SOARING FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN, MT         DATE...2/4/2026...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 | -20.1  |  31  |  372
  5000 FT ASL | -20.1  |  31  |  372
  6000 FT ASL | -14.7  |  40  |  303
  7000 FT ASL | -12.1  |  45  |  319
  8000 FT ASL |  -9.3  |  50  |  330
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  55  |  337
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.8  |  58  |  364
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  61  |  399
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  64  |  437
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  66  |  486
 14000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  67  |  538
 15000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  69  |  586

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11105
TOP OF THE LIFT............13730
BOZEMAN, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........67 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........48 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...520 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  171   7  ####  231   7
  5000  171   7  ####  238  10
  6000  255  14  ####  245  16
  7000  253  11  ####  275  16
  8000  277  16  ####  292  21
  9000  289  18  ####  306  23
 10000  299  19  ####  311  24
 11000  307  21  ####  311  24
 12000  314  22  ####  309  24
 13000  319  25  ####  308  25
 14000  321  27  ####  314  27
 15000  322  29  ####  321  29

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.