SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...10/6/2026...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 | -13.1  |  56  |  294
  5000 FT ASL | -13.1  |  56  |  294
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.3  |  65  |  241
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.4  |  66  |  294
  8000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  68  |  352
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  70  |  399
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  72  |  439
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  74  |  485
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  76  |  534
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  78  |  584
 14000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  80  |  625
 15000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  82  |  667

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11269
TOP OF THE LIFT............14058
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........80 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...625 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  228   4  ####  302   3
  5000  228   4  ####  301   4
  6000  294   8  ####  301   5
  7000  298  13  ####  299   7
  8000  294  15  ####  282  12
  9000  290  19  ####  270  16
 10000  284  24  ####  269  19
 11000  281  27  ####  274  22
 12000  277  27  ####  280  24
 13000  274  25  ####  283  24
 14000  273  24  ####  285  24
 15000  276  24  ####  288  24

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.