SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...4/29/2025...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 |  -3.3  |  77  |  222
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  77  |  292
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  78  |  344
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  80  |  391
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  83  |  437
  9000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  86  |  471
 10000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  88  |  508
 11000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  92  |  538
 12000 FT ASL |   6.7  |  97  |  551
 13000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 101  |  582
 14000 FT ASL |   9.2  | 102  |  634
 15000 FT ASL |  10.1  | 104  |  681

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............8234
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........57 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........77 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...443 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  274  21  ####  243  27
  5000  273  20  ####  254  28
  6000  272  19  ####  258  31
  7000  268  16  ####  260  36
  8000  260  16  ####  263  43
  9000  257  17  ####  265  43
 10000  256  16  ####  266  40
 11000  264  12  ####  266  37
 12000  289  11  ####  264  33
 13000  310  13  ####  258  30
 14000  319  13  ####  256  29
 15000  324  14  ####  251  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.