SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...4/27/2026...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 | -13.1  |  25  |  207
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.5  |  32  |  197
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.1  |  34  |  234
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  37  |  264
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  39  |  322
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  44  |  330
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  48  |  350
 11000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  50  |  393
 12000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  51  |  446
 13000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  54  |  498
 14000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  56  |  538
 15000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  58  |  585

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8972
TOP OF THE LIFT............10613
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........49 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........36 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...374 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  071   7  ####  145   3
  5000  104   7  ####  148   3
  6000  161   3  ####  153   3
  7000  209   4  ####  164   4
  8000  219   7  ####  255   6
  9000  252   5  ####  286   9
 10000  272   6  ####  294  12
 11000  278   6  ####  299  15
 12000  282   7  ####  301  16
 13000  278   9  ####  296  17
 14000  272  11  ####  292  18
 15000  273  12  ####  285  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.