SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...3/21/2026...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  |  54  |  81
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  57  |  112
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  60  |  144
  7000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  62  |  181
  8000 FT ASL |   1.9  |  66  |  217
  9000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  68  |  256
 10000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  70  |  298
 11000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  73  |  336
 12000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  75  |  383
 13000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  77  |  436
 14000 FT ASL |   8.2  |  79  |  486
 15000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  80  |  532

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4871
TOP OF THE LIFT............6922
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........62 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...177 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  244  19  ####  278  20
  5000  272  23  ####  278  21
  6000  275  26  ####  278  21
  7000  269  28  ####  278  21
  8000  260  35  ####  277  21
  9000  257  42  ####  277  22
 10000  253  43  ####  280  26
 11000  251  50  ####  280  32
 12000  250  57  ####  277  35
 13000  250  62  ####  275  40
 14000  251  65  ####  273  46
 15000  252  68  ####  272  50

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.