SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...7/13/2025...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 | -16.0  |  65  |  330
  5000 FT ASL | -12.3  |  72  |  285
  6000 FT ASL | -11.5  |  73  |  339
  7000 FT ASL | -11.1  |  74  |  401
  8000 FT ASL | -10.4  |  75  |  463
  9000 FT ASL |  -9.4  |  76  |  514
 10000 FT ASL |  -7.3  |  80  |  535
 11000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  84  |  557
 12000 FT ASL |  -3.6  |  87  |  591
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  90  |  627
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  92  |  674
 15000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  95  |  714

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....12253
TOP OF THE LIFT............14796
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........94 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........73 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...705 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  227   4  ####  314   5
  5000  277   9  ####  306   8
  6000  300  10  ####  300   9
  7000  308  11  ####  296   9
  8000  314  13  ####  291   9
  9000  308  12  ####  286   9
 10000  302  13  ####  281  10
 11000  303  13  ####  274  10
 12000  307  13  ####  271  11
 13000  315  13  ####  279  12
 14000  316  13  ####  282  14
 15000  319  13  ####  284  15

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.