SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...7/9/2026...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 | -16.4  |  57  |  419
  5000 FT ASL | -16.4  |  57  |  419
  6000 FT ASL | -11.4  |  66  |  362
  7000 FT ASL |  -9.1  |  70  |  378
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.3  |  73  |  413
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  76  |  453
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  77  |  504
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  79  |  560
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.6  |  80  |  613
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  81  |  674
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  83  |  728
 15000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  84  |  787

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12909
TOP OF THE LIFT............16846
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........87 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........73 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...875 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  207   0  ####  332   0
  5000  207   0  ####  331   0
  6000  323   0  ####  332   0
  7000  316   0  ####  332   0
  8000  299   0  ####  307   0
  9000  287   0  ####  249   0
 10000  280   0  ####  244   0
 11000  273   0  ####  247   0
 12000  263   0  ####  247   0
 13000  253   0  ####  244   0
 14000  250   0  ####  244   0
 15000  252   0  ####  250   0

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.