SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...8/23/2025...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 | -18.7  |  56  |  346
  5000 FT ASL | -16.6  |  60  |  339
  6000 FT ASL | -13.0  |  66  |  326
  7000 FT ASL |  -9.2  |  73  |  308
  8000 FT ASL |  -6.5  |  78  |  320
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  82  |  343
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  85  |  374
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  85  |  437
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  87  |  487
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  89  |  536
 14000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  91  |  588
 15000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  93  |  632

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9793
TOP OF THE LIFT............13484
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...557 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  103   3  ####  037   4
  5000  104  12  ####  040   5
  6000  123  11  ####  044   5
  7000  153   7  ####  043   5
  8000  201   5  ####  337   5
  9000  254   5  ####  299   6
 10000  263   7  ####  275   8
 11000  273   9  ####  272  10
 12000  282   9  ####  266  12
 13000  289  10  ####  266  12
 14000  294  13  ####  270  12
 15000  299  14  ####  274  12

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.