SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...6/12/2026...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 |  -8.5  |  55  |  178
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.9  |  57  |  212
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  59  |  259
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  60  |  322
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  62  |  376
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  62  |  432
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  64  |  479
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  67  |  521
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  69  |  568
 13000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  72  |  604
 14000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  74  |  649
 15000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  76  |  693

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9711
TOP OF THE LIFT............12499
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........70 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........60 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...588 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  322   0  ####  004   0
  5000  316   0  ####  002   0
  6000  302   0  ####  356   0
  7000  299   0  ####  356   0
  8000  284   0  ####  342   0
  9000  273   0  ####  325   0
 10000  270   0  ####  321   0
 11000  264   0  ####  315   0
 12000  264   0  ####  307   0
 13000  270   0  ####  301   0
 14000  273   0  ####  296   0
 15000  275   0  ####  292   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.