SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...4/28/2025...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 |  -4.5  |  65  |  182
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  66  |  238
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  69  |  271
  7000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  74  |  271
  8000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  80  |  283
  9000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  83  |  311
 10000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  86  |  349
 11000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  87  |  402
 12000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  89  |  457
 13000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  91  |  507
 14000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  94  |  543
 15000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  96  |  590

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............6840
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........64 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...272 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  136   6  ####  190  17
  5000  200   5  ####  211  14
  6000  256   7  ####  243   8
  7000  304   6  ####  246   8
  8000  337   9  ####  258  10
  9000  340  10  ####  267  12
 10000  335  12  ####  276  14
 11000  330  15  ####  286  17
 12000  326  18  ####  294  19
 13000  325  21  ####  299  19
 14000  321  23  ####  302  19
 15000  317  25  ####  305  20

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.