SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...8/22/2025...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 | -15.6  |  53  |  362
  5000 FT ASL | -15.6  |  53  |  362
  6000 FT ASL | -10.0  |  63  |  291
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.8  |  68  |  288
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  74  |  292
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  77  |  319
 10000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  77  |  387
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  79  |  441
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  81  |  490
 13000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  83  |  534
 14000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  84  |  592
 15000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  85  |  653

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8316
TOP OF THE LIFT............12253
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........81 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........72 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...499 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  158   4  ####  087  14
  5000  158   4  ####  086  15
  6000  092   7  ####  087  17
  7000  084   9  ####  086  18
  8000  021   3  ####  043   8
  9000  339   8  ####  345   5
 10000  349   7  ####  301   6
 11000  319   8  ####  296   9
 12000  296  15  ####  288  11
 13000  286  20  ####  287  12
 14000  279  20  ####  281  15
 15000  274  20  ####  283  16

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.