SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...8/3/2025...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 | -13.4  |  63  |  340
  5000 FT ASL | -10.1  |  69  |  305
  6000 FT ASL |  -9.3  |  70  |  356
  7000 FT ASL |  -8.9  |  71  |  418
  8000 FT ASL |  -8.6  |  71  |  493
  9000 FT ASL |  -8.5  |  71  |  564
 10000 FT ASL |  -8.4  |  71  |  633
 11000 FT ASL |  -7.3  |  73  |  680
 12000 FT ASL |  -5.3  |  77  |  703
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  81  |  724
 14000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  84  |  761
 15000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  86  |  808

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12991
TOP OF THE LIFT............15534
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........87 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........70 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...831 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  237   4  ####  350   4
  5000  272  14  ####  340   5
  6000  287  11  ####  330   5
  7000  294  10  ####  319   5
  8000  292  12  ####  305   5
  9000  291  12  ####  285   6
 10000  288  12  ####  266   8
 11000  288  14  ####  254  10
 12000  284  14  ####  244  13
 13000  282  14  ####  241  19
 14000  286  13  ####  244  20
 15000  285  12  ####  245  21

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.