SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...9/16/2026...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 | -13.1  |  50  |  297
  5000 FT ASL | -11.4  |  53  |  300
  6000 FT ASL |  -9.3  |  57  |  322
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  63  |  319
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  63  |  387
  9000 FT ASL |  -4.8  |  65  |  437
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  68  |  472
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  70  |  516
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  71  |  571
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  74  |  617
 14000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  76  |  661
 15000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  77  |  711

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....10121
TOP OF THE LIFT............13320
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...628 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  330   1  ####  075   5
  5000  088   6  ####  077   9
  6000  073   8  ####  079   9
  7000  062   6  ####  084   9
  8000  069   3  ####  113   2
  9000  264   3  ####  185   4
 10000  232   5  ####  222   7
 11000  233   8  ####  230  10
 12000  240  13  ####  231  13
 13000  243  15  ####  230  16
 14000  243  17  ####  228  19
 15000  242  19  ####  226  20

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.