SOARING FORECAST FOR GREAT FALLS, MT         DATE...2/23/2025...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 |  -4.0  |  43  |  118
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  49  |  113
  6000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  55  |  106
  7000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  58  |  132
  8000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  62  |  154
  9000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  65  |  185
 10000 FT ASL |   9.7  |  69  |  212
 11000 FT ASL |  10.7  |  71  |  258
 12000 FT ASL |  11.1  |  72  |  316
 13000 FT ASL |  12.0  |  74  |  367
 14000 FT ASL |  12.9  |  76  |  414
 15000 FT ASL |  13.7  |  78  |  461

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4215
TOP OF THE LIFT............5282
GREAT FALLS, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........50 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 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  221  38  ####  226  35
  5000  241  49  ####  238  44
  6000  254  48  ####  257  51
  7000  258  44  ####  268  49
  8000  258  35  ####  261  37
  9000  255  28  ####  276  33
 10000  270  22  ####  280  50
 11000  283  31  ####  278  56
 12000  283  38  ####  279  55
 13000  279  41  ####  278  56
 14000  277  42  ####  276  56
 15000  275  44  ####  271  59

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.