SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...4/6/2026...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 |  -9.8  |  38  |  187
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  44  |  174
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  52  |  153
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  55  |  182
  8000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  60  |  194
  9000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  62  |  235
 10000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  65  |  267
 11000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  67  |  314
 12000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  68  |  371
 13000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  70  |  431
 14000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  71  |  491
 15000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  72  |  548

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5774
TOP OF THE LIFT............7332
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........56 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...187 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  237   6  ####  081   4
  5000  230   8  ####  091   4
  6000  193   4  ####  170   6
  7000  145   6  ####  234  13
  8000  180   6  ####  264  13
  9000  205   5  ####  270  14
 10000  243   5  ####  271  16
 11000  266   8  ####  270  17
 12000  271  10  ####  269  18
 13000  272  13  ####  269  18
 14000  273  15  ####  269  18
 15000  272  18  ####  269  19

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.