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UXUS97 KBOI 081306
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
706 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 72.9 F/22.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 608 FT/MIN (3.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 10903 FT MSL (8042 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 78.0 F/26.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1400 MDT
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................. 5795 FT MSL (2934 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 10/09..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:51:18 / 19:13:10 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 11 HR 21 MIN 52 SEC (681 MIN 52 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:14 MDT... 39.71 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/08/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13487 FT MSL (10626 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17799 FT MSL (14938 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14404 FT MSL (11543 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.4
K INDEX......................... -21.1
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 -53.8 -64.8 240 41 21 -4.0 -2.2 66.6 151.8 26.5 M M
38000 -53.6 -64.5 250 34 17 6.3 3.5 57.9 136.3 21.5 M M
36000 -49.7 -57.5 230 35 18 6.5 3.6 55.0 131.0 20.1 M M
34000 -47.2 -53.0 250 24 12 6.4 3.5 50.2 122.3 17.2 M M
32000 -43.2 -45.8 240 19 10 7.8 4.3 47.5 117.4 15.7 M M
30000 -38.5 -37.3 225 17 9 8.3 4.5 45.9 114.7 15.0 M M
28000 -33.5 -28.3 210 20 10 7.7 4.2 43.8 110.9 13.8 M M
26000 -29.0 -20.2 210 21 11 7.4 4.1 42.1 107.8 12.8 M M
24000 -24.3 -11.7 215 22 11 8.2 4.5 40.7 105.3 12.0 M M
22000 -19.3 -2.7 205 19 10 8.4 4.6 39.7 103.4 11.4 M M
20000 -16.0 3.2 225 21 11 7.5 4.1 36.7 98.1 9.2 M M
18000 -11.2 11.8 220 24 12 8.4 4.6 35.5 96.0 8.4 M M
16000 -6.1 21.0 235 20 10 8.4 4.6 34.6 94.3 7.8 M M
14000 -0.9 30.4 220 20 10 6.9 3.8 33.1 91.7 6.6 M M
12000 1.2 34.2 225 20 10 5.0 2.8 28.9 83.9 2.9 M M
10000 2.9 37.2 215 8 4 7.0 3.8 24.6 76.2 -1.2 534 2.7
9000 4.9 40.8 200 10 5 7.2 3.9 23.7 74.7 -2.1 444 2.3
8000 7.4 45.3 180 14 7 9.5 5.2 23.3 74.0 -2.6 340 1.7
7500 8.8 47.8 175 14 7 9.6 5.2 23.3 73.9 -2.6 283 1.4
7000 10.2 50.4 170 14 7 9.6 5.3 23.3 73.9 -2.7 226 1.1
6500 11.6 52.9 170 15 8 9.5 5.2 23.2 73.8 -2.8 169 0.9
6000 13.0 55.4 170 16 8 9.0 5.0 23.2 73.8 -2.8 112 0.6
5500 14.1 57.4 150 20 10 5.6 3.1 22.8 73.0 -3.3 66 0.3
5000 15.0 59.0 135 25 13 2.0 1.1 22.2 72.0 -3.8 24 0.1
4750 14.7 58.5 145 25 13 -5.3 -2.9 21.3 70.3 -4.8 24 0.1
4500 14.5 58.1 135 26 13 0.2 0.1 20.3 68.5 -5.8 24 0.1
4250 14.7 58.5 130 25 13 4.2 2.3 19.8 67.6 -6.3 9 0.0
4000 15.0 59.0 125 23 12 3.7 2.0 19.3 66.7 -6.8 M M
3750 15.2 59.4 125 21 11 1.8 1.0 18.8 65.9 -7.3 M M
3500 15.5 59.9 120 20 10 9.7 5.3 18.3 65.0 -7.8 M M
3400 15.7 60.3 120 18 9 -19.8 -10.9 17.9 64.2 -8.3 M M
3300 15.7 60.3 120 18 9 -19.8 -10.9 17.9 64.2 -8.3 M M
3200 11.7 53.1 130 15 8 -74.3 -40.8 13.3 55.9 -13.0 62 0.3
3100 11.7 53.1 130 15 8 -74.3 -40.8 13.3 55.9 -13.0 62 0.3
3000 11.7 53.1 130 15 8 -74.3 -40.8 13.3 55.9 -13.0 62 0.3
2900 11.2 52.2 140 13 7 143.5 78.7 12.0 53.7 -14.4 71 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/08/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 10/08/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.9 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -3.7 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +6.5
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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 -52.6 -62.7 235 45 23 2.6 1.4 | -49.8 -57.6 230 57 30 4.4 2.4
38000 -50.8 -59.4 235 40 21 2.9 1.6 | -48.8 -55.8 225 51 26 1.2 0.7
36000 -49.1 -56.4 225 35 18 2.9 1.6 | -48.0 -54.4 215 44 23 1.2 0.7
34000 -46.3 -51.3 225 30 16 6.8 3.7 | -46.2 -51.2 210 39 20 5.7 3.1
32000 -42.3 -44.1 220 26 14 6.8 3.7 | -42.7 -44.9 210 37 19 5.7 3.1
30000 -38.2 -36.8 220 24 12 6.9 3.8 | -39.0 -38.2 210 35 18 6.8 3.7
28000 -34.0 -29.2 215 23 12 6.9 3.8 | -35.0 -31.0 210 33 17 6.8 3.7
26000 -29.9 -21.8 215 24 12 6.9 3.8 | -30.6 -23.1 210 32 17 7.8 4.3
24000 -25.2 -13.4 220 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -25.3 -13.5 210 32 16 8.3 4.5
22000 -20.5 -4.9 220 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -20.4 -4.7 210 30 15 8.2 4.5
20000 -15.7 3.7 220 23 12 8.2 4.5 | -15.6 3.9 210 28 15 7.7 4.3
18000 -10.9 12.4 215 22 11 8.0 4.4 | -11.1 12.0 205 28 14 7.4 4.0
16000 -6.3 20.7 210 21 11 7.3 4.0 | -7.1 19.2 210 27 14 5.9 3.2
14000 -2.4 27.7 210 20 10 5.2 2.8 | -3.8 25.2 210 25 13 4.4 2.4
12000 0.1 32.2 215 16 8 3.9 2.2 | -1.4 29.5 220 20 10 5.3 2.9
10000 2.9 37.2 205 13 7 6.3 3.5 | 2.5 36.5 215 15 8 7.8 4.3
9000 4.9 40.8 200 13 7 7.3 4.0 | 5.5 41.9 210 13 7 8.2 4.5
8000 7.8 46.0 200 12 6 10.0 5.5 | 8.0 46.4 200 12 6 9.9 5.4
7500 8.8 47.8 200 12 6 5.1 2.8 | 9.1 48.4 200 12 6 5.6 3.1
7000 9.8 49.6 195 12 6 6.8 3.7 | 10.0 50.0 190 12 6 6.4 3.5
6500 10.8 51.4 190 13 7 5.0 2.7 | 10.9 51.6 180 13 7 4.8 2.6
6000 11.4 52.5 175 15 8 4.7 2.6 | 11.6 52.9 165 14 7 4.5 2.5
5500 11.9 53.4 165 17 9 2.0 1.1 | 12.1 53.8 155 17 9 3.1 1.7
5000 12.2 54.0 155 19 10 3.4 1.9 | 12.7 54.9 150 17 9 3.9 2.2
4750 12.6 54.7 150 22 11 5.0 2.7 | 13.1 55.6 145 18 9 5.7 3.1
4500 12.9 55.2 145 22 11 5.0 2.8 | 13.6 56.5 145 18 9 8.4 4.6
4250 13.2 55.8 145 20 10 2.8 1.5 | 14.3 57.7 145 16 8 9.1 5.0
4000 13.2 55.8 140 18 9 -4.3 -2.4 | 14.9 58.8 145 16 8 9.2 5.1
3750 12.6 54.7 135 18 9 -9.4 -5.2 | 15.6 60.1 145 16 8 8.8 4.9
3500 11.8 53.2 130 14 7 -12.0 -6.6 | 16.2 61.2 145 14 7 9.0 4.9
3400 11.8 53.2 130 14 7 -12.0 -6.6 | 16.2 61.2 145 14 7 9.0 4.9
3300 10.7 51.3 120 10 5 -19.8 -10.9 | 17.0 62.6 145 13 7 13.2 7.3
3200 10.7 51.3 120 10 5 -19.8 -10.9 | 17.0 62.6 145 13 7 13.2 7.3
3100 10.7 51.3 120 10 5 -19.8 -10.9 | 17.0 62.6 145 13 7 13.2 7.3
3000 8.7 47.7 110 7 4 -33.4 -18.3 | 18.3 64.9 150 12 6 22.5 12.3
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
10/08/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 10/08/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.8
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +16.7 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +22.4
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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 -49.8 -57.6 225 61 31 3.7 2.0 | -51.4 -60.5 230 68 35 1.8 1.0
38000 -48.9 -56.0 220 58 30 1.0 0.6 | -50.4 -58.7 230 66 34 1.6 0.9
36000 -48.3 -54.9 220 55 28 1.0 0.6 | -49.5 -57.1 230 62 32 1.6 0.9
34000 -46.5 -51.7 220 53 27 5.9 3.3 | -47.2 -53.0 230 60 31 7.0 3.9
32000 -43.0 -45.4 220 50 26 5.9 3.2 | -43.0 -45.4 230 61 31 7.0 3.8
30000 -39.2 -38.6 220 48 25 7.0 3.8 | -38.9 -38.0 230 60 31 6.9 3.8
28000 -35.0 -31.0 220 45 23 6.9 3.8 | -34.7 -30.5 225 56 29 6.9 3.8
26000 -30.2 -22.4 215 42 22 7.3 4.0 | -30.5 -22.9 225 52 27 7.2 4.0
24000 -25.8 -14.4 210 39 20 7.8 4.3 | -25.6 -14.1 225 47 24 6.8 3.7
22000 -21.2 -6.2 215 38 19 7.8 4.3 | -21.5 -6.7 220 44 22 6.9 3.8
20000 -16.5 2.3 220 37 19 7.7 4.2 | -17.4 0.7 220 41 21 6.9 3.8
18000 -12.2 10.0 220 37 19 6.5 3.5 | -13.2 8.2 220 39 20 7.4 4.0
16000 -8.5 16.7 220 34 18 6.1 3.3 | -9.1 15.6 220 36 19 6.3 3.4
14000 -5.0 23.0 225 32 16 5.7 3.1 | -5.3 22.5 215 32 16 7.1 3.9
12000 -1.7 28.9 225 26 13 7.1 3.9 | -1.1 30.0 210 27 14 8.3 4.6
10000 3.1 37.6 215 20 10 8.5 4.6 | 4.1 39.4 205 23 12 9.2 5.0
9000 6.3 43.3 205 16 8 8.6 4.7 | 7.6 45.7 200 21 11 8.9 4.9
8000 9.0 48.2 195 14 7 10.7 5.9 | 10.4 50.7 190 19 10 9.9 5.5
7500 10.2 50.4 185 13 7 5.7 3.1 | 11.6 52.9 185 18 9 7.2 3.9
7000 11.2 52.2 175 13 7 6.8 3.7 | 12.9 55.2 175 18 9 8.9 4.9
6500 12.5 54.5 165 14 7 9.1 5.0 | 14.1 57.4 165 17 9 7.8 4.3
6000 13.7 56.7 155 15 8 8.0 4.4 | 15.3 59.5 155 17 9 8.2 4.5
5500 14.7 58.5 150 16 8 6.9 3.8 | 16.5 61.7 145 17 9 8.4 4.6
5000 16.0 60.8 150 16 8 8.1 4.4 | 17.8 64.0 140 16 8 8.6 4.7
4750 16.6 61.9 150 16 8 9.0 5.0 | 18.5 65.3 135 17 9 8.6 4.7
4500 17.3 63.1 150 16 8 10.3 5.7 | 19.1 66.4 135 16 8 8.9 4.9
4250 18.1 64.6 150 15 8 10.5 5.7 | 19.8 67.6 135 15 8 8.7 4.8
4000 18.9 66.0 150 14 7 10.1 5.6 | 20.5 68.9 135 14 7 9.3 5.1
3750 19.6 67.3 150 15 7 9.8 5.4 | 21.1 70.0 135 14 7 7.6 4.2
3500 20.3 68.5 150 14 7 8.8 4.8 | 21.6 70.9 130 13 7 5.0 2.8
3400 20.3 68.5 150 14 7 8.8 4.8 | 21.6 70.9 130 13 7 5.0 2.8
3300 21.0 69.8 150 12 6 11.3 6.2 | 22.0 71.6 130 11 6 6.2 3.4
3200 21.0 69.8 150 12 6 11.3 6.2 | 22.0 71.6 130 11 6 6.2 3.4
3100 21.0 69.8 150 12 6 11.3 6.2 | 22.0 71.6 130 11 6 6.2 3.4
3000 22.5 72.5 150 12 6 34.7 19.0 | 22.4 72.3 130 10 5 2.5 1.4
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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