SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...7/6/2026...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 | -15.0  |  49  |  245
  5000 FT ASL | -13.2  |  52  |  277
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.7  |  62  |  218
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  68  |  202
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  73  |  215
  9000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  78  |  230
 10000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  80  |  269
 11000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  85  |  283
 12000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  89  |  306
 13000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  92  |  347
 14000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  94  |  391
 15000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  96  |  437

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7332
TOP OF THE LIFT............8644
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........76 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........66 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...221 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  263   0  ####  060   0
  5000  315   0  ####  064   0
  6000  062   0  ####  069   0
  7000  060   0  ####  098   0
  8000  085   0  ####  114   0
  9000  142   0  ####  133   0
 10000  208   0  ####  148   0
 11000  237   0  ####  337   0
 12000  244   0  ####  265   0
 13000  249   0  ####  171   0
 14000  253   0  ####  172   0
 15000  256   0  ####  179   0

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.