SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...3/20/2026...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 | -14.6  |  49  |  346
  5000 FT ASL | -14.6  |  49  |  346
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.7  |  59  |  262
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.9  |  62  |  293
  8000 FT ASL |  -6.0  |  64  |  351
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  65  |  409
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  65  |  474
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  66  |  533
 12000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  67  |  597
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  71  |  627
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  75  |  645
 15000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  77  |  689

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12745
TOP OF THE LIFT............14140
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........75 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........63 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...647 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  201   8  ####  254  15
  5000  201   8  ####  254  17
  6000  244  26  ####  254  21
  7000  250  24  ####  253  23
  8000  257  28  ####  252  25
  9000  265  30  ####  251  28
 10000  272  37  ####  252  31
 11000  275  43  ####  255  35
 12000  277  45  ####  261  39
 13000  282  49  ####  264  44
 14000  283  49  ####  265  47
 15000  280  50  ####  266  49

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.