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UXUS97 KBOI 301306
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
706 AM MDT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 60.9 F/16.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 64 FT/MIN (0.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 4884 FT MSL (2010 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 55.0 F/13.2 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................. 4139 FT MSL (1265 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 10/31....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 08:18:37 / 18:38:13 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 19 MIN 36 SEC (619 MIN 36 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:28:25 MDT... 32.03 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/30/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11696 FT MSL (8822 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19930 FT MSL (17056 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10933 FT MSL (8059 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +15.9
K INDEX......................... -41.2
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 -60.3 -76.5 300 57 30 -0.0 -0.0 59.0 138.2 29.6 M M
38000 -59.5 -75.1 300 54 28 4.7 2.6 51.2 124.2 25.3 M M
36000 -55.3 -67.5 300 53 27 7.3 4.0 48.6 119.4 24.2 M M
34000 -50.6 -59.1 295 48 25 6.6 3.6 46.0 114.8 23.2 M M
32000 -46.9 -52.4 270 31 16 5.1 2.8 42.9 109.2 21.6 M M
30000 -42.1 -43.8 280 21 11 8.7 4.8 41.5 106.7 21.1 M M
28000 -36.9 -34.4 285 22 11 8.7 4.8 40.4 104.8 20.8 M M
26000 -32.1 -25.8 290 23 12 11.2 6.2 39.2 102.6 20.4 M M
24000 -26.6 -15.9 290 25 13 8.8 4.9 38.8 101.8 20.5 M M
22000 -21.2 -6.2 295 28 14 8.9 4.9 38.1 100.5 20.4 M M
20000 -15.9 3.4 295 30 15 8.9 4.9 37.5 99.6 20.5 M M
18000 -10.8 12.6 280 29 15 9.6 5.3 35.8 96.4 19.4 M M
16000 -6.2 20.8 285 30 16 5.6 3.1 34.4 94.0 18.6 M M
14000 -4.9 23.2 295 14 7 0.7 0.4 29.3 84.8 14.5 M M
12000 -0.6 30.9 310 13 7 7.1 3.9 27.4 81.3 13.2 M M
10000 3.6 38.5 350 17 9 5.9 3.2 25.5 78.0 11.8 M M
9000 4.2 39.6 310 10 5 0.7 0.4 23.1 73.5 9.6 M M
8000 4.5 40.1 325 7 3 -1.0 -0.5 20.3 68.5 7.1 M M
7500 4.0 39.2 330 9 5 -6.3 -3.4 18.2 64.8 5.2 M M
7000 3.6 38.5 335 9 5 4.5 2.5 16.4 61.5 3.3 M M
6500 4.5 40.1 340 9 5 5.3 2.9 15.8 60.5 2.8 M M
6000 4.7 40.5 350 12 6 2.6 1.4 14.7 58.4 1.5 M M
5500 5.3 41.5 335 13 7 5.9 3.3 13.9 57.0 0.6 M M
5000 6.5 43.7 325 12 6 9.5 5.2 13.7 56.6 0.4 M M
4750 6.8 44.2 330 10 5 -9.8 -5.4 13.2 55.7 -0.1 61 0.3
4500 5.5 41.9 330 9 5 -9.0 -4.9 11.2 52.1 -2.1 93 0.5
4250 5.7 42.3 325 8 4 8.9 4.9 10.7 51.3 -2.6 78 0.4
4000 6.0 42.8 320 7 4 -3.7 -2.0 10.3 50.5 -3.1 63 0.3
3750 5.3 41.5 320 6 3 -12.0 -6.6 8.8 47.9 -4.5 77 0.4
3500 4.6 40.3 325 3 2 -3.4 -1.9 7.4 45.3 -5.9 89 0.5
3400 4.6 40.3 345 1 0 0.3 0.1 6.7 44.0 -6.7 82 0.4
3300 4.6 40.3 345 1 0 0.3 0.1 6.7 44.0 -6.7 82 0.4
3200 3.9 39.0 120 2 1 -22.9 -12.6 5.3 41.5 -8.1 94 0.5
3100 3.9 39.0 120 2 1 -22.9 -12.6 5.3 41.5 -8.1 94 0.5
3000 3.9 39.0 120 2 1 -22.9 -12.6 5.3 41.5 -8.1 94 0.5
2900 0.6 33.1 130 4 2 -70.0 -38.4 1.2 34.1 -12.2 187 1.0
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/30/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 10/30/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +12.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +11.5
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -12.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -10.6
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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 -61.3 -78.3 300 52 27 0.8 0.4 | -60.7 -77.3 295 55 28 1.3 0.7
38000 -58.3 -72.9 300 51 26 6.3 3.4 | -58.0 -72.4 295 55 28 5.6 3.0
36000 -54.6 -66.3 295 50 26 6.3 3.4 | -54.7 -66.5 295 55 28 5.6 3.0
34000 -50.2 -58.4 295 49 25 8.6 4.7 | -50.6 -59.1 295 54 28 8.6 4.7
32000 -45.1 -49.2 295 49 25 8.6 4.7 | -45.4 -49.7 295 51 26 8.6 4.7
30000 -40.4 -40.7 295 46 24 6.6 3.6 | -40.4 -40.7 295 48 25 8.2 4.5
28000 -36.5 -33.7 285 39 20 6.6 3.6 | -35.4 -31.7 300 46 24 8.2 4.5
26000 -31.8 -25.2 280 33 17 7.2 4.3 | -30.4 -22.7 295 43 22 7.0 3.9
24000 -27.2 -17.0 275 28 15 8.9 4.9 | -26.3 -15.3 295 40 21 6.7 3.7
22000 -21.9 -7.4 275 29 15 8.8 4.8 | -22.3 -8.1 290 36 18 6.7 3.7
20000 -16.9 1.6 280 31 16 8.4 4.6 | -17.6 0.3 290 33 17 8.2 4.5
18000 -11.9 10.6 290 33 17 8.3 4.5 | -12.7 9.1 295 30 16 7.9 4.4
16000 -7.4 18.7 300 32 16 6.8 3.8 | -8.2 17.2 305 25 13 7.3 4.0
14000 -3.7 25.3 305 24 12 5.9 3.2 | -4.1 24.6 305 20 10 6.4 3.5
12000 -0.7 30.7 305 15 8 4.6 2.5 | -0.7 30.7 300 13 7 4.5 2.5
10000 2.1 35.8 320 9 5 3.6 2.0 | 2.0 35.6 290 8 4 3.6 2.0
9000 3.1 37.6 340 5 3 1.9 1.0 | 3.0 37.4 275 4 2 2.0 1.1
8000 3.4 38.1 355 3 2 0.7 0.4 | 3.2 37.8 245 3 1 0.2 0.1
7500 3.5 38.3 350 3 1 1.5 0.8 | 3.2 37.8 245 2 1 0.5 0.3
7000 3.7 38.7 345 3 2 1.4 0.8 | 3.2 37.8 260 2 1 0.6 0.3
6500 3.9 39.0 335 3 2 2.9 1.6 | 3.3 37.9 295 1 1 1.9 1.0
6000 4.3 39.7 335 4 2 3.2 1.7 | 3.6 38.5 305 2 1 2.0 1.1
5500 4.7 40.5 330 5 3 3.3 1.8 | 3.8 38.8 315 2 1 2.2 1.2
5000 4.9 40.8 330 5 3 -0.9 -0.5 | 3.9 39.0 185 1 0 -1.8 -1.0
4750 4.8 40.6 325 4 2 -0.9 -0.5 | 3.7 38.7 165 2 1 -1.4 -0.8
4500 4.7 40.5 325 3 2 -2.3 -1.2 | 3.7 38.7 165 3 2 2.4 1.3
4250 4.4 39.9 320 2 1 -5.3 -2.9 | 4.0 39.2 165 4 2 5.1 2.8
4000 4.0 39.2 000 0 0 -7.1 -3.9 | 4.3 39.7 165 4 2 3.6 2.0
3750 3.5 38.3 160 1 1 -3.6 -2.0 | 4.7 40.5 160 4 2 7.3 4.0
3500 3.2 37.8 095 2 1 -9.6 -5.3 | 5.4 41.7 165 4 2 11.6 6.4
3400 3.2 37.8 095 2 1 -9.6 -5.3 | 5.4 41.7 165 4 2 11.6 6.4
3300 1.7 35.1 120 3 1 -28.9 -15.9 | 6.2 43.2 165 4 2 8.3 4.6
3200 1.7 35.1 120 3 1 -28.9 -15.9 | 6.2 43.2 165 4 2 8.3 4.6
3100 1.7 35.1 120 3 1 -28.9 -15.9 | 6.2 43.2 165 4 2 8.3 4.6
3000 0.3 32.5 135 4 2 8.1 4.4 | 6.9 44.4 165 4 2 17.3 9.5
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
10/30/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 10/30/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +10.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -14.5 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -16.0
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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 -60.8 -77.4 285 65 33 1.5 0.8 | -60.6 -77.1 285 70 36 0.6 0.3
38000 -58.0 -72.4 285 65 33 5.7 3.1 | -58.2 -72.8 285 70 36 5.3 2.9
36000 -54.6 -66.3 290 64 33 5.7 3.1 | -55.0 -67.0 280 67 35 5.3 2.9
34000 -50.6 -59.1 290 60 31 8.1 4.5 | -51.2 -60.2 280 63 32 8.2 4.5
32000 -45.7 -50.3 290 52 27 8.1 4.5 | -46.3 -51.3 285 55 28 8.2 4.5
30000 -40.8 -41.4 290 46 24 8.5 4.6 | -41.3 -42.3 285 48 25 8.5 4.7
28000 -35.7 -32.3 290 43 22 8.5 4.6 | -36.2 -33.2 285 43 22 8.5 4.7
26000 -30.2 -22.4 295 39 20 8.1 4.4 | -30.7 -23.3 285 38 20 8.0 4.4
24000 -25.5 -13.9 295 37 19 6.6 3.6 | -26.0 -14.8 290 34 18 6.6 3.6
22000 -21.5 -6.7 295 35 18 6.7 3.7 | -22.0 -7.6 290 34 17 6.7 3.7
20000 -17.5 0.5 295 31 16 6.8 3.7 | -17.9 -0.2 295 33 17 6.8 3.8
18000 -13.3 8.1 300 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -13.7 7.3 300 30 16 7.5 4.1
16000 -8.8 16.2 305 22 12 7.3 4.0 | -9.1 15.6 305 25 13 7.5 4.1
14000 -4.3 24.3 305 20 10 6.6 3.6 | -4.5 23.9 305 22 11 7.9 4.4
12000 -0.6 30.9 295 16 8 5.3 2.9 | -0.4 31.3 305 18 9 5.7 3.1
10000 2.3 36.1 290 11 6 3.8 2.1 | 2.6 36.7 305 14 7 4.6 2.5
9000 3.6 38.5 285 8 4 2.6 1.4 | 4.2 39.6 305 10 5 3.0 1.7
8000 4.0 39.2 270 4 2 0.8 0.4 | 5.0 41.0 310 6 3 2.6 1.4
7500 4.0 39.2 270 3 1 0.4 0.2 | 5.2 41.4 315 4 2 0.8 0.4
7000 4.1 39.4 260 1 1 0.6 0.3 | 5.4 41.7 330 2 1 1.4 0.8
6500 4.1 39.4 000 0 0 2.2 1.2 | 5.6 42.1 025 1 1 3.0 1.6
6000 4.5 40.1 095 2 1 3.0 1.7 | 6.0 42.8 070 2 1 3.3 1.8
5500 5.0 41.0 100 2 1 4.6 2.5 | 6.5 43.7 080 2 1 3.8 2.1
5000 5.7 42.3 125 2 1 5.2 2.8 | 7.0 44.6 045 1 1 3.9 2.1
4750 6.0 42.8 135 2 1 5.8 3.2 | 7.2 45.0 020 1 1 4.7 2.6
4500 6.5 43.7 145 2 1 8.1 4.4 | 7.6 45.7 345 1 0 7.1 3.9
4250 7.2 45.0 155 2 1 9.7 5.3 | 8.2 46.8 300 1 1 8.6 4.7
4000 7.9 46.2 160 2 1 9.8 5.4 | 8.9 48.0 290 1 1 8.8 4.8
3750 8.7 47.7 160 2 1 9.4 5.1 | 9.5 49.1 285 2 1 8.7 4.8
3500 9.4 48.9 170 1 1 10.3 5.7 | 10.0 50.0 280 2 1 4.4 2.4
3400 9.4 48.9 170 1 1 10.3 5.7 | 10.0 50.0 280 2 1 4.4 2.4
3300 10.2 50.4 170 1 1 13.1 7.2 | 10.1 50.2 280 2 1 -2.6 -1.4
3200 10.2 50.4 170 1 1 13.1 7.2 | 10.1 50.2 280 2 1 -2.6 -1.4
3100 10.2 50.4 170 1 1 13.1 7.2 | 10.1 50.2 280 2 1 -2.6 -1.4
3000 11.1 52.0 170 2 1 7.8 4.3 | 10.1 50.2 280 2 1 9.9 5.4
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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