SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...5/26/2025...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 |  -0.2  |  64  |  118
  5000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  65  |  168
  6000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  68  |  203
  7000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  71  |  243
  8000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  73  |  287
  9000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  76  |  327
 10000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  79  |  357
 11000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  81  |  400
 12000 FT ASL |  10.2  |  85  |  427
 13000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  88  |  474
 14000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  90  |  520
 15000 FT ASL |  13.2  |  92  |  565

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............4297
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........78 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...129 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  215  20  ####  203  13
  5000  223  19  ####  204  16
  6000  229  17  ####  207  19
  7000  234  17  ####  212  15
  8000  236  15  ####  226  13
  9000  232  16  ####  241  14
 10000  229  19  ####  248  15
 11000  220  23  ####  260  16
 12000  211  28  ####  269  18
 13000  206  35  ####  276  22
 14000  202  39  ####  281  24
 15000  197  43  ####  285  25

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.