SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...10/5/2026...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 |  -8.8  |  68  |  188
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  77  |  141
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  80  |  175
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  80  |  238
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  82  |  297
  9000 FT ASL |   0.0  |  84  |  339
 10000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  86  |  384
 11000 FT ASL |   1.9  |  88  |  435
 12000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  89  |  485
 13000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  91  |  546
 14000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  91  |  607
 15000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  93  |  658

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5364
TOP OF THE LIFT............9055
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........84 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........80 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...339 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  236  23  ####  273  17
  5000  264  21  ####  274  18
  6000  269  28  ####  274  19
  7000  268  30  ####  273  19
  8000  276  31  ####  274  20
  9000  283  35  ####  278  27
 10000  287  37  ####  280  30
 11000  290  37  ####  278  30
 12000  290  36  ####  276  29
 13000  287  34  ####  272  28
 14000  286  35  ####  269  26
 15000  287  39  ####  264  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.