SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...2/25/2026...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 |  -4.6  |  41  |  105
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  42  |  157
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  44  |  198
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  46  |  248
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  46  |  319
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  48  |  367
 10000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  50  |  413
 11000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  51  |  475
 12000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  53  |  520
 13000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  54  |  579
 14000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  55  |  637
 15000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  56  |  697

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5856
TOP OF THE LIFT............9383
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........49 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........46 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...379 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  250  25  ####  246  29
  5000  268  26  ####  251  35
  6000  274  33  ####  257  38
  7000  280  40  ####  267  42
  8000  283  51  ####  287  51
  9000  278  50  ####  298  42
 10000  280  56  ####  297  29
 11000  278  56  ####  277  27
 12000  270  53  ####  275  27
 13000  272  58  ####  274  31
 14000  270  58  ####  292  38
 15000  267  59  ####  290  44

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.