SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...11/6/2025...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 |  -5.9  |  39  |  168
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.5  |  42  |  177
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  45  |  208
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  47  |  249
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  49  |  304
  9000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  50  |  357
 10000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  52  |  410
 11000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  53  |  463
 12000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  55  |  513
 13000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  56  |  568
 14000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  58  |  619
 15000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  59  |  673

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5938
TOP OF THE LIFT............9055
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........50 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........46 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...357 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  227   5  ####  248   6
  5000  237  14  ####  246  14
  6000  248  28  ####  244  19
  7000  259  35  ####  245  23
  8000  261  44  ####  256  25
  9000  264  44  ####  258  29
 10000  267  43  ####  265  29
 11000  267  44  ####  268  27
 12000  267  43  ####  281  21
 13000  267  42  ####  282  21
 14000  267  42  ####  281  28
 15000  266  41  ####  283  35

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.