SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...8/23/2026...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 |  -9.1  |  72  |  244
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  82  |  191
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  86  |  206
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  87  |  263
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  88  |  332
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  88  |  395
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.0  |  89  |  458
 11000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  90  |  518
 12000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  91  |  577
 13000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  92  |  641
 14000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  93  |  697
 15000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  95  |  749

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5282
TOP OF THE LIFT............10121
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........89 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........87 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...463 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  223  22  ####  266  20
  5000  259  16  ####  266  21
  6000  272  15  ####  265  21
  7000  274  15  ####  265  21
  8000  274  16  ####  264  21
  9000  272  18  ####  263  22
 10000  269  18  ####  261  22
 11000  266  19  ####  256  26
 12000  264  19  ####  248  35
 13000  263  20  ####  242  42
 14000  262  20  ####  239  43
 15000  257  20  ####  238  44

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.