SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...10/7/2026...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 | -11.6  |  52  |  280
  5000 FT ASL | -11.6  |  52  |  280
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  63  |  198
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  66  |  230
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  68  |  274
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  70  |  318
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  72  |  370
 11000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  73  |  419
 12000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  76  |  456
 13000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  80  |  487
 14000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  83  |  522
 15000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  85  |  565

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7742
TOP OF THE LIFT............10941
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........73 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...415 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  199   4  ####  348   4
  5000  199   4  ####  348   5
  6000  253   3  ####  353   5
  7000  251   7  ####  336   4
  8000  267  11  ####  285   6
  9000  275  16  ####  276  10
 10000  274  21  ####  274  12
 11000  272  22  ####  282  15
 12000  271  22  ####  284  16
 13000  272  21  ####  285  16
 14000  275  21  ####  285  17
 15000  278  21  ####  285  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.