SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...8/23/2026...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 | -10.2  |  65  |  190
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.5  |  68  |  189
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.2  |  70  |  232
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  73  |  263
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  78  |  276
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  81  |  307
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.0  |  83  |  350
 11000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  84  |  406
 12000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  85  |  470
 13000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  85  |  544
 14000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  86  |  604
 15000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  87  |  661

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7988
TOP OF THE LIFT............10121
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........83 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........70 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...355 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  275   4  ####  281   9
  5000  282  11  ####  276  14
  6000  293  11  ####  272  15
  7000  284   9  ####  268  16
  8000  247   9  ####  264  17
  9000  223  15  ####  256  19
 10000  227  24  ####  243  28
 11000  227  30  ####  238  33
 12000  225  32  ####  237  34
 13000  225  33  ####  237  34
 14000  229  32  ####  238  35
 15000  232  32  ####  238  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.