SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...12/24/2025...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 |   2.8  |  35  |  261
  5000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  48  |  157
  6000 FT ASL |  14.9  |  58  |  106
  7000 FT ASL |  18.0  |  64  |  97
  8000 FT ASL |  19.0  |  66  |  147
  9000 FT ASL |  19.1  |  67  |  210
 10000 FT ASL |  19.2  |  67  |  272
 11000 FT ASL |  19.3  |  68  |  335
 12000 FT ASL |  19.4  |  68  |  398
 13000 FT ASL |  20.1  |  70  |  453
 14000 FT ASL |  20.8  |  72  |  501
 15000 FT ASL |  21.6  |  74  |  547

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3559
TOP OF THE LIFT............3887
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........30 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  057   3  ####  060   8
  5000  197   2  ####  188  22
  6000  214  12  ####  200  34
  7000  228  21  ####  217  38
  8000  236  26  ####  226  32
  9000  237  27  ####  239  36
 10000  235  26  ####  240  39
 11000  236  25  ####  244  34
 12000  238  26  ####  232  20
 13000  239  26  ####  216  16
 14000  238  28  ####  219  19
 15000  236  30  ####  225  24

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.