SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...4/27/2026...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 | -12.5  |  27  |  256
  5000 FT ASL | -12.5  |  27  |  256
  6000 FT ASL | -12.4  |  27  |  315
  7000 FT ASL | -10.3  |  30  |  339
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.7  |  35  |  356
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  39  |  375
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  41  |  410
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  44  |  447
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  45  |  502
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  47  |  564
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  48  |  618
 15000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  50  |  666

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....10531
TOP OF THE LIFT............14714
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........49 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........34 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...654 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  083   6  ####  069   3
  5000  083   6  ####  070   3
  6000  096  12  ####  068   3
  7000  111  10  ####  069   3
  8000  106   6  ####  075   3
  9000  022   2  ####  021   1
 10000  221   2  ####  299   6
 11000  167   4  ####  295   8
 12000  105   2  ####  291  10
 13000  347   5  ####  289  13
 14000  309  12  ####  288  15
 15000  289  16  ####  282  18

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.