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UXUS97 KBOI 111306
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
606 AM MST SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 54.7 F/12.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 152 FT/MIN (0.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 4683 FT MSL (1822 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 42.0 F/6.0 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................. 3634 FT MSL (773 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 01/12....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 08:16:33 / 17:29:12 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 12 MIN 39 SEC (552 MIN 39 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:52:52 MST... 23.61 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 01/11/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 3508 FT MSL (647 FT AGL)
ADDITIONAL FREEZING LEVELS...... 6094 FT MSL (3233 FT AGL)
6554 FT MSL (3693 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17451 FT MSL (14590 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 8256 FT MSL (5395 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +19.2
K INDEX......................... -6.0
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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40000 -62.8 -81.0 295 50 26 -11.1 -6.1 57.2 135.0 32.9 M M
38000 -66.0 -86.8 290 41 21 -4.9 -2.7 43.3 109.9 24.7 M M
36000 -62.3 -80.1 290 30 15 9.7 5.3 40.1 104.1 23.2 M M
34000 -56.6 -69.9 295 23 12 10.0 5.5 39.9 103.8 23.8 M M
32000 -51.2 -60.2 305 20 10 7.1 3.9 39.3 102.7 24.0 M M
30000 -45.3 -49.5 295 19 10 9.6 5.2 38.3 100.9 23.9 M M
28000 -39.6 -39.3 290 21 11 9.2 5.0 38.1 100.6 24.4 M M
26000 -34.4 -29.9 300 24 13 8.6 4.7 37.1 98.8 24.3 M M
24000 -29.6 -21.3 290 20 10 9.1 5.0 35.9 96.7 23.9 M M
22000 -24.4 -11.9 290 21 11 8.3 4.6 35.2 95.4 23.9 M M
20000 -19.6 -3.3 290 23 12 6.5 3.6 34.0 93.1 23.4 M M
18000 -16.3 2.7 280 18 9 7.0 3.9 31.0 87.8 21.3 M M
16000 -11.9 10.6 255 23 12 6.9 3.8 28.5 83.4 19.7 M M
14000 -7.5 18.5 260 17 9 7.4 4.0 26.8 80.3 18.6 M M
12000 -4.1 24.6 250 20 10 5.9 3.2 24.1 75.3 16.6 M M
10000 -1.8 28.8 230 17 9 5.3 2.9 20.2 68.4 13.3 M M
9000 -0.2 31.6 200 17 9 5.0 2.8 18.9 66.0 12.2 M M
8000 1.3 34.3 200 16 8 5.6 3.1 17.4 63.3 10.9 M M
7500 1.9 35.4 200 16 8 5.4 3.0 16.6 61.8 10.1 M M
7000 1.2 34.2 175 13 7 -16.2 -8.9 14.2 57.5 8.0 M M
6500 -0.0 32.0 165 14 7 -3.9 -2.1 11.4 52.6 5.4 M M
6000 0.1 32.2 150 16 8 6.1 3.4 10.1 50.1 4.0 M M
5500 0.8 33.4 140 16 8 -0.6 -0.4 9.3 48.7 3.3 M M
5000 0.2 32.4 125 14 7 -1.7 -0.9 7.2 44.9 1.2 M M
4750 0.0 32.0 120 14 7 -0.1 -0.0 6.3 43.4 0.4 M M
4500 0.1 32.2 120 13 7 3.1 1.7 5.7 42.3 -0.3 148 0.8
4250 0.5 32.9 120 12 6 7.2 3.9 5.4 41.6 -0.6 130 0.7
4000 0.9 33.6 120 11 5 -1.9 -1.1 5.0 41.0 -1.0 112 0.6
3750 0.3 32.5 120 10 5 -4.7 -2.6 3.7 38.7 -2.3 121 0.6
3500 0.2 32.4 115 8 4 -3.3 -1.8 2.9 37.3 -3.1 116 0.6
3400 -0.4 31.3 115 6 3 -8.1 -4.4 1.6 34.9 -4.4 126 0.6
3300 -0.4 31.3 115 6 3 -8.1 -4.4 1.6 34.9 -4.4 126 0.6
3200 -0.7 30.7 105 4 2 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 33.0 -5.5 129 0.7
3100 -0.7 30.7 105 4 2 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 33.0 -5.5 129 0.7
3000 -0.7 30.7 105 4 2 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 33.0 -5.5 129 0.7
2900 -1.5 29.3 010 3 2 -37.2 -20.4 -1.0 30.2 -7.1 146 0.7
* * * * * * 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... +9.4 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +3.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +3.1
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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 -63.9 -83.0 300 42 22 -2.8 -1.5 | -63.0 -81.4 310 40 21 -1.6 -0.9
38000 -63.0 -81.4 305 41 21 4.5 2.5 | -62.2 -80.0 310 40 21 3.5 1.9
36000 -60.3 -76.5 305 38 20 4.5 2.5 | -60.1 -76.2 305 41 21 3.5 1.9
34000 -56.9 -70.4 300 35 18 8.6 4.7 | -57.1 -70.8 300 41 21 8.6 4.7
32000 -51.6 -60.9 300 31 16 8.7 4.8 | -51.9 -61.4 300 39 20 8.7 4.7
30000 -46.3 -51.3 295 27 14 9.0 4.9 | -46.6 -51.9 295 37 19 9.0 4.9
28000 -41.0 -41.8 290 25 13 9.0 4.9 | -41.2 -42.2 295 33 17 9.0 4.9
26000 -35.8 -32.4 290 23 12 8.4 4.6 | -35.1 -31.2 295 30 16 9.0 4.9
24000 -30.2 -22.4 290 20 10 7.8 4.3 | -29.9 -21.8 295 29 15 8.0 4.4
22000 -25.5 -13.9 285 20 10 7.9 4.3 | -25.1 -13.2 295 28 14 8.1 4.4
20000 -20.7 -5.3 285 20 10 8.2 4.5 | -20.2 -4.4 290 26 13 8.1 4.4
18000 -15.9 3.4 285 21 11 7.9 4.3 | -15.5 4.1 290 23 12 7.6 4.2
16000 -12.0 10.4 285 21 11 5.6 3.1 | -11.3 11.7 290 21 11 6.0 3.3
14000 -8.6 16.5 280 20 10 6.8 3.7 | -8.1 17.4 290 18 9 5.6 3.1
12000 -4.6 23.7 265 19 10 5.8 3.2 | -4.4 24.1 285 15 8 6.5 3.6
10000 -1.5 29.3 250 18 9 4.3 2.4 | -1.0 30.2 265 12 6 4.7 2.6
9000 -0.3 31.5 240 15 8 3.4 1.9 | 0.5 32.9 250 11 6 3.5 1.9
8000 0.8 33.4 230 11 6 2.3 1.3 | 1.2 34.2 230 8 4 1.9 1.1
7500 1.0 33.8 220 9 5 1.4 0.8 | 1.4 34.5 215 7 3 1.3 0.7
7000 1.3 34.3 210 9 5 0.8 0.5 | 1.6 34.9 205 6 3 0.7 0.4
6500 1.2 34.2 195 8 4 0.6 0.3 | 1.6 34.9 180 6 3 0.9 0.5
6000 1.4 34.5 170 11 6 1.3 0.7 | 1.8 35.2 165 9 5 1.7 0.9
5500 1.6 34.9 160 14 7 2.5 1.3 | 2.0 35.6 160 12 6 2.1 1.1
5000 2.1 35.8 155 15 8 3.6 2.0 | 2.5 36.5 150 14 7 3.3 1.8
4750 2.4 36.3 150 16 8 4.5 2.5 | 2.7 36.9 150 15 8 3.2 1.7
4500 2.7 36.9 145 17 9 -0.4 -0.2 | 2.8 37.0 145 15 8 -2.5 -1.4
4250 2.4 36.3 140 15 8 -3.8 -2.1 | 2.3 36.1 145 13 7 -6.9 -3.8
4000 2.1 35.8 135 13 7 -5.2 -2.8 | 1.8 35.2 140 10 5 -5.0 -2.8
3750 1.4 34.5 135 12 6 -13.6 -7.5 | 1.6 34.9 140 9 4 -0.6 -0.3
3500 0.2 32.4 130 10 5 -17.5 -9.6 | 1.7 35.1 140 8 4 4.1 2.2
3400 0.2 32.4 130 10 5 -17.5 -9.6 | 1.7 35.1 140 8 4 4.1 2.2
3300 -1.0 30.2 120 7 4 -14.1 -7.8 | 2.0 35.6 140 6 3 3.5 1.9
3200 -1.0 30.2 120 7 4 -14.1 -7.8 | 2.0 35.6 140 6 3 3.5 1.9
3100 -1.0 30.2 120 7 4 -14.1 -7.8 | 2.0 35.6 140 6 3 3.5 1.9
3000 -2.2 28.0 100 5 2 -22.3 -12.3 | 2.3 36.1 145 5 2 6.9 3.8
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
01/11/2026 AT 1400 MST | 01/11/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.2
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +1.1 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +2.9
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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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40000 -64.1 -83.4 330 45 23 -2.5 -1.4 | -65.7 -86.3 340 39 20 -2.8 -1.6
38000 -62.8 -81.0 335 43 22 5.4 3.0 | -63.8 -82.8 345 38 20 6.8 3.7
36000 -59.5 -75.1 340 37 19 5.4 3.0 | -59.7 -75.5 350 36 19 6.8 3.7
34000 -55.8 -68.4 345 32 16 8.1 4.4 | -55.3 -67.5 350 33 17 8.3 4.6
32000 -50.9 -59.6 345 30 15 8.1 4.5 | -50.3 -58.5 340 28 15 8.3 4.6
30000 -45.8 -50.4 340 29 15 9.0 5.0 | -45.2 -49.4 330 25 13 8.6 4.7
28000 -40.4 -40.7 335 29 15 9.0 5.0 | -40.1 -40.2 325 23 12 8.6 4.7
26000 -34.5 -30.1 325 27 14 8.6 4.7 | -34.2 -29.6 315 23 12 8.8 4.8
24000 -29.4 -20.9 315 23 12 8.1 4.5 | -29.0 -20.2 310 23 12 8.1 4.4
22000 -24.5 -12.1 305 20 10 8.2 4.5 | -24.1 -11.4 300 24 12 8.1 4.5
20000 -20.0 -4.0 295 21 11 7.3 4.0 | -19.7 -3.5 295 24 12 7.3 4.0
18000 -15.8 3.6 290 21 11 6.8 3.7 | -15.5 4.1 295 23 12 7.1 3.9
16000 -11.9 10.6 295 21 11 6.7 3.7 | -11.6 11.1 300 22 11 7.1 3.9
14000 -8.2 17.2 300 20 10 6.4 3.5 | -7.8 18.0 305 19 10 6.5 3.6
12000 -4.1 24.6 290 15 8 6.0 3.3 | -3.7 25.3 300 16 8 6.7 3.7
10000 -0.7 30.7 280 12 6 4.9 2.7 | 0.2 32.4 295 11 6 5.2 2.8
9000 1.0 33.8 270 11 6 4.7 2.6 | 2.0 35.6 290 8 4 4.9 2.7
8000 1.8 35.2 260 8 4 2.0 1.1 | 3.0 37.4 270 5 3 3.0 1.7
7500 2.0 35.6 245 6 3 0.5 0.3 | 3.2 37.8 245 4 2 0.7 0.4
7000 2.0 35.6 230 5 2 -0.2 -0.1 | 3.3 37.9 200 3 2 0.0 0.0
6500 1.9 35.4 190 4 2 -0.5 -0.3 | 3.2 37.8 165 4 2 -0.5 -0.3
6000 1.9 35.4 165 6 3 0.5 0.3 | 3.1 37.6 150 7 4 -0.2 -0.1
5500 1.9 35.4 155 8 4 2.2 1.2 | 3.1 37.6 145 10 5 -0.5 -0.2
5000 2.3 36.1 155 7 4 1.9 1.0 | 3.1 37.6 145 9 5 0.4 0.2
4750 2.4 36.3 150 6 3 2.2 1.2 | 3.1 37.6 145 8 4 2.8 1.5
4500 2.6 36.7 150 7 4 3.6 2.0 | 3.4 38.1 145 9 5 4.6 2.5
4250 2.9 37.2 150 6 3 4.4 2.4 | 3.6 38.5 150 8 4 2.9 1.6
4000 3.2 37.8 150 5 2 5.3 2.9 | 3.8 38.8 150 6 3 4.6 2.5
3750 3.7 38.7 150 4 2 8.9 4.9 | 4.2 39.6 155 5 3 3.7 2.0
3500 4.4 39.9 155 4 2 9.9 5.4 | 4.2 39.6 155 5 2 -0.5 -0.3
3400 4.4 39.9 155 4 2 9.9 5.4 | 4.2 39.6 155 5 2 -0.5 -0.3
3300 5.1 41.2 155 4 2 8.1 4.4 | 4.1 39.4 155 3 2 -1.8 -1.0
3200 5.1 41.2 155 4 2 8.1 4.4 | 4.1 39.4 155 3 2 -1.8 -1.0
3100 5.1 41.2 155 4 2 8.1 4.4 | 4.1 39.4 155 3 2 -1.8 -1.0
3000 5.7 42.3 160 4 2 12.1 6.7 | 4.0 39.2 160 2 1 -1.3 -0.7
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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