SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...10/29/2026...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 |  -9.4  |  34  |  232
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.4  |  34  |  232
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.0  |  40  |  209
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  44  |  226
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  45  |  291
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  46  |  349
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  47  |  410
 11000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  49  |  450
 12000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  53  |  472
 13000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  57  |  497
 14000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  61  |  530
 15000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  63  |  575

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8316
TOP OF THE LIFT............11597
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........51 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........45 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...467 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  147   5  ####  050   3
  5000  147   5  ####  054   3
  6000  231  10  ####  146   3
  7000  243  15  ####  197   8
  8000  243  15  ####  203  13
  9000  239  21  ####  206  16
 10000  243  25  ####  229  21
 11000  246  28  ####  240  24
 12000  247  31  ####  245  27
 13000  248  35  ####  248  32
 14000  247  38  ####  250  36
 15000  249  40  ####  250  39

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.