SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...10/15/2025...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 |  -2.1  |  36  |  97
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.0  |  40  |  118
  6000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  43  |  148
  7000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  53  |  88
  8000 FT ASL |  11.7  |  62  |  52
  9000 FT ASL |  13.6  |  66  |  72
 10000 FT ASL |  14.8  |  69  |  112
 11000 FT ASL |  15.8  |  71  |  154
 12000 FT ASL |  16.5  |  73  |  202
 13000 FT ASL |  17.7  |  75  |  248
 14000 FT ASL |  18.4  |  77  |  295
 15000 FT ASL |  19.2  |  79  |  342

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............5118
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........40 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 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  032   7  ####  008   1
  5000  048   8  ####  234   3
  6000  091   7  ####  238   6
  7000  119   7  ####  238   5
  8000  151   9  ####  231   5
  9000  150  12  ####  218   7
 10000  149  13  ####  214  10
 11000  150  15  ####  213  15
 12000  160  16  ####  208  20
 13000  163  20  ####  204  23
 14000  164  22  ####  198  22
 15000  168  21  ####  195  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.