SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...12/25/2025...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 |   1.9  |  48  |  0
  5000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  52  |  9
  6000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  54  |  55
  7000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  55  |  112
  8000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  58  |  146
  9000 FT ASL |   8.2  |  61  |  185
 10000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  62  |  241
 11000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  63  |  298
 12000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  63  |  364
 13000 FT ASL |  11.3  |  68  |  387
 14000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  68  |  454
 15000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  71  |  494

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3641
TOP OF THE LIFT............3887
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........45 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 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  235  25  ####  212  25
  5000  257  21  ####  236  22
  6000  257  16  ####  243  28
  7000  252  17  ####  245  27
  8000  255  26  ####  245  30
  9000  256  29  ####  246  28
 10000  257  29  ####  253  27
 11000  255  32  ####  258  27
 12000  255  35  ####  260  27
 13000  236  34  ####  258  25
 14000  238  38  ####  253  26
 15000  230  43  ####  248  29

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.