SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...8/22/2025...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 |  -6.1  |  80  |  179
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.0  |  84  |  201
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.0  |  84  |  271
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.0  |  83  |  342
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  84  |  417
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.0  |  85  |  468
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  91  |  474
 11000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  94  |  506
 12000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  95  |  559
 13000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  97  |  616
 14000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  98  |  671
 15000 FT ASL |   4.2  | 100  |  725

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............10121
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........80 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........84 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5610 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...474 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  068   6  ####  069   4
  5000  048   6  ####  066   4
  6000  039   4  ####  064   5
  7000  039   4  ####  061   5
  8000  037   4  ####  060   5
  9000  021   3  ####  059   5
 10000  329   4  ####  041   1
 11000  310   6  ####  235   5
 12000  297   8  ####  240   8
 13000  289  10  ####  248   9
 14000  284  12  ####  257  10
 15000  281  12  ####  266  10

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.