SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...4/29/2025...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 |  -5.9  |  51  |  89
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  53  |  131
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  54  |  194
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  57  |  221
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  61  |  253
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  62  |  314
 10000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  65  |  343
 11000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  70  |  356
 12000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  73  |  384
 13000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  76  |  425
 14000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  78  |  477
 15000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  79  |  528

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6840
TOP OF THE LIFT............9219
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........62 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...321 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  231  25  ####  250  18
  5000  254  25  ####  253  20
  6000  271  25  ####  257  20
  7000  286  27  ####  264  22
  8000  288  14  ####  282  24
  9000  272  15  ####  288  27
 10000  271  20  ####  291  28
 11000  280  19  ####  286  28
 12000  279  20  ####  283  30
 13000  280  22  ####  279  31
 14000  287  24  ####  274  32
 15000  293  26  ####  268  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.