SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...10/27/2026...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 |  -6.0  |  36  |  187
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.0  |  36  |  187
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  41  |  185
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  42  |  240
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  43  |  305
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  45  |  351
 10000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  45  |  417
 11000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  46  |  480
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  47  |  540
 13000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  48  |  602
 14000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  49  |  654
 15000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  52  |  695

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6512
TOP OF THE LIFT............12417
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........47 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........42 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...564 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  228   9  ####  216  10
  5000  228   9  ####  220  14
  6000  238  25  ####  229  23
  7000  247  26  ####  230  23
  8000  255  21  ####  239  23
  9000  261  21  ####  254  23
 10000  263  23  ####  262  25
 11000  265  23  ####  268  24
 12000  265  23  ####  270  23
 13000  264  25  ####  268  24
 14000  262  29  ####  267  24
 15000  259  32  ####  261  22

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.