SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...8/23/2025...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 | -10.5  |  61  |  176
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.9  |  67  |  164
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.6  |  70  |  204
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.6  |  71  |  253
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  74  |  291
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  77  |  331
 10000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  81  |  355
 11000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  85  |  366
 12000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  90  |  381
 13000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  91  |  437
 14000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  93  |  494
 15000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  95  |  541

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8070
TOP OF THE LIFT............9957
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........80 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...353 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  226   7  ####  058  11
  5000  191   6  ####  060  12
  6000  194   4  ####  062  11
  7000  170   2  ####  065  11
  8000  165   5  ####  070  10
  9000  189   5  ####  064   1
 10000  229   5  ####  322   6
 11000  271   7  ####  313  10
 12000  294  10  ####  311  13
 13000  299  12  ####  309  15
 14000  298  13  ####  306  18
 15000  297  15  ####  304  20

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.