SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT DATE...11/28/2025...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 | -0.2 | 36 | 76 5000 FT ASL | 1.2 | 38 | 86 6000 FT ASL | 3.4 | 42 | 103 7000 FT ASL | 4.7 | 45 | 139 8000 FT ASL | 6.4 | 48 | 175 9000 FT ASL | 7.3 | 50 | 222 10000 FT ASL | 7.8 | 51 | 277 11000 FT ASL | 8.6 | 53 | 328 12000 FT ASL | 9.5 | 55 | 374 13000 FT ASL | 10.5 | 57 | 425 14000 FT ASL | 11.1 | 58 | 478 15000 FT ASL | 11.6 | 60 | 534 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............4543 MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........36 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........43 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 248 0 #### 330 5 5000 270 5 #### 332 9 6000 250 8 #### 351 10 7000 258 11 #### 015 7 8000 268 11 #### 002 12 9000 275 12 #### 348 20 10000 277 17 #### 341 27 11000 270 23 #### 334 30 12000 265 27 #### 331 33 13000 265 30 #### 329 37 14000 267 32 #### 332 41 15000 268 33 #### 335 46 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.