SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...7/13/2025...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 | -10.1  |  75  |  170
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.6  |  77  |  208
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.0  |  78  |  265
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.3  |  79  |  322
  8000 FT ASL |  -6.9  |  80  |  389
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  81  |  447
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  82  |  507
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  86  |  531
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  90  |  542
 13000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  94  |  573
 14000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  97  |  616
 15000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  98  |  667

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11269
TOP OF THE LIFT............12663
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........93 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........79 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...557 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  268  13  ####  266   7
  5000  292  12  ####  269   8
  6000  299  12  ####  271   8
  7000  298   6  ####  274   8
  8000  278   5  ####  277   8
  9000  268   8  ####  279   9
 10000  272  11  ####  281   9
 11000  282  15  ####  287  11
 12000  293  17  ####  292  15
 13000  302  17  ####  294  19
 14000  304  18  ####  291  20
 15000  306  19  ####  289  22

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.