SOARING FORECAST FOR KALISPELL, MT         DATE...4/1/2025...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 |  -4.9  |  30  |  104
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  30  |  104
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  32  |  144
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  34  |  187
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  37  |  227
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  39  |  272
 10000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  39  |  332
 11000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  40  |  390
 12000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  42  |  445
 13000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  46  |  473
 14000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  48  |  518
 15000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  49  |  571

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............9301
KALISPELL, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........47 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........36 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........7824 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...284 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  234  10  ####  266  12
  5000  234  10  ####  267  14
  6000  267  20  ####  278  23
  7000  286  23  ####  295  30
  8000  306  23  ####  308  33
  9000  304  20  ####  321  33
 10000  312  22  ####  333  24
 11000  304  20  ####  345  19
 12000  294  18  ####  350  16
 13000  317  13  ####  349  14
 14000  323   8  ####  342  13
 15000  355   4  ####  336  14

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.