SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...7/12/2025...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 | -15.4  |  62  |  310
  5000 FT ASL | -12.2  |  68  |  276
  6000 FT ASL | -11.2  |  70  |  325
  7000 FT ASL | -10.8  |  70  |  388
  8000 FT ASL |  -9.7  |  72  |  442
  9000 FT ASL |  -8.3  |  74  |  480
 10000 FT ASL |  -6.0  |  78  |  500
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  82  |  532
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.0  |  84  |  569
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  87  |  609
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  90  |  648
 15000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  92  |  692

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11925
TOP OF THE LIFT............14140
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........70 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...651 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  235   4  ####  294   7
  5000  280  11  ####  290  11
  6000  284  14  ####  286  12
  7000  282  15  ####  284  12
  8000  286  15  ####  281  12
  9000  291  16  ####  279  13
 10000  292  16  ####  275  14
 11000  289  17  ####  290  16
 12000  288  19  ####  290  19
 13000  292  19  ####  290  22
 14000  300  20  ####  291  25
 15000  301  20  ####  292  27

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.