SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...4/29/2025...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 |  -7.0  |  45  |  147
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.5  |  46  |  176
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  48  |  222
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  50  |  269
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  51  |  333
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  55  |  356
 10000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  60  |  365
 11000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  62  |  399
 12000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  65  |  433
 13000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  69  |  464
 14000 FT ASL |   6.7  |  71  |  508
 15000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  74  |  553

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8562
TOP OF THE LIFT............9711
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........58 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...358 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  233   5  ####  276   6
  5000  242  13  ####  271  10
  6000  258  18  ####  266  14
  7000  264  26  ####  271  23
  8000  268  27  ####  274  23
  9000  280  27  ####  277  23
 10000  281  27  ####  284  22
 11000  280  26  ####  289  21
 12000  283  26  ####  289  23
 13000  282  26  ####  286  24
 14000  280  26  ####  284  24
 15000  280  26  ####  280  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.