SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...7/31/2026...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 | -18.8  |  60  |  537
  5000 FT ASL | -18.8  |  60  |  537
  6000 FT ASL | -14.5  |  68  |  498
  7000 FT ASL | -10.0  |  76  |  463
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.5  |  80  |  480
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  82  |  522
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  84  |  568
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.6  |  85  |  628
 12000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  86  |  694
 13000 FT ASL |  -4.2  |  86  |  767
 14000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  87  |  829
 15000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  87  |  887

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....15370
TOP OF THE LIFT............19635
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........94 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........80 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...1143 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  188   4  ####  350   4
  5000  188   4  ####  351   5
  6000  270   3  ####  353   5
  7000  252   2  ####  356   5
  8000  249   6  ####  358   5
  9000  268   9  ####  334   3
 10000  273  12  ####  298   2
 11000  271  12  ####  270   5
 12000  266  13  ####  255   7
 13000  264  15  ####  247   9
 14000  265  18  ####  244  11
 15000  271  21  ####  245  12

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.