SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...8/1/2026...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 | -13.3  |  79  |  440
  5000 FT ASL |  -7.8  |  89  |  380
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.7  |  91  |  426
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.6  |  93  |  471
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  94  |  532
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.2  |  95  |  586
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  96  |  648
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  97  |  708
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  97  |  770
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  98  |  843
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  98  |  910
 15000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  98  |  980

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11515
TOP OF THE LIFT............19061
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........103 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........92 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...1209 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  208   6  ####  261  13
  5000  175   7  ####  259  14
  6000  180   8  ####  257  14
  7000  188   9  ####  256  14
  8000  202  10  ####  254  15
  9000  214  10  ####  251  15
 10000  225  11  ####  248  15
 11000  230  10  ####  241  16
 12000  234  11  ####  231  18
 13000  235  12  ####  224  23
 14000  230  14  ####  220  28
 15000  231  17  ####  220  34

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.