SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...11/29/2025...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 |  -8.9  |  10  |  234
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.3  |  16  |  187
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  22  |  188
  7000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  29  |  161
  8000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  35  |  168
  9000 FT ASL |   6.7  |  39  |  186
 10000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  43  |  206
 11000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  45  |  247
 12000 FT ASL |  11.3  |  48  |  280
 13000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  51  |  319
 14000 FT ASL |  14.4  |  55  |  350
 15000 FT ASL |  15.8  |  58  |  380

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5938
TOP OF THE LIFT............6348
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........26 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........26 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...150 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  129   3  ####  084   4
  5000  157   9  ####  100   8
  6000  201   4  ####  168   5
  7000  273   5  ####  249   3
  8000  326   8  ####  281   6
  9000  339  15  ####  289   7
 10000  337  21  ####  291   7
 11000  337  26  ####  282   7
 12000  335  31  ####  283   9
 13000  333  35  ####  294  13
 14000  331  39  ####  296  16
 15000  329  42  ####  296  19

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.