SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...2/22/2025...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 |  -1.2  |  42  |  26
  5000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  48  |  16
  6000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  49  |  71
  7000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  51  |  116
  8000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  54  |  155
  9000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  56  |  195
 10000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  59  |  233
 11000 FT ASL |   9.1  |  62  |  268
 12000 FT ASL |  10.2  |  64  |  309
 13000 FT ASL |  11.3  |  67  |  357
 14000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  70  |  395
 15000 FT ASL |  14.5  |  74  |  418

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3641
TOP OF THE LIFT............4379
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........44 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........50 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6676 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  228  32  ####  242  29
  5000  249  42  ####  255  36
  6000  258  36  ####  271  43
  7000  270  40  ####  267  31
  8000  279  43  ####  278  33
  9000  284  38  ####  287  39
 10000  287  32  ####  291  33
 11000  289  27  ####  297  26
 12000  285  24  ####  294  23
 13000  277  24  ####  288  24
 14000  269  26  ####  289  26
 15000  266  28  ####  292  30

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.