SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...9/16/2026...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 |  -5.3  |  49  |  161
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.0  |  54  |  180
  6000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  62  |  143
  7000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  67  |  150
  8000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  69  |  192
  9000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  72  |  223
 10000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  73  |  282
 11000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  74  |  340
 12000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  76  |  386
 13000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  79  |  430
 14000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  80  |  488
 15000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  81  |  547

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4954
TOP OF THE LIFT............5774
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........66 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  337  10  ####  052   4
  5000  313   7  ####  045   4
  6000  320  11  ####  055   8
  7000  323   7  ####  083   6
  8000  312   6  ####  186   2
  9000  289   7  ####  216   6
 10000  284   8  ####  229  10
 11000  252   8  ####  237  12
 12000  239  14  ####  246  14
 13000  248  21  ####  251  18
 14000  250  26  ####  252  21
 15000  249  28  ####  251  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.