SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...3/31/2025...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 |  -9.7  |  34  |  173
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.8  |  40  |  175
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  43  |  202
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  46  |  231
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  49  |  266
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  52  |  306
 10000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  53  |  359
 11000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  54  |  417
 12000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  55  |  475
 13000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  57  |  529
 14000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  59  |  573
 15000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  62  |  609

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7086
TOP OF THE LIFT............9219
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........52 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........45 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...314 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  171   7  ####  029   5
  5000  184  12  ####  018   3
  6000  185  12  ####  262   6
  7000  193  15  ####  257  10
  8000  211  18  ####  279  10
  9000  227  18  ####  281  12
 10000  232  16  ####  279  16
 11000  229  13  ####  279  19
 12000  222  13  ####  281  21
 13000  217  13  ####  283  23
 14000  228  14  ####  283  24
 15000  246  16  ####  283  24

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.