SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...10/28/2026...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 |  -5.4  |  35  |  165
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  38  |  171
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  41  |  197
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  42  |  257
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  43  |  317
  9000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  45  |  361
 10000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  47  |  411
 11000 FT ASL |   1.9  |  49  |  463
 12000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  50  |  513
 13000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  52  |  567
 14000 FT ASL |   4.5  |  54  |  616
 15000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  55  |  669

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5364
TOP OF THE LIFT............8726
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........45 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........42 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...344 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  190   2  ####  253   3
  5000  216   6  ####  242   8
  6000  236  13  ####  237  11
  7000  248  20  ####  233  13
  8000  247  24  ####  229  16
  9000  243  26  ####  233  24
 10000  241  26  ####  235  26
 11000  242  27  ####  233  23
 12000  245  28  ####  225  21
 13000  244  30  ####  245  23
 14000  245  33  ####  253  24
 15000  247  36  ####  255  32

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.