SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...4/28/2026...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 |  -7.9  |  44  |  246
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  47  |  267
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  48  |  328
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  49  |  392
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  49  |  467
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  49  |  528
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  51  |  582
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  52  |  637
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  53  |  695
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  54  |  763
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  54  |  835
 15000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  57  |  872

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11023
TOP OF THE LIFT............15452
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........58 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........48 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...884 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  263  15  ####  294  10
  5000  292  13  ####  295  12
  6000  295  13  ####  296  14
  7000  288  10  ####  296  14
  8000  280  10  ####  296  15
  9000  276  10  ####  298  17
 10000  277  11  ####  306  18
 11000  280  13  ####  309  18
 12000  281  14  ####  307  18
 13000  287  15  ####  301  20
 14000  293  17  ####  301  23
 15000  307  18  ####  303  26

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.