SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...9/15/2026...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 | -14.3  |  42  |  307
  5000 FT ASL | -10.7  |  49  |  263
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.0  |  53  |  271
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  56  |  311
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  58  |  351
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  61  |  396
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  63  |  438
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  66  |  468
 12000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  69  |  499
 13000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  72  |  539
 14000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  74  |  587
 15000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  75  |  643

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9875
TOP OF THE LIFT............11679
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...488 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  131   3  ####  046   3
  5000  141   9  ####  049   4
  6000  180   9  ####  060   4
  7000  201   8  ####  081   4
  8000  218   9  ####  161   4
  9000  227  11  ####  205   5
 10000  236  12  ####  215   8
 11000  245  13  ####  214  12
 12000  253  14  ####  216  17
 13000  254  16  ####  221  23
 14000  254  19  ####  225  28
 15000  255  22  ####  227  31

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.