SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...4/27/2026...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 | -14.8  |  28  |  358
  5000 FT ASL | -14.7  |  28  |  399
  6000 FT ASL | -12.4  |  32  |  417
  7000 FT ASL |  -9.4  |  38  |  421
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.8  |  40  |  461
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  42  |  507
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.6  |  44  |  553
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.8  |  46  |  605
 12000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  46  |  667
 13000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  47  |  738
 14000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  49  |  788
 15000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  51  |  836

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....14058
TOP OF THE LIFT............17257
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........34 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...943 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  103   3  ####  272   7
  5000  115   7  ####  275   9
  6000  163   7  ####  280   9
  7000  226   4  ####  288   9
  8000  260   2  ####  301   7
  9000  251   2  ####  308   6
 10000  224   3  ####  310   6
 11000  203   3  ####  306   7
 12000  201   3  ####  302   9
 13000  217   4  ####  299  11
 14000  235   4  ####  294  12
 15000  262   4  ####  291  14

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.