SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...3/16/2026...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 |  -7.9  |  34  |  109
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.7  |  38  |  127
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  40  |  171
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  42  |  210
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  47  |  224
  9000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  53  |  223
 10000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  55  |  261
 11000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  59  |  290
 12000 FT ASL |   7.3  |  62  |  316
 13000 FT ASL |   9.1  |  66  |  348
 14000 FT ASL |  10.7  |  70  |  375
 15000 FT ASL |  12.7  |  74  |  395

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7086
TOP OF THE LIFT............8234
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........48 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........41 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...222 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  213  24  ####  239  33
  5000  243  28  ####  250  43
  6000  265  28  ####  266  48
  7000  279  36  ####  270  41
  8000  295  40  ####  288  39
  9000  308  42  ####  297  45
 10000  312  43  ####  301  43
 11000  313  45  ####  302  40
 12000  312  46  ####  302  39
 13000  311  49  ####  304  39
 14000  311  50  ####  304  38
 15000  313  53  ####  303  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.