SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...5/25/2025...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 | -13.4  |  52  |  313
  5000 FT ASL |  -7.4  |  63  |  240
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  66  |  260
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  68  |  316
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  69  |  379
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  70  |  437
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  71  |  495
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  72  |  547
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  75  |  585
 13000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  78  |  620
 14000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  81  |  653
 15000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  84  |  692

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9547
TOP OF THE LIFT............12417
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........76 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...599 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  232   7  ####  093   7
  5000  201   6  ####  095   7
  6000  156   3  ####  098   7
  7000  154   4  ####  101   7
  8000  172   4  ####  112   7
  9000  207   3  ####  188   6
 10000  254   3  ####  237   5
 11000  288   5  ####  279   5
 12000  310   8  ####  293   6
 13000  325  11  ####  310   6
 14000  333  13  ####  327   7
 15000  336  14  ####  340   8

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.