SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...3/17/2026...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 |  -6.1  |  45  |  134
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.3  |  46  |  156
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  50  |  179
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  54  |  194
  8000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  59  |  211
  9000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  59  |  282
 10000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  59  |  353
 11000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  62  |  385
 12000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  67  |  393
 13000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  73  |  396
 14000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  76  |  433
 15000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  79  |  464

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6102
TOP OF THE LIFT............7496
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........56 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........51 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...203 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  257  11  ####  235   8
  5000  257  26  ####  237  18
  6000  262  44  ####  249  34
  7000  268  53  ####  266  39
  8000  273  56  ####  276  45
  9000  279  50  ####  281  42
 10000  282  38  ####  283  40
 11000  286  47  ####  283  39
 12000  288  72  ####  280  40
 13000  294  71  ####  286  34
 14000  296  67  ####  290  27
 15000  297  63  ####  284  22

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.