SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...7/12/2025...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 | -10.2  |  73  |  185
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.4  |  76  |  216
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.0  |  76  |  277
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.4  |  77  |  338
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.2  |  77  |  411
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  79  |  459
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  82  |  499
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  84  |  537
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  87  |  570
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  90  |  611
 14000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  93  |  654
 15000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  94  |  702

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11187
TOP OF THE LIFT............13320
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........91 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........77 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...621 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  257  14  ####  276  14
  5000  274  16  ####  277  14
  6000  280  17  ####  278  15
  7000  282  14  ####  279  15
  8000  278  16  ####  280  15
  9000  279  18  ####  281  16
 10000  281  18  ####  282  16
 11000  281  18  ####  287  17
 12000  285  19  ####  299  20
 13000  291  19  ####  301  24
 14000  295  20  ####  299  27
 15000  296  22  ####  302  28

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.