SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...7/7/2026...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 | -10.5  |  62  |  165
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.3  |  66  |  184
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.8  |  69  |  221
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  71  |  257
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  74  |  303
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  77  |  324
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  81  |  352
 11000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  82  |  405
 12000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  84  |  455
 13000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  86  |  500
 14000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  89  |  539
 15000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  92  |  579

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8398
TOP OF THE LIFT............10285
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........81 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........70 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...366 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  249   0  ####  302   0
  5000  276   0  ####  294   0
  6000  272   0  ####  291   0
  7000  260   0  ####  292   0
  8000  269   0  ####  311   0
  9000  268   0  ####  308   0
 10000  256   0  ####  300   0
 11000  248   0  ####  297   0
 12000  242   0  ####  295   0
 13000  239   0  ####  293   0
 14000  235   0  ####  292   0
 15000  231   0  ####  293   0

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.