SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...10/28/2026...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 |  -5.6  |  41  |  115
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  46  |  115
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  48  |  158
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  50  |  211
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  51  |  274
  9000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  51  |  337
 10000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  54  |  382
 11000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  55  |  430
 12000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  57  |  485
 13000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  58  |  542
 14000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  59  |  599
 15000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  61  |  649

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4789
TOP OF THE LIFT............8152
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........51 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...278 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  229  27  ####  235  15
  5000  254  27  ####  243  19
  6000  259  24  ####  251  22
  7000  269  25  ####  265  24
  8000  268  21  ####  270  23
  9000  264  21  ####  272  23
 10000  270  26  ####  271  24
 11000  272  28  ####  263  25
 12000  271  29  ####  256  29
 13000  270  30  ####  258  31
 14000  269  30  ####  247  29
 15000  267  30  ####  253  28

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.