SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...5/19/2026...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 | -15.3  |  32  |  409
  5000 FT ASL | -15.3  |  32  |  409
  6000 FT ASL |  -9.3  |  43  |  323
  7000 FT ASL |  -8.2  |  45  |  371
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.5  |  46  |  434
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.7  |  47  |  489
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  49  |  540
 11000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  50  |  599
 12000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  51  |  650
 13000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  53  |  712
 14000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  54  |  769
 15000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  55  |  823

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....14304
TOP OF THE LIFT............17503
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........46 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...940 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  174   6  ####  274   3
  5000  174   6  ####  276   4
  6000  251   9  ####  273   4
  7000  248   9  ####  268   5
  8000  272   8  ####  260   6
  9000  283  10  ####  246  10
 10000  299  12  ####  243  12
 11000  303  13  ####  243  15
 12000  299  13  ####  244  16
 13000  295  14  ####  249  18
 14000  292  14  ####  251  19
 15000  291  13  ####  251  19

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.