SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...7/31/2026...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 | -12.2  |  74  |  352
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.8  |  84  |  296
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  88  |  313
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  89  |  365
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  90  |  428
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  90  |  496
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  90  |  566
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  91  |  634
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  92  |  692
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  94  |  742
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  96  |  794
 15000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  97  |  848

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8480
TOP OF THE LIFT............14550
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........96 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........89 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...821 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  220  18  ####  268   4
  5000  255  17  ####  272   4
  6000  267  17  ####  275   5
  7000  263  19  ####  277   5
  8000  266  16  ####  278   5
  9000  262  15  ####  282   5
 10000  255  15  ####  284   7
 11000  255  16  ####  281  14
 12000  261  16  ####  279  17
 13000  264  16  ####  272  17
 14000  266  15  ####  269  18
 15000  273  16  ####  265  19

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.