SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...7/8/2026...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 | -18.2  |  57  |  569
  5000 FT ASL | -12.5  |  67  |  477
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.8  |  76  |  437
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  79  |  460
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  80  |  522
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  81  |  584
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.2  |  82  |  643
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.6  |  83  |  701
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  84  |  760
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  85  |  828
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  85  |  895
 15000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  86  |  956

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12335
TOP OF THE LIFT............18241
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........77 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...1136 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  176   0  ####  292   0
  5000  165   0  ####  287   0
  6000  205   0  ####  284   0
  7000  229   0  ####  280   0
  8000  246   0  ####  275   0
  9000  254   0  ####  259   0
 10000  258   0  ####  252   0
 11000  257   0  ####  252   0
 12000  257   0  ####  248   0
 13000  262   0  ####  247   0
 14000  264   0  ####  247   0
 15000  264   0  ####  249   0

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.