970
UXUS97 KBOI 121305
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
705 AM MDT MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 50.9 F/10.5 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 444 FT/MIN (2.3 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9486 FT MSL (6519 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 55.0 F/13.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1300 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1900 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 6305 FT MSL (3338 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 10/13...... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:55:48 / 19:06:41 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 10 MIN 53 SEC (670 MIN 53 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:31:14 MDT... 38.33 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/12/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 6476 FT MSL (3509 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8900 FT MSL (5933 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 8966 FT MSL (5999 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +7.4
K INDEX......................... +7.1
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 -40.9 -41.6 225 41 21 6.0 3.3 M M M M M
38000 -37.7 -35.9 220 44 23 4.2 2.3 M M M M M
36000 -35.2 -31.4 215 48 25 4.2 2.3 M M M M M
34000 -33.0 -27.4 215 51 26 0.8 0.4 M M M M M
32000 -32.5 -26.5 215 50 26 0.9 0.5 M M M M M
30000 -32.0 -25.6 210 49 25 -1.0 -0.6 56.5 133.7 32.0 M M
28000 -33.1 -27.6 210 54 28 -1.8 -1.0 46.9 116.4 25.6 M M
26000 -33.4 -28.1 205 59 30 3.4 1.9 38.9 102.1 20.1 M M
24000 -31.3 -24.3 190 62 32 3.6 2.0 34.1 93.4 16.8 M M
22000 -27.0 -16.6 185 62 32 7.6 4.2 31.3 88.4 14.9 M M
20000 -22.8 -9.0 190 60 31 5.9 3.2 29.3 84.8 13.6 M M
18000 -19.3 -2.7 200 56 29 3.8 2.1 26.5 79.7 11.6 M M
16000 -17.2 1.0 215 39 20 3.2 1.8 22.1 71.8 8.1 M M
14000 -15.0 5.0 225 25 13 4.8 2.7 18.1 64.5 4.6 M M
12000 -11.5 11.3 230 15 8 6.2 3.4 15.5 59.9 2.3 M M
10000 -7.5 18.5 245 8 4 7.3 4.0 13.7 56.6 0.5 M M
9000 -5.4 22.3 265 7 3 6.9 3.8 12.8 55.1 -0.3 409 2.1
8000 -2.7 27.1 295 7 4 8.1 4.4 11.9 53.5 -1.3 290 1.5
7500 -1.5 29.3 305 8 4 6.0 3.3 11.6 52.9 -1.6 242 1.2
7000 -0.8 30.6 310 9 5 6.1 3.3 10.9 51.7 -2.3 204 1.0
6500 0.1 32.2 315 10 5 6.6 3.6 10.4 50.7 -2.9 163 0.8
6000 1.0 33.8 320 10 5 6.0 3.3 9.8 49.7 -3.5 122 0.6
5500 1.7 35.1 325 10 5 4.0 2.2 9.1 48.4 -4.2 85 0.4
5000 2.3 36.1 325 10 5 4.1 2.2 8.2 46.8 -5.1 53 0.3
4750 2.6 36.7 325 10 5 3.6 2.0 7.8 46.1 -5.6 37 0.2
4500 2.8 37.0 320 10 5 2.5 1.4 7.3 45.1 -6.1 23 0.1
4250 3.0 37.4 320 9 5 3.3 1.8 6.8 44.2 -6.7 10 0.0
4000 3.2 37.8 315 8 4 0.1 0.0 6.2 43.2 -7.2 M M
3750 3.1 37.6 305 8 4 -0.6 -0.3 5.4 41.6 -8.1 M M
3500 3.3 37.9 305 8 4 6.5 3.6 4.9 40.7 -8.6 M M
3400 3.3 37.9 305 8 4 6.5 3.6 4.9 40.7 -8.6 M M
3300 3.7 38.7 300 6 3 0.1 0.1 4.5 40.2 -9.0 M M
3200 3.7 38.7 300 6 3 0.1 0.1 4.5 40.2 -9.0 M M
3100 3.7 38.7 300 6 3 0.1 0.1 4.5 40.2 -9.0 M M
3000 2.3 36.1 295 4 2 -47.5 -26.0 3.0 37.4 -10.4 M M
2900 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/12/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 10/12/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.4 | CAPE... +6.3 LI... +5.7
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +10.1 | CINH... -14.4 K INDEX... +14.0
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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 -41.2 -42.2 230 31 16 5.7 3.1 | -41.4 -42.5 210 29 15 5.6 3.1
38000 -37.8 -36.0 225 34 18 4.7 2.6 | -37.8 -36.0 215 31 16 5.3 2.9
36000 -34.9 -30.8 220 38 20 4.7 2.6 | -34.6 -30.3 215 33 17 5.3 2.9
34000 -32.5 -26.5 215 42 22 1.0 0.5 | -31.8 -25.2 215 35 18 0.8 0.4
32000 -31.8 -25.2 210 43 22 1.2 0.7 | -31.2 -24.2 205 38 20 1.0 0.6
30000 -31.1 -24.0 205 44 23 -0.6 -0.3 | -30.7 -23.3 200 42 22 -0.6 -0.3
28000 -32.0 -25.6 200 50 26 -1.6 -0.9 | -31.5 -24.7 195 47 24 -1.5 -0.8
26000 -32.5 -26.5 195 56 29 2.5 1.3 | -32.1 -25.8 190 51 26 1.3 0.7
24000 -30.8 -23.4 190 61 31 2.4 1.3 | -31.3 -24.3 185 56 29 1.2 0.7
22000 -27.9 -18.2 190 61 32 5.7 3.1 | -28.9 -20.0 185 56 29 4.8 2.6
20000 -24.5 -12.1 195 59 30 5.4 3.0 | -25.7 -14.3 185 55 28 6.3 3.5
18000 -21.3 -6.3 200 53 27 5.2 2.8 | -21.9 -7.4 195 53 27 6.0 3.3
16000 -18.5 -1.3 205 36 18 3.9 2.2 | -18.8 -1.8 205 45 23 4.6 2.5
14000 -16.6 2.1 210 21 11 4.4 2.4 | -16.4 2.5 205 25 13 3.0 1.6
12000 -12.8 9.0 220 14 7 6.7 3.7 | -13.1 8.4 200 13 7 7.2 3.9
10000 -8.4 16.9 240 6 3 7.8 4.3 | -8.4 16.9 205 5 3 7.7 4.2
9000 -6.2 20.8 280 5 2 7.4 4.1 | -6.1 21.0 225 1 0 7.7 4.2
8000 -3.4 25.9 320 7 4 8.0 4.4 | -3.3 26.1 360 5 2 9.2 5.0
7500 -2.3 27.9 330 9 5 6.5 3.6 | -2.0 28.4 360 6 3 5.4 3.0
7000 -1.4 29.5 330 10 5 7.1 3.9 | -1.2 29.8 350 8 4 7.7 4.3
6500 -0.4 31.3 330 11 5 6.5 3.6 | -0.2 31.6 345 9 4 6.4 3.5
6000 0.5 32.9 330 10 5 6.4 3.5 | 0.7 33.3 340 9 5 6.7 3.7
5500 1.4 34.5 325 11 6 5.0 2.8 | 1.5 34.7 330 10 5 5.0 2.8
5000 2.0 35.6 325 11 6 4.5 2.4 | 2.3 36.1 320 8 4 5.0 2.8
4750 2.3 36.1 325 11 6 2.5 1.3 | 2.6 36.7 310 8 4 3.0 1.6
4500 2.3 36.1 325 11 5 0.2 0.1 | 2.9 37.2 305 8 4 6.4 3.5
4250 2.3 36.1 325 9 5 0.3 0.2 | 3.6 38.5 305 7 4 9.8 5.4
4000 2.3 36.1 320 8 4 -2.5 -1.3 | 4.2 39.6 300 7 4 7.9 4.3
3750 2.1 35.8 315 8 4 -1.4 -0.8 | 4.8 40.6 295 7 4 8.8 4.8
3500 2.2 36.0 310 7 3 4.1 2.2 | 5.6 42.1 295 7 3 11.2 6.1
3400 2.2 36.0 310 7 3 4.1 2.2 | 5.6 42.1 295 7 3 11.2 6.1
3300 2.5 36.5 305 5 3 0.7 0.4 | 6.4 43.5 295 6 3 12.6 6.9
3200 2.5 36.5 305 5 3 0.7 0.4 | 6.4 43.5 295 6 3 12.6 6.9
3100 2.5 36.5 305 5 3 0.7 0.4 | 6.4 43.5 295 6 3 12.6 6.9
3000 2.2 36.0 305 3 2 -7.8 -4.3 | 7.6 45.7 290 6 3 22.7 12.5
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
10/12/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 10/12/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +6.0 LI... +5.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.7
CINH... -26.6 K INDEX... +16.5 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +16.6
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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 -42.1 -43.8 205 25 13 5.2 2.8 | -42.2 -44.0 210 19 10 4.8 2.6
38000 -38.5 -37.3 205 25 13 5.4 3.0 | -39.5 -39.1 210 18 10 4.2 2.3
36000 -35.2 -31.4 205 25 13 5.4 3.0 | -36.7 -34.1 205 17 9 4.2 2.3
34000 -32.5 -26.5 210 25 13 0.7 0.4 | -34.3 -29.7 205 16 8 2.1 1.2
32000 -31.9 -25.4 205 31 16 1.0 0.5 | -33.0 -27.4 200 19 10 2.3 1.2
30000 -31.3 -24.3 200 38 19 -0.3 -0.1 | -31.7 -25.1 200 22 11 -0.2 -0.1
28000 -31.9 -25.4 195 41 21 -0.9 -0.5 | -32.5 -26.5 195 25 13 -1.3 -0.7
26000 -32.4 -26.3 190 45 23 -0.3 -0.2 | -33.1 -27.6 195 29 15 -0.4 -0.2
24000 -32.5 -26.5 190 51 26 -0.3 -0.1 | -33.4 -28.1 195 38 20 -0.3 -0.2
22000 -29.8 -21.6 190 53 27 6.2 3.4 | -30.6 -23.1 185 43 22 6.1 3.3
20000 -25.9 -14.6 190 51 26 7.4 4.0 | -26.5 -15.7 180 41 21 8.1 4.4
18000 -21.7 -7.1 200 46 24 3.7 2.0 | -21.9 -7.4 175 34 18 4.8 2.7
16000 -19.8 -3.6 210 33 17 2.8 1.6 | -19.3 -2.7 185 21 11 4.1 2.2
14000 -17.0 1.4 185 16 8 7.3 4.0 | -15.8 3.6 155 14 7 7.3 4.0
12000 -12.2 10.0 150 13 7 8.1 4.4 | -11.2 11.8 140 13 7 7.5 4.1
10000 -7.5 18.5 155 6 3 7.8 4.3 | -7.0 19.4 110 5 2 6.3 3.5
9000 -5.4 22.3 140 3 1 7.0 3.8 | -4.9 23.2 025 3 1 7.1 3.9
8000 -2.6 27.3 010 3 2 8.7 4.8 | -2.2 28.0 350 6 3 9.9 5.4
7500 -1.4 29.5 360 5 3 6.8 3.7 | -1.0 30.2 345 8 4 5.6 3.1
7000 -0.5 31.1 340 7 3 5.7 3.1 | -0.0 32.0 340 11 5 7.9 4.4
6500 0.5 32.9 325 9 4 7.9 4.3 | 1.1 34.0 330 13 7 8.2 4.5
6000 1.5 34.7 315 9 5 7.1 3.9 | 2.3 36.1 325 14 7 8.1 4.4
5500 2.5 36.5 310 11 6 8.4 4.6 | 3.4 38.1 325 14 7 8.2 4.5
5000 4.0 39.2 305 11 5 9.3 5.1 | 4.8 40.6 320 13 7 9.1 5.0
4750 4.6 40.3 305 11 6 8.9 4.9 | 5.5 41.9 315 13 7 9.0 4.9
4500 5.3 41.5 300 11 6 9.8 5.4 | 6.1 43.0 315 13 7 9.4 5.1
4250 6.1 43.0 300 10 5 10.6 5.8 | 6.8 44.2 315 12 6 9.7 5.3
4000 6.8 44.2 300 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 7.5 45.5 310 11 6 8.5 4.7
3750 7.4 45.3 295 10 5 8.4 4.6 | 8.1 46.6 310 11 6 7.9 4.3
3500 8.1 46.6 295 9 5 9.8 5.4 | 8.7 47.7 310 10 5 8.5 4.6
3400 8.1 46.6 295 9 5 9.8 5.4 | 8.7 47.7 310 10 5 8.5 4.6
3300 8.8 47.8 295 8 4 9.1 5.0 | 9.3 48.7 310 8 4 6.0 3.3
3200 8.8 47.8 295 8 4 9.1 5.0 | 9.3 48.7 310 8 4 6.0 3.3
3100 8.8 47.8 295 8 4 9.1 5.0 | 9.3 48.7 310 8 4 6.0 3.3
3000 9.5 49.1 290 9 4 10.4 5.7 | 9.4 48.9 305 8 4 -5.1 -2.8
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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