SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...4/28/2026...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 | -15.5  |  29  |  425
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.9  |  41  |  309
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.9  |  43  |  356
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.4  |  43  |  418
  8000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  45  |  479
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  45  |  550
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  46  |  605
 11000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  47  |  659
 12000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  48  |  715
 13000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  50  |  770
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  51  |  824
 15000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  56  |  847

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....13894
TOP OF THE LIFT............15370
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........57 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........43 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...850 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  211   4  ####  274   6
  5000  251  11  ####  274  12
  6000  284  13  ####  273  14
  7000  300  13  ####  274  16
  8000  308  15  ####  285  19
  9000  315  16  ####  297  19
 10000  316  16  ####  298  19
 11000  311  16  ####  295  19
 12000  309  19  ####  289  18
 13000  311  20  ####  281  17
 14000  317  19  ####  275  17
 15000  328  17  ####  277  18

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.