SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...11/29/2025...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 |  -6.1  |  10  |  117
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  12  |  156
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  18  |  154
  7000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  23  |  156
  8000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  29  |  158
  9000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  32  |  188
 10000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  36  |  209
 11000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  41  |  226
 12000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  43  |  266
 13000 FT ASL |  12.9  |  47  |  300
 14000 FT ASL |  15.2  |  52  |  309
 15000 FT ASL |  17.7  |  57  |  317

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5528
TOP OF THE LIFT............6676
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........21 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........21 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...160 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  222   9  ####  146   5
  5000  244   7  ####  217   6
  6000  279   8  ####  264   6
  7000  304  12  ####  308   9
  8000  314  19  ####  327  14
  9000  322  22  ####  328  17
 10000  327  26  ####  327  20
 11000  330  30  ####  321  22
 12000  333  33  ####  317  23
 13000  334  38  ####  316  26
 14000  334  45  ####  316  29
 15000  334  52  ####  317  33

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.