SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...8/23/2025...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 |  -2.5  |  81  |  162
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  83  |  208
  6000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  86  |  243
  7000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  89  |  275
  8000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  93  |  306
  9000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  96  |  342
 10000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  98  |  377
 11000 FT ASL |   7.9  | 102  |  409
 12000 FT ASL |   9.3  | 105  |  443
 13000 FT ASL |  10.0  | 106  |  501
 14000 FT ASL |  10.7  | 108  |  552
 15000 FT ASL |  11.4  | 110  |  602

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............6020
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........81 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...243 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  158   3  ####  174   7
  5000  138   3  ####  167   4
  6000  123   6  ####  254   1
  7000  136   7  ####  298   2
  8000  140   5  ####  277   1
  9000  157   4  ####  170   1
 10000  164   3  ####  208   1
 11000  158   2  ####  216   1
 12000  157   3  ####  232   1
 13000  178   5  ####  242   2
 14000  183   6  ####  246   3
 15000  186   8  ####  264   4

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.