SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...7/9/2026...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 | -14.0  |  61  |  302
  5000 FT ASL | -11.3  |  65  |  278
  6000 FT ASL | -10.4  |  67  |  331
  7000 FT ASL | -10.1  |  67  |  397
  8000 FT ASL |  -9.8  |  68  |  468
  9000 FT ASL |  -7.1  |  73  |  476
 10000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  77  |  489
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  80  |  529
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  81  |  580
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  83  |  634
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  85  |  677
 15000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  87  |  724

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11187
TOP OF THE LIFT............14386
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........86 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...692 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  230   0  ####  305   0
  5000  268   0  ####  296   0
  6000  285   0  ####  289   0
  7000  295   0  ####  283   0
  8000  282   0  ####  275   0
  9000  265   0  ####  266   0
 10000  260   0  ####  244   0
 11000  252   0  ####  240   0
 12000  249   0  ####  246   0
 13000  251   0  ####  250   0
 14000  254   0  ####  252   0
 15000  257   0  ####  254   0

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.