SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...9/15/2026...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 |  -5.8  |  53  |  100
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.2  |  56  |  132
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  58  |  186
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  59  |  236
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  61  |  289
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  64  |  326
 10000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  67  |  357
 11000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  69  |  397
 12000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  72  |  439
 13000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  74  |  488
 14000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  77  |  528
 15000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  78  |  578

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6430
TOP OF THE LIFT............9137
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...329 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  198  11  ####  036  16
  5000  172   8  ####  044  16
  6000  173  10  ####  067  13
  7000  193  10  ####  093   8
  8000  203   9  ####  141   7
  9000  207   9  ####  182  10
 10000  212   9  ####  201  13
 11000  228  10  ####  220  15
 12000  247  11  ####  233  17
 13000  260  14  ####  237  20
 14000  267  16  ####  237  22
 15000  270  19  ####  237  25

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.