SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...1/13/2026...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 |  -1.5  |  55  |  7
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  56  |  73
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  56  |  137
  7000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  58  |  179
  8000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  62  |  204
  9000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  65  |  242
 10000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  66  |  297
 11000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  67  |  361
 12000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  68  |  415
 13000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  70  |  464
 14000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  73  |  497
 15000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  77  |  527

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............7004
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........58 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........57 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...179 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  258  29  ####  289  11
  5000  267  35  ####  299  13
  6000  277  42  ####  313  15
  7000  287  52  ####  332  14
  8000  298  58  ####  320  14
  9000  310  59  ####  310  20
 10000  318  57  ####  307  31
 11000  321  55  ####  317  44
 12000  322  51  ####  328  49
 13000  320  46  ####  335  55
 14000  315  45  ####  334  60
 15000  311  49  ####  333  62

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.