SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...10/7/2026...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 |  -7.4  |  59  |  132
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.0  |  65  |  124
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  67  |  165
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  69  |  212
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  72  |  251
  9000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  75  |  278
 10000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  78  |  313
 11000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  80  |  355
 12000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  83  |  397
 13000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  86  |  434
 14000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  89  |  472
 15000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  91  |  520

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5774
TOP OF THE LIFT............8234
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........72 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...256 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  358   2  ####  062   6
  5000  051   5  ####  082   5
  6000  355   5  ####  190   6
  7000  343   4  ####  284   7
  8000  299   6  ####  307  10
  9000  294  10  ####  301  11
 10000  294  15  ####  293  11
 11000  291  19  ####  285  13
 12000  289  23  ####  282  15
 13000  288  27  ####  280  19
 14000  289  31  ####  280  23
 15000  289  33  ####  283  27

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.