280 55 28 8.3 4.5 26.2 79.2 8.4 M M
14000 -10.0 14.0 290 61 31 6.7 3.7 24.1 75.5 6.7 M M
12000 -6.0 21.2 290 60 31 4.4 2.4 22.1 71.7 4.8 M M
10000 -4.2 24.4 280 47 24 10.8 5.9 17.4 63.4 0.9 M M
9000 -1.4 29.5 270 39 20 9.4 5.2 17.3 63.2 0.8 M M
8000 1.5 34.7 270 37 19 9.4 5.2 17.3 63.1 0.8 M M
7500 2.9 37.2 270 37 19 9.4 5.2 17.2 63.0 0.7 M M
7000 4.3 39.7 270 38 20 9.4 5.2 17.2 62.9 0.7 M M
6500 5.7 42.3 270 36 18 9.4 5.2 17.1 62.7 0.6 M M
6000 7.1 44.8 270 33 17 9.4 5.2 17.0 62.6 0.5 M M
5500 8.5 47.3 275 28 14 9.7 5.3 16.9 62.5 0.5 M M
5000 9.6 49.3 280 22 11 4.1 2.2 16.6 61.9 0.1 M M
4750 9.8 49.6 280 19 10 5.1 2.8 16.1 61.1 -0.5 M M
4500 10.3 50.5 285 16 8 7.3 4.0 15.9 60.7 -0.7 M M
4250 10.8 51.4 285 14 7 6.7 3.7 15.7 60.3 -0.9 M M
4000 11.3 52.3 290 11 6 6.8 3.7 15.5 59.9 -1.2 M M
3750 11.8 53.2 295 10 5 6.9 3.8 15.3 59.5 -1.4 M M
3500 12.3 54.1 295 7 4 5.8 3.2 15.0 59.1 -1.7 M M
3400 12.8 55.0 290 4 2 9.8 5.4 14.8 58.6 -1.9 M M
3300 12.8 55.0 290 4 2 9.8 5.4 14.8 58.6 -1.9 M M
3200 13.1 55.6 265 1 1 -9.1 -5.0 14.5 58.1 -2.2 M M
3100 13.1 55.6 265 1 1 -9.1 -5.0 14.5 58.1 -2.2 M M
3000 13.1 55.6 265 1 1 -9.1 -5.0 14.5 58.1 -2.2 M M
2900 7.8 46.0 145 2 1 -99.0 -54.3 8.4 47.2 -8.3 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
03/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 03/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.9
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +21.1 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +20.3
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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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40000 -63.3 -81.9 290 98 50 -3.0 -1.7 | -63.8 -82.8 290 91 47 -3.3 -1.8
38000 -61.4 -78.5 290 97 50 7.4 4.1 | -61.5 -78.7 290 90 47 8.5 4.7
36000 -57.0 -70.6 290 94 48 7.4 4.1 | -56.4 -69.5 290 90 47 8.5 4.7
34000 -52.3 -62.1 290 92 48 8.9 4.9 | -51.3 -60.3 290 92 47 8.4 4.6
32000 -47.0 -52.6 290 97 50 8.9 4.9 | -46.2 -51.2 290 98 50 8.4 4.6
30000 -41.9 -43.4 290 99 51 7.3 4.0 | -41.3 -42.3 295 101 52 7.4 4.1
28000 -37.6 -35.7 295 98 50 7.2 4.0 | -36.9 -34.4 295 96 50 7.4 4.0
26000 -33.5 -28.3 295 93 48 6.5 3.5 | -32.4 -26.3 295 89 46 6.3 3.4
24000 -29.2 -20.6 290 84 43 6.0 3.3 | -28.7 -19.7 290 81 42 6.5 3.5
22000 -25.7 -14.3 290 79 41 5.9 3.2 | -24.8 -12.6 290 75 39 6.5 3.6
20000 -21.9 -7.4 290 74 38 6.5 3.5 | -21.2 -6.2 290 70 36 5.8 3.2
18000 -18.0 -0.4 290 69 36 7.0 3.8 | -17.7 0.1 290 66 34 6.2 3.4
16000 -14.0 6.8 285 64 33 6.9 3.8 | -14.1 6.6 290 60 31 6.0 3.3
14000 -10.4 13.3 285 58 30 5.8 3.2 | -10.6 12.9 285 53 27 6.0 3.3
12000 -7.1 19.2 285 51 26 5.7 3.1 | -7.2 19.0 285 47 24 5.9 3.2
10000 -3.8 25.2 285 43 22 5.5 3.0 | -4.0 24.8 285 41 21 4.9 2.7
9000 -2.3 27.9 290 40 21 3.9 2.2 | -2.3 27.9 285 37 19 4.6 2.5
8000 -0.6 30.9 290 37 19 5.2 2.9 | -0.7 30.7 285 34 17 5.7 3.1
7500 0.4 32.7 290 37 19 6.9 3.8 | 0.3 32.5 290 32 17 7.1 3.9
7000 1.2 34.2 290 36 19 5.2 2.9 | 1.2 34.2 285 31 16 6.0 3.3
6500 2.1 35.8 285 36 19 7.0 3.8 | 2.0 35.6 285 31 16 5.8 3.2
6000 3.2 37.8 285 35 18 6.8 3.7 | 2.9 37.2 280 28 14 6.0 3.3
5500 4.2 39.6 285 35 18 6.7 3.7 | 3.9 39.0 275 27 14 6.6 3.6
5000 5.3 41.5 280 30 15 7.5 4.1 | 5.0 41.0 275 22 12 7.6 4.2
4750 5.9 42.6 280 28 15 7.8 4.3 | 5.5 41.9 275 21 11 7.1 3.9
4500 6.5 43.7 280 25 13 7.5 4.1 | 6.1 43.0 270 18 9 7.2 3.9
4250 7.0 44.6 280 21 11 6.0 3.3 | 6.7 44.1 270 16 8 8.8 4.8
4000 7.4 45.3 285 18 9 5.8 3.2 | 7.4 45.3 270 14 7 10.0 5.5
3750 7.8 46.0 285 16 8 4.7 2.6 | 8.1 46.6 275 13 7 7.8 4.3
3500 8.0 46.4 285 10 5 -1.6 -0.9 | 8.5 47.3 270 11 6 6.4 3.5
3400 8.0 46.4 285 10 5 -1.6 -0.9 | 8.5 47.3 270 11 6 6.4 3.5
3300 7.6 45.7 290 8 4 -8.0 -4.4 | 9.1 48.4 270 10 5 9.7 5.3
3200 7.6 45.7 290 8 4 -8.0 -4.4 | 9.1 48.4 270 10 5 9.7 5.3
3100 7.6 45.7 290 8 4 -8.0 -4.4 | 9.1 48.4 270 10 5 9.7 5.3
3000 7.2 45.0 300 5 3 2.2 1.2 | 9.7 49.5 275 9 4 2.1 1.1
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
03/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 03/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +1.4 LI... +5.3 | CAPE... +3.6 LI... +4.7
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +19.1 | CINH... -5.9 K INDEX... +18.5
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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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40000 -63.3 -81.9 290 91 47 -3.3 -1.8 | -62.7 -80.9 285 90 46 -2.2 -1.2
38000 -60.8 -77.4 290 93 48 8.6 4.7 | -60.0 -76.0 285 92 48 8.5 4.6
36000 -55.7 -68.3 290 97 50 8.6 4.7 | -54.9 -66.8 290 96 50 8.5 4.6
34000 -50.6 -59.1 290 100 51 8.1 4.4 | -50.0 -58.0 290 98 50 7.7 4.2
32000 -45.8 -50.4 290 99 51 8.0 4.4 | -45.4 -49.7 295 94 48 7.7 4.2
30000 -41.1 -42.0 295 97 50 7.1 3.9 | -40.9 -41.6 295 90 46 7.0 3.8
28000 -36.8 -34.2 295 91 47 7.1 3.9 | -36.8 -34.2 290 85 44 6.9 3.8
26000 -32.2 -26.0 295 83 43 6.6 3.6 | -32.4 -26.3 290 79 41 6.3 3.4
24000 -28.3 -18.9 290 75 39 6.5 3.6 | -28.6 -19.5 290 73 38 6.6 3.6
22000 -24.5 -12.1 290 70 36 6.5 3.6 | -24.6 -12.3 290 70 36 6.7 3.7
20000 -20.6 -5.1 290 67 35 6.6 3.6 | -20.5 -4.9 290 67 34 7.1 3.9
18000 -16.6 2.1 290 65 33 6.6 3.6 | -16.2 2.8 290 65 33 7.3 4.0
16000 -13.1 8.4 290 61 31 5.5 3.0 | -12.3 9.9 290 62 32 5.4 3.0
14000 -9.7 14.5 285 54 28 5.6 3.1 | -9.4 15.1 285 57 29 5.0 2.7
12000 -6.6 20.1 285 45 23 5.2 2.9 | -6.3 20.7 280 47 24 5.0 2.7
10000 -3.5 25.7 285 38 19 4.7 2.6 | -3.5 25.7 280 37 19 5.5 3.0
9000 -1.8 28.8 280 33 17 5.0 2.7 | -1.3 29.7 280 33 17 6.5 3.5
8000 -0.1 31.8 280 31 16 6.1 3.4 | 0.9 33.6 280 30 16 9.5 5.2
7500 1.0 33.8 280 30 15 7.7 4.2 | 1.8 35.2 280 29 15 6.1 3.3
7000 1.9 35.4 275 28 14 5.8 3.2 | 3.2 37.8 275 28 14 9.2 5.0
6500 2.7 36.9 275 25 13 7.3 4.0 | 4.4 39.9 275 27 14 8.0 4.4
6000 4.0 39.2 270 22 11 8.4 4.6 | 5.8 42.4 275 25 13 8.8 4.8
5500 5.3 41.5 275 21 11 10.3 5.6 | 7.0 44.6 280 23 12 9.0 4.9
5000 6.9 44.4 275 19 10 10.5 5.8 | 8.4 47.1 280 20 10 9.7 5.3
4750 7.6 45.7 275 19 10 9.8 5.4 | 9.1 48.4 280 20 10 9.4 5.2
4500 8.3 46.9 275 18 9 8.6 4.7 | 9.8 49.6 280 18 9 8.7 4.8
4250 9.0 48.2 275 17 9 9.7 5.3 | 10.4 50.7 285 16 8 9.1 5.0
4000 9.8 49.6 275 16 8 11.1 6.1 | 11.1 52.0 285 16 8 10.0 5.5
3750 10.6 51.1 275 15 8 9.3 5.1 | 11.9 53.4 285 15 8 8.6 4.7
3500 11.2 52.2 275 13 7 9.4 5.1 | 12.4 54.3 285 12 6 6.9 3.8
3400 11.2 52.2 275 13 7 9.4 5.1 | 12.4 54.3 285 12 6 6.9 3.8
3300 12.0 53.6 275 12 6 13.9 7.6 | 12.9 55.2 285 11 6 7.7 4.2
3200 12.0 53.6 275 12 6 13.9 7.6 | 12.9 55.2 285 11 6 7.7 4.2
3100 12.0 53.6 275 12 6 13.9 7.6 | 12.9 55.2 285 11 6 7.7 4.2
3000 12.9 55.2 280 12 6 4.6 2.5 | 13.5 56.3 285 11 5 5.3 2.9
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED TWICE PER DAY, ONCE BY APPROXIMATELY 0630 MST/0730 MDT
(1330 UTC) AND AGAIN BY APPROXIMATELY 1830 MST/1930 MDT (0130 UTC). IT IS NOT
CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED NOR UPDATED AFTER ITS INITIAL ISSUANCE.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION AND/OR
NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL DATA TAKEN AT THE BOISE AIRPORT SITE IN
BOISE, IDAHO AT
LATITUDE: 43.56774
LONGITUDE: -116.21089
ELEVATION: 2867 FEET (874 METERS)
AND MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHER AREAS IN EASTERN OREGON OR SOUTHWEST
IDAHO. NOTE THAT SOME ELEVATIONS IN NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS DIFFER
FROM ACTUAL STATION ELEVATIONS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO DATA WHICH APPEAR TO BE BELOW
GROUND. 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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