SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...10/28/2026...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 |  -3.5  |  44  |  57
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  47  |  78
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  49  |  128
  7000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  50  |  181
  8000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  51  |  244
  9000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  53  |  296
 10000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  55  |  348
 11000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  56  |  400
 12000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  57  |  453
 13000 FT ASL |   4.5  |  59  |  510
 14000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  60  |  570
 15000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  61  |  625

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4133
TOP OF THE LIFT............6758
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........50 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........50 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...166 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  235  25  ####  232  12
  5000  260  19  ####  240  15
  6000  274  22  ####  253  19
  7000  260  17  ####  262  22
  8000  265  23  ####  265  26
  9000  271  25  ####  263  27
 10000  270  26  ####  261  28
 11000  269  28  ####  254  29
 12000  262  28  ####  251  31
 13000  261  30  ####  254  28
 14000  263  31  ####  253  26
 15000  266  32  ####  260  27

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.