SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...5/18/2026...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 | -12.7  |  30  |  258
  5000 FT ASL | -12.7  |  30  |  258
  6000 FT ASL | -12.4  |  30  |  312
  7000 FT ASL |  -9.6  |  35  |  318
  8000 FT ASL |  -8.6  |  37  |  373
  9000 FT ASL |  -7.8  |  38  |  428
 10000 FT ASL |  -6.9  |  40  |  479
 11000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  42  |  527
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  46  |  543
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  50  |  570
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  52  |  622
 15000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  53  |  675

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12253
TOP OF THE LIFT............15042
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........37 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...675 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  327   5  ####  315   7
  5000  327   5  ####  316   8
  6000  347   8  ####  320   8
  7000  353  13  ####  327   9
  8000  358  18  ####  335   9
  9000  352  17  ####  344  11
 10000  344  15  ####  349  12
 11000  352  18  ####  003  12
 12000  357  19  ####  019  13
 13000  358  18  ####  024  15
 14000  359  16  ####  018  18
 15000  001  13  ####  004  21

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.