SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...8/22/2025...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 | -16.2  |  57  |  347
  5000 FT ASL | -13.0  |  62  |  315
  6000 FT ASL |  -9.9  |  68  |  314
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.9  |  71  |  338
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  75  |  366
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  77  |  420
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  77  |  487
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  78  |  535
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  82  |  565
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  85  |  597
 14000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  88  |  639
 15000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  90  |  689

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11433
TOP OF THE LIFT............13320
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........86 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........69 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...606 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  118   3  ####  076   6
  5000  096  12  ####  080  10
  6000  095  15  ####  082  11
  7000  100  15  ####  084  11
  8000  108   9  ####  099   5
  9000  134   5  ####  204   2
 10000  182   4  ####  251   6
 11000  228   7  ####  252   8
 12000  255  10  ####  262  10
 13000  269  13  ####  263  11
 14000  274  15  ####  267  12
 15000  276  17  ####  272  12

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.