SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, MT         DATE...4/6/2026...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 | -18.2  |  39  |  489
  5000 FT ASL | -18.1  |  39  |  528
  6000 FT ASL | -10.7  |  52  |  424
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.2  |  59  |  414
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.9  |  61  |  462
  9000 FT ASL |  -5.3  |  62  |  518
 10000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  62  |  583
 11000 FT ASL |  -4.6  |  63  |  647
 12000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  63  |  711
 13000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  65  |  774
 14000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  66  |  824
 15000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  68  |  874

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....13812
TOP OF THE LIFT............17174
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........72 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...980 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  105   4  ####  280   6
  5000  116  10  ####  275   9
  6000  148   6  ####  271  10
  7000  207   4  ####  268  11
  8000  239   6  ####  265  12
  9000  251   7  ####  261  14
 10000  247   8  ####  258  14
 11000  244   8  ####  255  17
 12000  246   7  ####  263  20
 13000  244   8  ####  268  21
 14000  247   9  ####  269  22
 15000  252  10  ####  274  22

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.