SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...5/26/2025...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 | -12.6  |  57  |  393
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.9  |  62  |  369
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  70  |  340
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  73  |  367
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  75  |  426
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  76  |  480
 10000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  77  |  540
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  77  |  608
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  77  |  678
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  77  |  752
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  79  |  793
 15000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  82  |  833

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7906
TOP OF THE LIFT............14304
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........80 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...803 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  151   4  ####  305   8
  5000  150  10  ####  304  12
  6000  169   9  ####  305  13
  7000  179   9  ####  307  13
  8000  185  10  ####  296   7
  9000  194  11  ####  220   8
 10000  202   9  ####  214  11
 11000  202   9  ####  230  14
 12000  204  11  ####  232  19
 13000  218  13  ####  230  22
 14000  226  12  ####  230  23
 15000  216  10  ####  228  23

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.