SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...2/3/2026...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 |  -5.9  |  41  |  133
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  45  |  153
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  47  |  194
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  48  |  263
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  48  |  333
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  50  |  380
 10000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  52  |  422
 11000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  55  |  463
 12000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  58  |  498
 13000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  59  |  561
 14000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  61  |  606
 15000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  63  |  655

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5528
TOP OF THE LIFT............10039
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........52 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........48 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...422 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  276  17  ####  237   9
  5000  303  22  ####  239  10
  6000  325  22  ####  248   9
  7000  332  21  ####  276  10
  8000  325  17  ####  300  10
  9000  308  17  ####  316  14
 10000  298  20  ####  320  21
 11000  303  27  ####  324  28
 12000  313  32  ####  327  33
 13000  315  37  ####  328  37
 14000  315  45  ####  329  37
 15000  315  52  ####  330  39

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.