SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...8/3/2025...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 |  -6.8  |  71  |  163
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  73  |  204
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  74  |  266
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  74  |  327
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  74  |  401
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  76  |  452
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  78  |  505
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  78  |  566
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  81  |  605
 13000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  84  |  638
 14000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  88  |  668
 15000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  91  |  696

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9711
TOP OF THE LIFT............12745
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........83 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........74 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...627 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  261  19  ####  254   8
  5000  286  21  ####  255   9
  6000  290  25  ####  255   9
  7000  290  27  ####  257  10
  8000  288  24  ####  259  10
  9000  296  24  ####  259  10
 10000  292  19  ####  261  10
 11000  286  17  ####  263  11
 12000  272  20  ####  269  17
 13000  266  24  ####  269  21
 14000  268  25  ####  260  19
 15000  270  24  ####  256  18

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.