SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...5/19/2026...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 |  -8.6  |  49  |  235
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  53  |  258
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  54  |  316
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  55  |  379
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  55  |  453
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  55  |  518
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  56  |  576
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  58  |  625
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  60  |  671
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  62  |  726
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  63  |  778
 15000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  65  |  829

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11433
TOP OF THE LIFT............14960
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........65 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...825 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  238  16  ####  252  13
  5000  276  15  ####  253  13
  6000  283  14  ####  255  14
  7000  282  14  ####  256  14
  8000  277  14  ####  257  15
  9000  279  14  ####  258  15
 10000  284  15  ####  259  15
 11000  289  14  ####  261  17
 12000  290  14  ####  261  22
 13000  292  14  ####  260  23
 14000  293  14  ####  261  22
 15000  299  13  ####  264  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.