SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...10/16/2025...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 |  -2.1  |  54  |  82
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  57  |  113
  6000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  60  |  154
  7000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  63  |  176
  8000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  69  |  183
  9000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  73  |  200
 10000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  77  |  229
 11000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  80  |  265
 12000 FT ASL |  12.4  |  83  |  295
 13000 FT ASL |  13.9  |  86  |  334
 14000 FT ASL |  14.9  |  88  |  379
 15000 FT ASL |  15.6  |  90  |  426

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............5282
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  267   5  ####  222  14
  5000  262   2  ####  253  17
  6000  302   6  ####  267  17
  7000  333   7  ####  283  17
  8000  005   9  ####  301  19
  9000  020  12  ####  309  20
 10000  027  15  ####  313  21
 11000  029  18  ####  315  22
 12000  028  21  ####  316  24
 13000  027  23  ####  317  25
 14000  026  25  ####  318  27
 15000  025  27  ####  318  28

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.