SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...5/18/2026...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 | -15.8  |  33  |  429
  5000 FT ASL | -14.1  |  35  |  431
  6000 FT ASL | -11.5  |  40  |  444
  7000 FT ASL |  -9.8  |  43  |  476
  8000 FT ASL |  -9.7  |  43  |  551
  9000 FT ASL |  -9.5  |  43  |  621
 10000 FT ASL |  -8.3  |  45  |  665
 11000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  49  |  690
 12000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  51  |  728
 13000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  54  |  774
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  56  |  824
 15000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  57  |  879

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....13566
TOP OF THE LIFT............18815
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........41 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...1104 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  262   2  ####  326   5
  5000  337   4  ####  320   8
  6000  009   6  ####  315   8
  7000  014   7  ####  312   8
  8000  018   7  ####  308   9
  9000  025   8  ####  303   9
 10000  021  13  ####  300   9
 11000  016  15  ####  293   8
 12000  017  17  ####  289   7
 13000  016  19  ####  286   9
 14000  014  21  ####  291   9
 15000  009  22  ####  299   9

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.