SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...8/3/2025...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 |  -1.0  |  71  |  105
  5000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  80  |  57
  6000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  84  |  82
  7000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  88  |  107
  8000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  91  |  138
  9000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  95  |  171
 10000 FT ASL |  12.4  |  98  |  204
 11000 FT ASL |  13.1  |  99  |  253
 12000 FT ASL |  13.9  | 101  |  301
 13000 FT ASL |  14.7  | 103  |  355
 14000 FT ASL |  15.1  | 105  |  411
 15000 FT ASL |  15.7  | 106  |  463

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............4215
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........87 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...90 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  035   5  ####  340   6
  5000  285   4  ####  348   4
  6000  254   5  ####  330   3
  7000  236   6  ####  300   3
  8000  225   8  ####  269   3
  9000  220   9  ####  254   4
 10000  219   9  ####  241   6
 11000  222  10  ####  233   8
 12000  223  10  ####  232   9
 13000  222   9  ####  232  10
 14000  221   9  ####  233  10
 15000  222   9  ####  233  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.