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UXUS97 KBOI 141305
SRGBOI
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE, IDAHO
705 AM MDT THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 66.8 F/19.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 0 FT MSL (0 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 72.0 F/22.7 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1345 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................. NONE
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 05/15....... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:20:37 / 21:01:47 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 41 MIN 9 SEC (881 MIN 9 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:41:12 MDT... 63.74 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 05/14/2026 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15836 FT MSL (15836 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10462 FT MSL (10462 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +5.7
K INDEX......................... +6.5
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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* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/14/2026 AT 0900 MDT | 05/14/2026 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +9.5
CINH... -1.4 K INDEX... -12.7 | CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... -10.0
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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 -54.4 -65.9 290 62 32 -0.0 -0.0 | -55.9 -68.6 285 58 30 -1.1 -0.6
38000 -53.3 -63.9 290 69 35 2.7 1.5 | -54.4 -65.9 285 64 33 4.3 2.4
36000 -51.5 -60.7 290 75 39 2.7 1.5 | -51.5 -60.7 285 69 35 4.3 2.4
34000 -48.6 -55.5 290 77 40 7.8 4.3 | -48.0 -54.4 285 70 36 7.9 4.3
32000 -44.0 -47.2 290 73 38 7.8 4.3 | -43.2 -45.8 280 68 35 7.9 4.3
30000 -39.3 -38.7 285 70 36 8.1 4.5 | -38.5 -37.3 275 66 34 8.0 4.4
28000 -34.4 -29.9 285 68 35 8.1 4.5 | -33.7 -28.7 275 62 32 8.0 4.4
26000 -29.7 -21.5 280 66 34 7.7 4.2 | -29.3 -20.7 275 59 30 7.1 3.9
24000 -25.1 -13.2 280 64 33 6.8 3.7 | -25.0 -13.0 275 57 29 6.5 3.6
22000 -21.1 -6.0 285 60 31 6.0 3.3 | -21.0 -5.8 275 53 27 6.1 3.4
20000 -17.7 0.1 285 52 27 5.6 3.0 | -17.3 0.9 275 48 25 6.0 3.3
18000 -14.4 6.1 285 44 23 5.5 3.0 | -13.8 7.2 275 43 22 5.8 3.2
16000 -10.9 12.4 280 37 19 6.6 3.6 | -10.3 13.5 270 37 19 6.3 3.4
14000 -6.6 20.1 280 33 17 7.2 3.9 | -6.4 20.5 275 32 16 6.8 3.7
12000 -2.7 27.1 280 30 16 5.0 2.7 | -2.4 27.7 280 27 14 5.9 3.2
10000 -1.2 29.8 280 24 13 1.0 0.6 | 0.4 32.7 285 22 11 2.1 1.2
9000 -1.0 30.2 280 21 11 1.7 0.9 | 0.7 33.3 280 18 9 0.9 0.5
8000 0.2 32.4 285 16 8 7.4 4.0 | 1.3 34.3 285 13 7 5.2 2.8
7500 0.9 33.6 285 14 7 4.6 2.5 | 1.7 35.1 280 11 6 4.2 2.3
7000 1.8 35.2 295 12 6 6.2 3.4 | 2.7 36.9 285 9 5 7.0 3.9
6500 2.8 37.0 305 11 6 7.2 3.9 | 3.6 38.5 290 8 4 7.1 3.9
6000 3.8 38.8 315 11 6 7.0 3.8 | 4.8 40.6 290 8 4 8.2 4.5
5500 4.9 40.8 320 11 6 7.6 4.2 | 6.0 42.8 290 8 4 9.8 5.4
5000 6.0 42.8 325 11 5 7.8 4.3 | 7.6 45.7 290 7 4 9.9 5.4
4750 6.6 43.9 325 10 5 8.0 4.4 | 8.3 46.9 290 8 4 9.7 5.3
4500 7.2 45.0 325 9 5 9.2 5.0 | 9.1 48.4 290 7 4 10.6 5.8
4250 7.9 46.2 320 8 4 7.7 4.2 | 9.9 49.8 290 7 4 10.4 5.7
4000 8.3 46.9 320 8 4 5.4 3.0 | 10.6 51.1 290 7 4 10.2 5.6
3750 8.8 47.8 315 8 4 7.6 4.2 | 11.4 52.5 290 7 4 9.4 5.2
3500 9.4 48.9 315 7 3 11.1 6.1 | 12.2 54.0 285 7 3 13.9 7.6
3400 9.4 48.9 315 7 3 11.1 6.1 | 12.2 54.0 285 7 3 13.9 7.6
3300 10.3 50.5 315 7 3 12.4 6.8 | 13.6 56.5 290 7 3 24.4 13.4
3200 10.3 50.5 315 7 3 12.4 6.8 | 13.6 56.5 290 7 3 24.4 13.4
3100 10.3 50.5 315 7 3 12.4 6.8 | 13.6 56.5 290 7 3 24.4 13.4
3000 11.2 52.2 315 7 3 11.4 6.3 | 15.0 59.0 290 7 4 7.3 4.0
2900 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
05/14/2026 AT 1500 MDT | 05/14/2026 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.3
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -7.4 | 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 -56.9 -70.4 270 58 30 -1.6 -0.9 | -57.1 -70.8 260 65 33 -1.6 -0.9
38000 -54.5 -66.1 270 63 33 5.4 3.0 | -55.0 -67.0 260 68 35 5.8 3.2
36000 -51.3 -60.3 270 67 35 5.4 3.0 | -51.1 -60.0 260 71 37 5.8 3.2
34000 -47.4 -53.3 270 69 36 7.9 4.3 | -47.2 -53.0 260 73 37 7.5 4.1
32000 -42.7 -44.9 270 70 36 7.9 4.3 | -42.7 -44.9 265 73 38 7.5 4.1
30000 -38.1 -36.6 270 69 35 7.5 4.1 | -38.3 -36.9 265 73 38 7.3 4.0
28000 -33.6 -28.5 270 66 34 7.5 4.1 | -33.9 -29.0 265 73 37 7.3 4.0
26000 -29.4 -20.9 270 63 32 6.7 3.7 | -29.7 -21.5 265 69 36 6.9 3.8
24000 -25.4 -13.7 270 59 31 6.6 3.6 | -25.6 -14.1 265 64 33 6.7 3.7
22000 -21.0 -5.8 265 54 28 6.5 3.6 | -21.2 -6.2 260 58 30 6.5 3.6
20000 -17.2 1.0 265 49 25 6.1 3.4 | -17.4 0.7 260 53 27 6.4 3.5
18000 -13.6 7.5 265 44 23 5.9 3.2 | -13.7 7.3 260 49 25 6.1 3.3
16000 -10.1 13.8 265 39 20 5.9 3.2 | -10.2 13.6 265 45 23 5.8 3.2
14000 -6.5 20.3 265 34 17 6.3 3.5 | -6.9 19.6 265 39 20 6.1 3.3
12000 -2.6 27.3 270 26 13 6.3 3.5 | -3.1 26.4 265 32 16 6.8 3.7
10000 1.0 33.8 270 20 10 4.8 2.6 | 1.2 34.2 265 24 12 7.2 4.0
9000 2.2 36.0 270 17 9 4.2 2.3 | 3.3 37.9 265 21 11 7.7 4.2
8000 4.0 39.2 270 13 7 7.3 4.0 | 6.2 43.2 270 16 8 9.6 5.3
7500 4.7 40.5 275 11 6 4.2 2.3 | 7.2 45.0 275 14 7 5.2 2.9
7000 5.6 42.1 280 9 5 6.6 3.6 | 8.2 46.8 285 11 6 7.1 3.9
6500 6.4 43.5 285 8 4 7.4 4.1 | 9.3 48.7 295 9 5 7.7 4.2
6000 7.8 46.0 285 7 4 8.9 4.9 | 10.4 50.7 310 7 4 7.0 3.8
5500 9.1 48.4 295 7 4 10.2 5.6 | 11.5 52.7 330 7 3 9.2 5.1
5000 10.7 51.3 290 7 3 9.3 5.1 | 13.0 55.4 330 6 3 9.5 5.2
4750 11.3 52.3 295 7 3 8.7 4.8 | 13.7 56.7 335 7 3 9.4 5.2
4500 12.1 53.8 295 7 3 11.5 6.3 | 14.5 58.1 340 6 3 10.1 5.5
4250 12.9 55.2 295 6 3 10.8 5.9 | 15.2 59.4 335 6 3 9.9 5.5
4000 13.7 56.7 295 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 15.9 60.6 335 6 3 9.5 5.2
3750 14.4 57.9 295 6 3 9.7 5.3 | 16.6 61.9 340 6 3 9.4 5.1
3500 15.2 59.4 295 6 3 14.3 7.8 | 17.3 63.1 340 6 3 10.7 5.9
3400 15.2 59.4 295 6 3 14.3 7.8 | 17.3 63.1 340 6 3 10.7 5.9
3300 16.6 61.9 295 6 3 22.5 12.3 | 18.2 64.8 335 6 3 14.1 7.7
3200 16.6 61.9 295 6 3 22.5 12.3 | 18.2 64.8 335 6 3 14.1 7.7
3100 16.6 61.9 295 6 3 22.5 12.3 | 18.2 64.8 335 6 3 14.1 7.7
3000 18.1 64.6 295 6 3 14.4 7.9 | 19.4 66.9 340 6 3 16.4 9.0
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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