SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...11/8/2025...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 |  -5.1  |  39  |  97
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  42  |  123
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  44  |  166
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  47  |  199
  8000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  49  |  260
  9000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  50  |  317
 10000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  50  |  376
 11000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  51  |  439
 12000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  53  |  489
 13000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  55  |  535
 14000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  57  |  585
 15000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  59  |  633

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5118
TOP OF THE LIFT............7742
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........48 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........47 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...241 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  256  21  ####  252   4
  5000  284  23  ####  261   5
  6000  297  24  ####  273   5
  7000  306  20  ####  283   7
  8000  316  17  ####  283   9
  9000  321  15  ####  282  10
 10000  319  13  ####  287  11
 11000  313  13  ####  300  15
 12000  314  16  ####  317  21
 13000  315  22  ####  333  30
 14000  315  27  ####  336  36
 15000  316  31  ####  332  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.