702
UXUS97 KBOI 221307
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
607 AM MST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 53.1 F/11.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 231 FT/MIN (1.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7729 FT MSL (4868 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 58.0 F/14.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1230 MST
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................. 6675 FT MSL (3814 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 02/23....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:32:05 / 18:24:28 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 52 MIN 23 SEC (652 MIN 23 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:58:16 MST... 34.84 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/22/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 6572 FT MSL (3711 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15738 FT MSL (12877 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12683 FT MSL (9822 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +7.5
K INDEX......................... +14.0
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 -58.9 -74.0 255 106 54 5.3 2.9 64.0 147.2 31.5 M M
38000 -60.0 -76.0 255 112 58 7.6 4.2 53.2 127.8 25.3 M M
36000 -55.8 -68.4 250 117 60 8.8 4.8 50.7 123.3 24.3 M M
34000 -51.6 -60.9 255 109 56 5.3 2.9 47.1 116.9 22.6 M M
32000 -48.8 -55.8 255 107 55 7.8 4.3 42.7 108.8 20.1 M M
30000 -44.3 -47.7 255 104 54 6.7 3.7 41.0 105.8 19.4 M M
28000 -41.9 -43.4 255 96 50 6.1 3.3 36.4 97.5 16.4 M M
26000 -37.2 -35.0 250 83 43 7.7 4.2 34.8 94.6 15.6 M M
24000 -33.2 -27.8 250 74 38 6.4 3.5 32.5 90.4 14.1 M M
22000 -30.6 -23.1 245 64 33 9.2 5.1 28.4 83.2 11.2 M M
20000 -25.1 -13.2 240 53 28 9.0 5.0 27.9 82.3 11.0 M M
18000 -21.2 -6.2 245 46 24 9.3 5.1 24.8 76.7 8.6 M M
16000 -16.6 2.1 235 35 18 7.0 3.8 23.5 74.3 7.5 M M
14000 -13.0 8.6 200 26 13 6.1 3.3 21.0 69.7 5.4 M M
12000 -8.7 16.3 220 23 12 6.9 3.8 19.3 66.8 4.1 M M
10000 -4.7 23.5 225 25 13 8.7 4.8 17.3 63.2 2.2 M M
9000 -2.4 27.7 225 24 12 1.7 0.9 16.7 62.1 1.7 M M
8000 -0.8 30.6 210 18 9 8.9 4.9 15.2 59.4 0.3 M M
7500 -0.3 31.5 210 19 10 -5.6 -3.1 14.1 57.4 -0.7 228 1.2
7000 -0.4 31.3 195 19 10 3.9 2.1 12.5 54.4 -2.2 216 1.1
6500 0.0 32.0 180 19 10 4.8 2.7 11.4 52.5 -3.3 188 1.0
6000 1.0 33.8 165 19 10 6.4 3.5 10.9 51.6 -3.7 144 0.7
5500 2.0 35.6 150 23 12 6.5 3.6 10.4 50.7 -4.3 100 0.5
5000 3.0 37.4 145 26 13 6.3 3.5 9.9 49.9 -4.7 55 0.3
4750 3.4 38.1 135 28 14 5.3 2.9 9.6 49.3 -5.1 35 0.2
4500 3.8 38.8 135 28 14 7.7 4.2 9.3 48.8 -5.4 15 0.1
4250 4.5 40.1 135 25 13 9.8 5.4 9.3 48.7 -5.4 M M
4000 5.2 41.4 130 22 11 9.5 5.2 9.3 48.7 -5.5 M M
3750 5.9 42.6 125 20 10 8.6 4.7 9.2 48.6 -5.5 M M
3500 6.6 43.9 125 17 9 12.6 6.9 9.2 48.6 -5.6 M M
3400 7.3 45.1 130 13 7 -2.3 -1.3 9.2 48.5 -5.6 M M
3300 7.3 45.1 130 13 7 -2.3 -1.3 9.2 48.5 -5.6 M M
3200 5.9 42.6 130 9 5 -29.9 -16.4 7.1 44.7 -7.8 M M
3100 5.9 42.6 130 9 5 -29.9 -16.4 7.1 44.7 -7.8 M M
3000 5.9 42.6 130 9 5 -29.9 -16.4 7.1 44.7 -7.8 M M
2900 6.2 43.2 140 6 3 79.9 43.9 6.7 44.0 -8.2 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/22/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/22/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.6
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +10.7 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +7.7
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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 -58.3 -72.9 255 104 54 -1.5 -0.8 | -59.3 -74.7 255 104 53 -2.2 -1.2
38000 -58.2 -72.8 255 114 59 3.5 1.9 | -59.1 -74.4 255 110 57 3.8 2.1
36000 -55.8 -68.4 255 112 58 3.5 1.9 | -56.8 -70.2 255 106 55 3.8 2.1
34000 -53.6 -64.5 255 110 57 6.3 3.5 | -54.2 -65.6 260 102 52 8.0 4.4
32000 -49.8 -57.6 255 104 54 6.2 3.4 | -49.7 -57.5 260 100 51 7.5 4.1
30000 -46.1 -51.0 255 98 51 6.3 3.5 | -45.3 -49.5 260 97 50 6.3 3.4
28000 -42.3 -44.1 255 91 47 6.3 3.5 | -41.4 -42.5 255 90 46 6.4 3.5
26000 -38.4 -37.1 255 81 42 6.9 3.8 | -37.5 -35.5 255 82 42 6.9 3.8
24000 -34.3 -29.7 250 69 35 6.9 3.8 | -32.9 -27.2 250 70 36 7.3 4.0
22000 -29.6 -21.3 245 58 30 7.0 3.9 | -28.3 -18.9 250 60 31 7.7 4.2
20000 -25.5 -13.9 240 50 26 6.8 3.7 | -23.9 -11.0 245 53 27 7.1 3.9
18000 -21.3 -6.3 235 44 22 7.9 4.3 | -19.8 -3.6 240 47 24 6.4 3.5
16000 -17.1 1.2 230 38 20 6.8 3.7 | -16.1 3.0 230 41 21 6.8 3.7
14000 -13.0 8.6 225 32 17 6.8 3.7 | -12.1 10.2 225 36 19 5.7 3.2
12000 -9.4 15.1 225 27 14 6.7 3.7 | -8.6 16.5 220 30 16 6.7 3.7
10000 -4.7 23.5 220 23 12 8.1 4.4 | -4.6 23.7 215 25 13 7.5 4.1
9000 -2.4 27.7 215 21 11 6.9 3.8 | -2.3 27.9 215 24 12 8.1 4.5
8000 0.0 32.0 210 19 10 5.4 2.9 | 0.5 32.9 205 23 12 6.8 3.8
7500 0.9 33.6 205 18 9 5.1 2.8 | 1.7 35.1 200 22 11 6.1 3.3
7000 1.4 34.5 195 18 9 3.0 1.6 | 2.2 36.0 195 22 11 3.2 1.7
6500 1.8 35.2 185 19 10 2.0 1.1 | 2.6 36.7 185 22 12 1.9 1.0
6000 2.0 35.6 170 20 10 1.3 0.7 | 2.8 37.0 170 23 12 1.5 0.8
5500 2.2 36.0 155 23 12 2.4 1.3 | 3.1 37.6 155 26 13 3.2 1.8
5000 2.8 37.0 145 24 12 5.4 3.0 | 3.6 38.5 150 25 13 3.5 1.9
4750 3.2 37.8 140 24 12 5.6 3.1 | 3.9 39.0 145 24 12 2.4 1.3
4500 3.5 38.3 135 23 12 1.6 0.9 | 4.0 39.2 145 22 11 2.4 1.3
4250 3.4 38.1 130 20 10 -3.1 -1.7 | 4.3 39.7 145 19 10 6.5 3.6
4000 3.1 37.6 130 18 9 -4.7 -2.6 | 4.9 40.8 145 18 9 9.3 5.1
3750 2.8 37.0 130 16 8 -2.4 -1.3 | 5.5 41.9 145 17 9 6.1 3.4
3500 2.6 36.7 125 12 6 -4.7 -2.6 | 5.9 42.6 145 14 7 7.5 4.1
3400 2.6 36.7 125 12 6 -4.7 -2.6 | 5.9 42.6 145 14 7 7.5 4.1
3300 1.8 35.2 125 10 5 -14.5 -8.0 | 6.8 44.2 145 14 7 17.0 9.3
3200 1.8 35.2 125 10 5 -14.5 -8.0 | 6.8 44.2 145 14 7 17.0 9.3
3100 1.8 35.2 125 10 5 -14.5 -8.0 | 6.8 44.2 145 14 7 17.0 9.3
3000 1.1 34.0 125 7 4 4.6 2.5 | 7.7 45.9 145 13 7 -1.9 -1.1
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
02/22/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/22/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.2
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +2.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +1.7
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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 -61.1 -78.0 255 103 53 -3.0 -1.7 | -62.1 -79.8 260 97 50 -2.1 -1.2
38000 -60.5 -76.9 255 108 55 5.4 3.0 | -60.6 -77.1 260 100 51 6.6 3.6
36000 -57.3 -71.1 255 104 53 5.4 3.0 | -56.6 -69.9 255 98 51 6.6 3.6
34000 -53.8 -64.8 255 100 51 7.8 4.3 | -52.6 -62.7 255 96 49 6.8 3.7
32000 -49.2 -56.6 260 96 49 7.7 4.2 | -48.5 -55.3 255 89 46 6.8 3.7
30000 -44.6 -48.3 260 92 47 7.2 3.9 | -44.3 -47.7 255 82 42 8.0 4.4
28000 -40.3 -40.5 260 87 45 7.2 4.0 | -39.5 -39.1 260 79 40 8.0 4.4
26000 -36.2 -33.2 255 80 41 6.4 3.5 | -35.0 -31.0 255 74 38 6.8 3.7
24000 -31.8 -25.2 250 70 36 7.2 3.9 | -30.5 -22.9 255 66 34 6.8 3.8
22000 -27.3 -17.1 245 62 32 7.6 4.2 | -26.4 -15.5 245 60 31 6.9 3.8
20000 -22.8 -9.0 245 55 28 7.4 4.1 | -22.1 -7.8 245 54 28 7.3 4.0
18000 -18.5 -1.3 240 48 25 6.8 3.7 | -17.8 -0.0 245 49 25 7.2 3.9
16000 -14.7 5.5 235 43 22 5.9 3.3 | -13.8 7.2 240 44 23 5.8 3.2
14000 -11.3 11.7 230 38 20 5.9 3.2 | -10.6 12.9 240 40 20 5.2 2.9
12000 -7.8 18.0 225 33 17 6.3 3.5 | -7.6 18.3 230 35 18 5.7 3.1
10000 -3.9 25.0 220 30 15 6.8 3.8 | -3.6 25.5 220 30 15 7.8 4.3
9000 -1.8 28.8 215 27 14 7.8 4.3 | -1.2 29.8 215 28 14 8.5 4.7
8000 1.0 33.8 205 23 12 7.2 3.9 | 1.9 35.4 205 24 12 8.4 4.6
7500 2.4 36.3 200 22 11 8.3 4.5 | 3.4 38.1 195 22 11 8.7 4.8
7000 3.1 37.6 195 21 11 5.1 2.8 | 4.3 39.7 190 22 11 6.0 3.3
6500 3.9 39.0 185 20 11 4.3 2.4 | 5.1 41.2 180 21 11 5.3 2.9
6000 4.4 39.9 165 20 10 3.8 2.1 | 5.8 42.4 165 20 11 5.5 3.0
5500 5.0 41.0 155 20 10 4.9 2.7 | 6.7 44.1 155 21 11 5.8 3.2
5000 6.0 42.8 150 19 10 9.6 5.3 | 7.8 46.0 145 20 10 9.5 5.2
4750 6.8 44.2 150 19 10 9.3 5.1 | 8.5 47.3 145 20 10 9.6 5.3
4500 7.4 45.3 145 19 10 8.4 4.6 | 9.1 48.4 140 19 10 7.9 4.3
4250 8.1 46.6 145 17 9 10.0 5.5 | 9.7 49.5 140 17 9 9.1 5.0
4000 8.9 48.0 145 17 9 12.0 6.6 | 10.5 50.9 140 17 9 11.3 6.2
3750 9.7 49.5 145 17 9 8.4 4.6 | 11.3 52.3 140 16 8 7.3 4.0
3500 10.3 50.5 145 14 7 9.4 5.1 | 11.6 52.9 135 12 6 4.9 2.7
3400 10.3 50.5 145 14 7 9.4 5.1 | 11.6 52.9 135 12 6 4.9 2.7
3300 11.3 52.3 145 13 7 20.4 11.2 | 12.2 54.0 135 12 6 11.4 6.2
3200 11.3 52.3 145 13 7 20.4 11.2 | 12.2 54.0 135 12 6 11.4 6.2
3100 11.3 52.3 145 13 7 20.4 11.2 | 12.2 54.0 135 12 6 11.4 6.2
3000 12.4 54.3 145 13 7 -2.0 -1.1 | 12.8 55.0 135 11 6 -3.2 -1.7
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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