SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...8/22/2025...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 | -10.1  |  57  |  152
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.6  |  59  |  188
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  64  |  194
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  69  |  204
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  74  |  220
  9000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  77  |  243
 10000 FT ASL |   1.9  |  79  |  297
 11000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  80  |  355
 12000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  81  |  412
 13000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  84  |  455
 14000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  88  |  475
 15000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  91  |  505

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7086
TOP OF THE LIFT............8398
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........75 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...224 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  038  18  ####  065  13
  5000  041  28  ####  066  13
  6000  048  24  ####  068  13
  7000  053  18  ####  071  13
  8000  069  14  ####  108   3
  9000  082   9  ####  228   1
 10000  091   4  ####  261   3
 11000  105   2  ####  277   5
 12000  260   3  ####  284   7
 13000  277  11  ####  289  12
 14000  281  18  ####  295  15
 15000  282  24  ####  297  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.