SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...2/3/2026...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 |  -7.2  |  34  |  178
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  38  |  171
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  42  |  187
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  46  |  206
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  47  |  267
  9000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  50  |  296
 10000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  54  |  319
 11000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  59  |  333
 12000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  62  |  362
 13000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  65  |  404
 14000 FT ASL |  10.1  |  67  |  445
 15000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  70  |  485

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5938
TOP OF THE LIFT............8152
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........47 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........43 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...271 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  254   5  ####  251   2
  5000  259  15  ####  244   7
  6000  285  25  ####  249   9
  7000  291  31  ####  279   8
  8000  296  27  ####  302  13
  9000  298  30  ####  309  17
 10000  308  34  ####  309  20
 11000  316  36  ####  307  21
 12000  318  40  ####  310  22
 13000  318  41  ####  311  22
 14000  319  46  ####  313  23
 15000  320  49  ####  317  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.