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UXUS97 KBOI 231307
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
607 AM MST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 61.2 F/16.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 4579 FT MSL (1718 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 59.0 F/15.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 3681 FT MSL (820 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 02/24...... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:30:30 / 18:25:46 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 55 MIN 17 SEC (655 MIN 17 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:58:08 MST... 35.21 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 02/23/2026 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 8496 FT MSL (5635 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14764 FT MSL (11903 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11559 FT MSL (8699 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +9.7
K INDEX......................... +1.6
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 -85.4 280 105 54 7.3 4.0 52.9 127.2 24.2 M M
38000 -61.4 -78.5 270 92 47 7.8 4.3 49.8 121.6 22.8 M M
36000 -55.6 -68.1 265 91 47 8.7 4.7 48.4 119.0 22.6 M M
34000 -50.4 -58.7 270 93 48 7.2 4.0 47.5 117.4 22.5 M M
32000 -45.8 -50.4 275 97 50 7.5 4.1 45.8 114.4 21.9 M M
30000 -40.9 -41.6 270 96 49 8.8 4.8 44.6 112.2 21.6 M M
28000 -37.5 -35.5 265 86 44 2.4 1.3 41.2 106.2 19.6 M M
26000 -33.4 -28.1 260 77 40 11.3 6.2 38.9 101.9 18.3 M M
24000 -29.2 -20.6 255 73 38 8.1 4.4 36.7 98.1 17.1 M M
22000 -24.9 -12.8 250 66 34 1.9 1.0 34.8 94.6 15.9 M M
20000 -22.2 -8.0 245 59 31 4.4 2.4 30.9 87.6 13.1 M M
18000 -19.6 -3.3 245 51 26 8.2 4.5 26.2 79.1 9.4 M M
16000 -15.0 5.0 240 42 22 7.1 3.9 24.8 76.6 8.4 M M
14000 -10.9 12.4 235 37 19 3.2 1.7 22.7 72.9 6.8 M M
12000 -7.3 18.9 235 21 11 6.6 3.6 20.3 68.6 4.7 M M
10000 -2.8 27.0 250 33 17 6.4 3.5 18.9 65.9 3.3 M M
9000 -1.0 30.2 250 30 16 6.3 3.5 17.6 63.7 2.2 M M
8000 1.0 33.8 250 22 11 8.8 4.8 16.9 62.5 1.4 M M
7500 2.3 36.1 250 21 11 9.1 5.0 16.8 62.2 1.2 M M
7000 3.7 38.7 245 20 10 9.3 5.1 16.7 62.1 1.2 M M
6500 5.1 41.2 245 18 9 9.3 5.1 16.7 62.0 1.1 M M
6000 6.5 43.7 240 16 8 9.3 5.1 16.6 61.9 1.1 M M
5500 8.0 46.4 230 16 8 9.0 4.9 16.5 61.7 1.0 M M
5000 9.2 48.6 215 16 8 6.4 3.5 16.3 61.4 0.9 M M
4750 9.6 49.3 205 14 7 3.5 1.9 15.9 60.6 0.5 M M
4500 9.8 49.6 180 15 8 4.7 2.6 15.5 59.8 0.0 M M
4250 10.1 50.2 160 18 9 1.0 0.6 15.0 59.0 -0.4 M M
4000 9.9 49.8 150 23 12 -4.8 -2.7 14.1 57.3 -1.4 M M
3750 9.6 49.3 140 27 14 -3.0 -1.7 13.0 55.4 -2.5 M M
3500 9.5 49.1 135 24 12 1.5 0.8 12.2 54.0 -3.3 M M
3400 9.7 49.5 130 19 10 4.3 2.3 11.7 53.1 -3.8 M M
3300 9.7 49.5 130 19 10 4.3 2.3 11.7 53.1 -3.8 M M
3200 10.0 50.0 130 14 7 -0.4 -0.2 11.2 52.1 -4.3 M M
3100 10.0 50.0 130 14 7 -0.4 -0.2 11.2 52.1 -4.3 M M
3000 10.0 50.0 130 14 7 -0.4 -0.2 11.2 52.1 -4.3 M M
2900 9.0 48.2 120 9 5 -29.2 -16.0 9.6 49.2 -6.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/23/2026 AT 0800 MST | 02/23/2026 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.9
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +2.6 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -1.9
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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 -63.1 -81.6 275 108 56 -1.8 -1.0 | -63.8 -82.8 270 97 50 -2.4 -1.3
38000 -60.5 -76.9 275 109 56 8.5 4.7 | -61.1 -78.0 270 97 50 8.7 4.8
36000 -55.4 -67.7 270 107 55 8.5 4.7 | -55.9 -68.6 265 96 50 8.7 4.8
34000 -50.5 -58.9 270 105 54 7.1 3.9 | -50.8 -59.4 265 96 50 8.0 4.4
32000 -46.3 -51.3 270 100 52 7.0 3.8 | -46.0 -50.8 265 98 50 7.9 4.4
30000 -42.2 -44.0 270 95 49 6.7 3.7 | -41.3 -42.3 265 99 51 7.7 4.2
28000 -38.1 -36.6 265 90 46 6.7 3.7 | -36.7 -34.1 270 98 51 7.7 4.2
26000 -33.9 -29.0 260 85 44 7.6 4.2 | -32.1 -25.8 265 93 48 6.0 3.3
24000 -28.8 -19.8 255 80 41 6.1 3.4 | -28.6 -19.5 265 85 44 6.8 3.7
22000 -25.4 -13.7 255 72 37 5.7 3.1 | -24.4 -11.9 255 75 39 7.0 3.8
20000 -22.0 -7.6 255 63 32 5.8 3.2 | -20.8 -5.4 255 67 34 5.4 3.0
18000 -18.4 -1.1 250 54 28 6.3 3.5 | -17.6 0.3 255 59 30 5.7 3.1
16000 -14.4 6.1 245 47 24 6.8 3.7 | -14.4 6.1 255 51 26 5.6 3.1
14000 -10.5 13.1 235 40 20 6.0 3.3 | -10.4 13.3 250 44 22 7.6 4.2
12000 -7.4 18.7 235 31 16 5.5 3.0 | -6.4 20.5 240 35 18 4.6 2.5
10000 -3.6 25.5 235 24 13 6.5 3.6 | -3.6 25.5 235 28 15 6.1 3.3
9000 -1.8 28.8 240 22 12 7.3 4.0 | -1.2 29.8 230 23 12 7.2 3.9
8000 1.0 33.8 245 21 11 7.3 4.0 | 0.9 33.6 230 20 10 7.2 4.0
7500 2.4 36.3 250 19 10 9.5 5.2 | 2.2 36.0 230 19 10 8.6 4.7
7000 3.4 38.1 245 18 10 7.3 4.0 | 3.2 37.8 225 18 9 6.8 3.7
6500 4.5 40.1 245 17 9 7.3 4.0 | 4.1 39.4 225 17 9 6.1 3.3
6000 5.7 42.3 235 15 8 6.7 3.7 | 5.1 41.2 210 15 8 5.7 3.2
5500 6.4 43.5 220 14 7 3.5 1.9 | 5.8 42.4 200 15 8 3.7 2.0
5000 6.7 44.1 185 14 7 0.5 0.3 | 6.2 43.2 180 15 8 2.4 1.3
4750 6.7 44.1 170 16 8 0.2 0.1 | 6.3 43.3 170 15 8 2.0 1.1
4500 6.7 44.1 160 16 8 -0.7 -0.4 | 6.5 43.7 165 15 8 2.3 1.3
4250 6.6 43.9 155 15 8 -3.8 -2.1 | 6.7 44.1 165 13 7 3.8 2.1
4000 6.2 43.2 150 15 8 -6.8 -3.7 | 7.0 44.6 160 12 6 4.1 2.3
3750 5.7 42.3 145 15 8 -1.2 -0.7 | 7.3 45.1 160 12 6 5.3 2.9
3500 5.7 42.3 130 11 5 -6.9 -3.8 | 7.8 46.0 160 9 5 8.7 4.7
3400 5.7 42.3 130 11 5 -6.9 -3.8 | 7.8 46.0 160 9 5 8.7 4.7
3300 4.2 39.6 130 9 5 -30.8 -16.9 | 8.5 47.3 160 9 5 9.9 5.4
3200 4.2 39.6 130 9 5 -30.8 -16.9 | 8.5 47.3 160 9 5 9.9 5.4
3100 4.2 39.6 130 9 5 -30.8 -16.9 | 8.5 47.3 160 9 5 9.9 5.4
3000 2.8 37.0 125 8 4 15.9 8.7 | 9.2 48.6 155 9 5 9.0 4.9
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
02/23/2026 AT 1400 MST | 02/23/2026 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.0
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +9.1 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +11.7
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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 -63.1 -81.6 275 107 55 -0.5 -0.3 | -62.7 -80.9 270 99 51 0.6 0.4
38000 -60.1 -76.2 275 106 55 8.1 4.4 | -59.6 -75.3 270 100 52 7.7 4.2
36000 -55.2 -67.4 270 103 53 8.1 4.4 | -55.0 -67.0 275 101 52 7.7 4.2
34000 -50.4 -58.7 270 99 51 7.7 4.2 | -50.4 -58.7 275 99 51 7.9 4.4
32000 -45.8 -50.4 265 95 49 7.7 4.2 | -45.6 -50.1 270 95 49 7.9 4.4
30000 -41.1 -42.0 260 93 48 8.0 4.4 | -40.8 -41.4 265 91 47 8.2 4.5
28000 -36.3 -33.3 260 95 49 8.0 4.4 | -35.9 -32.6 260 89 46 8.2 4.5
26000 -31.8 -25.2 260 94 48 7.0 3.9 | -31.2 -24.2 260 86 44 7.6 4.2
24000 -27.1 -16.8 260 90 46 6.3 3.4 | -26.2 -15.2 260 83 43 6.4 3.5
22000 -23.5 -10.3 255 81 42 6.1 3.4 | -22.6 -8.7 265 80 41 6.1 3.4
20000 -19.8 -3.6 255 73 38 6.2 3.4 | -18.8 -1.8 260 77 40 6.7 3.7
18000 -16.4 2.5 250 66 34 5.0 2.7 | -15.3 4.5 255 74 38 4.1 2.3
16000 -13.5 7.7 250 57 29 3.3 1.8 | -13.2 8.2 250 67 35 2.3 1.3
14000 -11.6 11.1 250 47 24 5.4 3.0 | -11.7 10.9 245 56 29 3.9 2.1
12000 -7.0 19.4 250 39 20 8.5 4.7 | -7.6 18.3 245 43 22 8.7 4.8
10000 -2.5 27.5 245 31 16 6.0 3.3 | -2.4 27.7 245 33 17 7.1 3.9
9000 -0.8 30.6 240 28 14 5.2 2.8 | -0.7 30.7 245 28 14 5.6 3.1
8000 1.1 34.0 240 22 11 5.5 3.0 | 1.6 34.9 245 20 10 8.7 4.7
7500 2.2 36.0 235 19 10 7.6 4.2 | 2.4 36.3 245 18 9 4.3 2.4
7000 3.1 37.6 235 17 9 5.8 3.2 | 3.4 38.1 245 15 8 7.1 3.9
6500 3.9 39.0 230 13 7 6.3 3.4 | 4.5 40.1 245 12 6 7.3 4.0
6000 5.0 41.0 220 11 6 7.0 3.8 | 5.6 42.1 240 9 5 7.7 4.2
5500 6.0 42.8 205 9 4 7.0 3.8 | 6.8 44.2 230 5 3 7.7 4.2
5000 7.0 44.6 180 9 4 7.1 3.9 | 7.9 46.2 195 3 2 9.4 5.1
4750 7.5 45.5 170 9 4 7.3 4.0 | 8.7 47.7 185 3 2 10.0 5.5
4500 8.1 46.6 165 8 4 7.9 4.3 | 9.3 48.7 175 3 1 7.5 4.1
4250 8.7 47.7 165 8 4 9.4 5.2 | 9.9 49.8 165 3 1 8.5 4.7
4000 9.5 49.1 165 8 4 11.2 6.2 | 10.6 51.1 165 3 1 10.8 5.9
3750 10.3 50.5 165 8 4 7.8 4.3 | 11.4 52.5 165 3 1 8.7 4.8
3500 10.7 51.3 160 7 4 8.4 4.6 | 11.9 53.4 155 2 1 6.8 3.7
3400 10.7 51.3 160 7 4 8.4 4.6 | 11.9 53.4 155 2 1 6.8 3.7
3300 11.7 53.1 160 7 4 18.4 10.1 | 12.4 54.3 160 2 1 7.9 4.4
3200 11.7 53.1 160 7 4 18.4 10.1 | 12.4 54.3 160 2 1 7.9 4.4
3100 11.7 53.1 160 7 4 18.4 10.1 | 12.4 54.3 160 2 1 7.9 4.4
3000 12.7 54.9 160 7 4 -2.1 -1.1 | 13.0 55.4 165 2 1 5.0 2.7
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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