SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...3/16/2026...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 |  -9.0  |  32  |  138
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.0  |  33  |  158
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  37  |  186
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  40  |  214
  8000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  49  |  177
  9000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  51  |  212
 10000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  55  |  236
 11000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  58  |  270
 12000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  61  |  303
 13000 FT ASL |  10.2  |  68  |  293
 14000 FT ASL |  12.1  |  72  |  317
 15000 FT ASL |  13.2  |  75  |  358

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7250
TOP OF THE LIFT............7988
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........48 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........38 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...174 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  233   6  ####  246  12
  5000  238  16  ####  247  25
  6000  250  29  ####  252  39
  7000  269  36  ####  273  46
  8000  286  49  ####  290  36
  9000  295  47  ####  290  51
 10000  305  43  ####  297  55
 11000  318  40  ####  300  57
 12000  322  39  ####  300  57
 13000  320  59  ####  298  55
 14000  320  63  ####  295  54
 15000  318  64  ####  291  53

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.