SOARING FORECAST FOR BOISE, ID DATE...8/23/2026...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 | -11.1 | 70 | 197 5000 FT ASL | -7.8 | 76 | 191 6000 FT ASL | -5.4 | 80 | 203 7000 FT ASL | -2.0 | 86 | 193 8000 FT ASL | -0.3 | 89 | 231 9000 FT ASL | 0.3 | 91 | 285 10000 FT ASL | 1.0 | 92 | 340 11000 FT ASL | 1.4 | 93 | 399 12000 FT ASL | 1.7 | 93 | 465 13000 FT ASL | 1.7 | 93 | 538 14000 FT ASL | 1.9 | 94 | 604 15000 FT ASL | 2.3 | 95 | 665 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6594 TOP OF THE LIFT............8480 BOISE, ID MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........80 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5938 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...252 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 306 17 #### 336 10 5000 267 9 #### 338 10 6000 249 7 #### 340 10 7000 246 10 #### 322 7 8000 234 11 #### 275 10 9000 216 14 #### 255 16 10000 220 19 #### 246 22 11000 223 24 #### 243 30 12000 224 28 #### 242 36 13000 220 31 #### 241 40 14000 216 33 #### 241 41 15000 216 34 #### 241 42 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.