SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...12/25/2025...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 |  -8.0  |  31  |  196
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  44  |  63
  6000 FT ASL |   0.0  |  45  |  115
  7000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  46  |  171
  8000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  49  |  214
  9000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  51  |  263
 10000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  52  |  311
 11000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  54  |  356
 12000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  56  |  412
 13000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  57  |  469
 14000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  59  |  520
 15000 FT ASL |   7.3  |  60  |  582

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4625
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........45 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........45 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  199   3  ####  169   5
  5000  239   7  ####  191  15
  6000  236  13  ####  219  23
  7000  242  22  ####  220  26
  8000  243  26  ####  226  32
  9000  241  26  ####  233  37
 10000  237  25  ####  234  36
 11000  238  28  ####  231  32
 12000  239  27  ####  221  24
 13000  245  37  ####  217  23
 14000  245  42  ####  229  29
 15000  243  44  ####  240  32

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.