SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...7/13/2025...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 |  -1.7  |  85  |  162
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  87  |  212
  6000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  88  |  259
  7000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  91  |  296
  8000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  94  |  335
  9000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  96  |  380
 10000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  98  |  425
 11000 FT ASL |   6.0  | 100  |  473
 12000 FT ASL |   7.6  | 103  |  503
 13000 FT ASL |   7.9  | 104  |  572
 14000 FT ASL |   9.2  | 107  |  609
 15000 FT ASL |  11.1  | 111  |  632

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............5938
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........94 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........85 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...256 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  311  15  ####  291  10
  5000  312  13  ####  291  10
  6000  299   8  ####  300  12
  7000  283   9  ####  315  14
  8000  280  12  ####  307  14
  9000  277  13  ####  304  15
 10000  277  15  ####  309  14
 11000  278  16  ####  314  14
 12000  280  17  ####  317  15
 13000  283  20  ####  317  15
 14000  285  21  ####  318  14
 15000  288  20  ####  318  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.