SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...4/28/2025...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 | -11.2  |  39  |  146
  5000 FT ASL | -11.2  |  39  |  217
  6000 FT ASL |  -9.6  |  41  |  255
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.5  |  47  |  253
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  51  |  279
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  54  |  315
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  58  |  332
 11000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  60  |  381
 12000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  61  |  433
 13000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  65  |  465
 14000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  69  |  483
 15000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  71  |  532

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8726
TOP OF THE LIFT............10285
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........45 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...330 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  013   6  ####  220   4
  5000  015   8  ####  224   5
  6000  008  12  ####  228   5
  7000  014  15  ####  242   8
  8000  016  15  ####  264  18
  9000  004  11  ####  276  21
 10000  337   9  ####  285  21
 11000  310   9  ####  293  21
 12000  302   9  ####  298  18
 13000  315  11  ####  305  16
 14000  323  13  ####  310  17
 15000  323  14  ####  316  17

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.