SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, 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 | -11.6  |  32  |  282
  5000 FT ASL | -11.2  |  33  |  315
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.8  |  41  |  280
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  42  |  339
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  46  |  353
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  47  |  416
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  48  |  469
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  51  |  513
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  52  |  561
 13000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  54  |  618
 14000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  56  |  672
 15000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  57  |  724

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9301
TOP OF THE LIFT............12417
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........41 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...583 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  119   3  ####  274   5
  5000  133  10  ####  271  11
  6000  186  12  ####  269  13
  7000  208  12  ####  268  13
  8000  234  11  ####  236  12
  9000  239  12  ####  226  15
 10000  232  10  ####  229  18
 11000  219  11  ####  223  17
 12000  220  13  ####  228  21
 13000  230  14  ####  222  22
 14000  238  17  ####  214  21
 15000  240  19  ####  209  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.