SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...6/20/2025...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 |  -5.9  |  59  |  151
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  68  |  112
  6000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  72  |  121
  7000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  76  |  147
  8000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  78  |  194
  9000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  80  |  238
 10000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  82  |  283
 11000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  84  |  334
 12000 FT ASL |   7.8  |  85  |  384
 13000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  87  |  439
 14000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  89  |  492
 15000 FT ASL |   9.8  |  90  |  550

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4461
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........70 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........75 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  280   9  ####  302  13
  5000  217  12  ####  273  14
  6000  197  17  ####  252  20
  7000  204  17  ####  248  21
  8000  213  18  ####  246  20
  9000  213  18  ####  240  19
 10000  212  20  ####  228  17
 11000  216  21  ####  211  17
 12000  214  22  ####  203  18
 13000  212  23  ####  190  21
 14000  213  24  ####  186  24
 15000  215  26  ####  185  27

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.