SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...10/11/2025...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 |  -2.0  |  64  |  49
  5000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  71  |  30
  6000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  73  |  74
  7000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  75  |  121
  8000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  76  |  186
  9000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  77  |  240
 10000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  79  |  291
 11000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  80  |  347
 12000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  81  |  398
 13000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  83  |  452
 14000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  84  |  511
 15000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  86  |  565

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3887
TOP OF THE LIFT............4461
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........74 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  195  18  ####  294  20
  5000  224  18  ####  297  21
  6000  218  18  ####  298  18
  7000  211  20  ####  298  14
  8000  209  18  ####  299  10
  9000  203  15  ####  288   9
 10000  196  15  ####  279   6
 11000  191  14  ####  245  12
 12000  207  16  ####  239  22
 13000  222  22  ####  240  27
 14000  230  30  ####  234  24
 15000  231  36  ####  221  23

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.