SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...5/26/2025...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 | -18.5  |  45  |  466
  5000 FT ASL | -18.5  |  45  |  466
  6000 FT ASL | -10.4  |  59  |  330
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.5  |  64  |  334
  8000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  66  |  384
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  69  |  426
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.0  |  70  |  473
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.4  |  71  |  530
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  73  |  587
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  74  |  647
 14000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  76  |  697
 15000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  77  |  747

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11597
TOP OF THE LIFT............15452
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........78 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........66 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...767 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  138   8  ####  082   4
  5000  138   8  ####  082   4
  6000  203   2  ####  078   5
  7000  176   1  ####  076   5
  8000  289   2  ####  076   5
  9000  294   4  ####  350   3
 10000  310   7  ####  323   6
 11000  309   9  ####  313   8
 12000  312  11  ####  305   9
 13000  317  13  ####  297  12
 14000  320  13  ####  292  12
 15000  322  12  ####  288  13

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.