SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...5/25/2025...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 | -10.9  |  68  |  293
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.3  |  73  |  305
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.8  |  75  |  341
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  77  |  388
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  79  |  445
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  80  |  497
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.4  |  81  |  552
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  83  |  607
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  84  |  660
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  86  |  713
 14000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  88  |  762
 15000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  90  |  813

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............14058
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........79 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........75 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5938 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...762 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  201   3  ####  107   2
  5000  317   2  ####  110   2
  6000  341   4  ####  118   2
  7000  023   1  ####  299   2
  8000  158   2  ####  288   4
  9000  157   5  ####  279   5
 10000  160   7  ####  267   6
 11000  168   7  ####  256   6
 12000  187   4  ####  244   7
 13000  218   4  ####  231   8
 14000  234   4  ####  225   8
 15000  243   5  ####  222   8

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.