SOARING FORECAST FOR BOISE, ID         DATE...5/18/2026...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  |  48  |  269
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.4  |  51  |  302
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.5  |  52  |  351
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.6  |  54  |  402
  8000 FT ASL |  -6.8  |  55  |  462
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.5  |  55  |  530
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  58  |  570
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.0  |  60  |  611
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  62  |  664
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  65  |  702
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  67  |  744
 15000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  69  |  791

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12089
TOP OF THE LIFT............14468
BOISE, ID MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5938 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...764 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  348  16  ####  321  18
  5000  010  15  ####  323  18
  6000  006  17  ####  324  19
  7000  012  20  ####  326  19
  8000  008  20  ####  338  16
  9000  356  26  ####  350  11
 10000  006  30  ####  346  10
 11000  013  34  ####  356   8
 12000  013  35  ####  017   7
 13000  017  36  ####  018   9
 14000  017  33  ####  003   9
 15000  034  36  ####  354   9

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.