SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...8/24/2026...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 | -14.7  |  55  |  300
  5000 FT ASL | -14.7  |  55  |  300
  6000 FT ASL |  -9.8  |  63  |  241
  7000 FT ASL |  -8.6  |  65  |  286
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.6  |  67  |  341
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  69  |  380
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  71  |  426
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.6  |  74  |  460
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  76  |  505
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  79  |  546
 14000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  82  |  577
 15000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  85  |  612

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11515
TOP OF THE LIFT............13730
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........81 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........66 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...567 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  184   5  ####  345   5
  5000  184   5  ####  346   5
  6000  012   6  ####  349   5
  7000  321   4  ####  353   5
  8000  271   3  ####  258   3
  9000  253   6  ####  243   9
 10000  250  11  ####  241  15
 11000  252  17  ####  244  18
 12000  251  23  ####  250  20
 13000  249  27  ####  256  25
 14000  249  30  ####  262  29
 15000  252  31  ####  265  31

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.