SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...10/5/2026...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 |  -2.0  |  75  |  113
  5000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  80  |  120
  6000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  85  |  132
  7000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  88  |  164
  8000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  91  |  204
  9000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  93  |  246
 10000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  95  |  296
 11000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  97  |  342
 12000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  99  |  383
 13000 FT ASL |  11.4  | 102  |  425
 14000 FT ASL |  12.4  | 105  |  467
 15000 FT ASL |  13.2  | 106  |  515

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............4871
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........71 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...119 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  238   8  ####  287   8
  5000  257  10  ####  295  12
  6000  267  14  ####  295  15
  7000  272  17  ####  283  18
  8000  266  19  ####  272  20
  9000  260  21  ####  267  21
 10000  257  24  ####  265  22
 11000  258  26  ####  265  24
 12000  257  28  ####  265  26
 13000  257  29  ####  267  27
 14000  257  30  ####  268  29
 15000  258  31  ####  269  30

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.