SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...6/20/2025...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 |  -5.8  |  58  |  161
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  60  |  167
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.4  |  62  |  216
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  63  |  275
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  64  |  339
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  66  |  381
 10000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  70  |  403
 11000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  74  |  419
 12000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  78  |  438
 13000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  81  |  488
 14000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  82  |  545
 15000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  82  |  607

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6676
TOP OF THE LIFT............9629
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...395 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  220   2  ####  343   4
  5000  295   7  ####  324   7
  6000  301  11  ####  306   9
  7000  299  10  ####  286   9
  8000  296   8  ####  257  12
  9000  263   4  ####  231  13
 10000  219   6  ####  225  19
 11000  212  18  ####  224  23
 12000  214  30  ####  222  25
 13000  212  36  ####  217  26
 14000  206  38  ####  207  29
 15000  208  41  ####  203  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.