SOARING FORECAST FOR BOISE, ID         DATE...3/16/2026...12Z
(Based on model generated sounding profile)

THERMAL INDEX (TI), TEMPERATURE of CONVECTION (TOC) and POTENTIAL LIFT
at each level

  HEIGHT      |   TI   | TOC  |  POTENTIAL LIFT  

  4000 FT ASL |  -7.7  |  47  |  163
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  50  |  202
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  57  |  178
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  61  |  198
  8000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  62  |  263
  9000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  64  |  307
 10000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  67  |  341
 11000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  71  |  352
 12000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  78  |  348
 13000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  83  |  359
 14000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  86  |  399
 15000 FT ASL |  13.2  |  88  |  441

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5774
TOP OF THE LIFT............7496
BOISE, ID MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5938 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...229 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  044   2  ####  355   4
  5000  292   6  ####  289  10
  6000  289  19  ####  285  17
  7000  301  28  ####  297  21
  8000  309  29  ####  302  22
  9000  313  34  ####  304  24
 10000  318  37  ####  311  29
 11000  323  37  ####  314  31
 12000  322  41  ####  311  34
 13000  323  46  ####  305  40
 14000  322  46  ####  303  46
 15000  320  47  ####  304  48

IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS EXPERIMENTAL SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS
NOT CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED.  THIS INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR
THE INDICATED SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER
AREAS IN THE REGION.