SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...12/24/2025...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 |  -6.0  |  32  |  314
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.8  |  34  |  329
  6000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  54  |  135
  7000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  60  |  137
  8000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  61  |  199
  9000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  61  |  266
 10000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  61  |  335
 11000 FT ASL |   9.7  |  62  |  396
 12000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  63  |  446
 13000 FT ASL |  11.7  |  66  |  492
 14000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  67  |  547
 15000 FT ASL |  12.7  |  69  |  603

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5036
TOP OF THE LIFT............5364
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........43 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  153   4  ####  132   5
  5000  152  13  ####  163  15
  6000  177  17  ####  184  18
  7000  194  19  ####  209  15
  8000  199  23  ####  204  17
  9000  198  23  ####  211  24
 10000  203  24  ####  212  23
 11000  209  27  ####  219  29
 12000  215  29  ####  213  35
 13000  220  35  ####  207  37
 14000  219  34  ####  198  32
 15000  219  37  ####  192  36

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.