SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...5/19/2026...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 | -11.5  |  43  |  289
  5000 FT ASL |  -7.1  |  51  |  256
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.7  |  53  |  295
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  54  |  359
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  55  |  427
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  56  |  485
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  57  |  542
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  58  |  598
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  59  |  653
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  62  |  701
 14000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  64  |  743
 15000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  66  |  795

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11187
TOP OF THE LIFT............14058
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...743 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  236  17  ####  263  17
  5000  291  17  ####  265  18
  6000  295  17  ####  266  19
  7000  284  16  ####  267  19
  8000  285  16  ####  269  20
  9000  280  14  ####  272  20
 10000  274  14  ####  279  22
 11000  273  14  ####  286  23
 12000  276  15  ####  286  22
 13000  283  16  ####  289  21
 14000  291  17  ####  292  21
 15000  298  18  ####  291  20

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.