SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...6/19/2025...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 |  -9.7  |  67  |  239
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.0  |  68  |  298
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.9  |  72  |  319
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.7  |  74  |  360
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  76  |  415
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.2  |  77  |  474
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  78  |  528
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  80  |  575
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  81  |  631
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  82  |  698
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  84  |  742
 15000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  87  |  783

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....10449
TOP OF THE LIFT............14304
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........85 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........74 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...750 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  314  11  ####  043   4
  5000  300  12  ####  043   4
  6000  263  12  ####  043   4
  7000  252  12  ####  045   3
  8000  244  12  ####  041   1
  9000  247  16  ####  249   7
 10000  247  19  ####  251  16
 11000  249  24  ####  249  26
 12000  252  28  ####  246  34
 13000  256  32  ####  244  41
 14000  260  35  ####  243  44
 15000  262  38  ####  242  46

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.