SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...5/20/2026...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 | -10.5  |  45  |  278
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.7  |  48  |  278
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.4  |  49  |  343
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.9  |  49  |  406
  8000 FT ASL |  -7.1  |  51  |  463
  9000 FT ASL |  -6.1  |  53  |  511
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  54  |  560
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  56  |  611
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.0  |  58  |  653
 13000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  60  |  708
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  62  |  753
 15000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  65  |  795

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11925
TOP OF THE LIFT............14960
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...793 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  242   4  ####  331   5
  5000  266  11  ####  324   8
  6000  279  10  ####  318   9
  7000  283  12  ####  306  12
  8000  285  16  ####  304  16
  9000  283  17  ####  312  18
 10000  284  17  ####  315  19
 11000  282  17  ####  316  21
 12000  281  17  ####  309  22
 13000  281  17  ####  294  20
 14000  282  18  ####  283  20
 15000  289  20  ####  280  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.