SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...10/6/2026...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 | -11.8  |  56  |  241
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.7  |  61  |  211
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.7  |  63  |  260
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.5  |  65  |  303
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  68  |  344
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  70  |  379
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  73  |  415
 11000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  76  |  449
 12000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  79  |  483
 13000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  83  |  517
 14000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  86  |  549
 15000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  89  |  587

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9301
TOP OF THE LIFT............11269
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........77 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........63 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...457 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  222   4  ####  306   3
  5000  248  11  ####  291   5
  6000  259  16  ####  278   6
  7000  274  19  ####  264   8
  8000  282  21  ####  255  12
  9000  287  22  ####  284  14
 10000  288  24  ####  289  16
 11000  287  27  ####  288  18
 12000  285  29  ####  287  19
 13000  286  30  ####  288  22
 14000  286  30  ####  288  24
 15000  287  29  ####  284  26

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.