SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...6/20/2025...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 |  -7.0  |  47  |  171
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  53  |  162
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  59  |  159
  7000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  63  |  180
  8000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  67  |  204
  9000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  70  |  239
 10000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  73  |  278
 11000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  75  |  321
 12000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  77  |  369
 13000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  79  |  422
 14000 FT ASL |   9.7  |  80  |  479
 15000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  81  |  539

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............6266
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........46 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...163 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  262  31  ####  260  27
  5000  267  30  ####  260  27
  6000  267  26  ####  260  27
  7000  263  20  ####  264  23
  8000  258  18  ####  269  19
  9000  248  16  ####  274  16
 10000  239  16  ####  281  16
 11000  232  17  ####  287  15
 12000  226  18  ####  288  14
 13000  221  20  ####  286  14
 14000  217  22  ####  288  12
 15000  219  24  ####  289  11

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.