SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...4/28/2025...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 | -12.1  |  43  |  255
  5000 FT ASL | -12.0  |  43  |  297
  6000 FT ASL | -11.6  |  44  |  359
  7000 FT ASL |  -9.7  |  47  |  390
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.2  |  51  |  407
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.0  |  54  |  451
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.3  |  55  |  507
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  57  |  550
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  59  |  598
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  60  |  655
 14000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  62  |  707
 15000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  64  |  753

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12089
TOP OF THE LIFT............15370
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........65 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........45 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...764 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  059   2  ####  293   7
  5000  072   3  ####  290  11
  6000  117   5  ####  288  12
  7000  141   4  ####  287  13
  8000  289   3  ####  287  13
  9000  316   6  ####  297  16
 10000  328   9  ####  298  15
 11000  332  12  ####  291  11
 12000  334  11  ####  304  16
 13000  329  13  ####  313  15
 14000  323  15  ####  325  16
 15000  322  18  ####  331  17

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.