SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...7/8/2026...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 |  -2.6  |  83  |  135
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  84  |  190
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  85  |  248
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  86  |  306
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  87  |  370
  9000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  88  |  429
 10000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  89  |  492
 11000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  89  |  561
 12000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  90  |  624
 13000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  92  |  672
 14000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  93  |  724
 15000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  95  |  772

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............8972
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........86 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........85 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...424 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  230   0  ####  253   0
  5000  232   0  ####  255   0
  6000  228   0  ####  256   0
  7000  223   0  ####  257   0
  8000  221   0  ####  258   0
  9000  224   0  ####  262   0
 10000  227   0  ####  263   0
 11000  229   0  ####  258   0
 12000  231   0  ####  255   0
 13000  233   0  ####  253   0
 14000  235   0  ####  252   0
 15000  236   0  ####  253   0

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.