SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...8/3/2025...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 | -14.9  |  56  |  340
  5000 FT ASL | -14.9  |  56  |  340
  6000 FT ASL | -10.7  |  63  |  303
  7000 FT ASL |  -9.7  |  65  |  351
  8000 FT ASL |  -8.4  |  67  |  400
  9000 FT ASL |  -8.0  |  68  |  462
 10000 FT ASL |  -7.4  |  69  |  519
 11000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  71  |  564
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  75  |  580
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  77  |  634
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  79  |  683
 15000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  81  |  732

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12909
TOP OF THE LIFT............16108
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........83 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...781 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  192   5  ####  332   3
  5000  192   5  ####  333   3
  6000  233   5  ####  335   4
  7000  270   7  ####  333   3
  8000  301  11  ####  288   3
  9000  298  14  ####  253   6
 10000  287  16  ####  245   8
 11000  278  21  ####  244  11
 12000  275  24  ####  240  13
 13000  276  25  ####  240  16
 14000  278  23  ####  244  18
 15000  279  20  ####  247  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.