SOARING FORECAST FOR MISSOULA, 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 |  -9.5  |  30  |  201
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.2  |  30  |  238
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.4  |  32  |  294
  7000 FT ASL |  -7.3  |  33  |  339
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  37  |  364
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  40  |  407
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  42  |  452
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  43  |  503
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  46  |  543
 13000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  47  |  600
 14000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  48  |  663
 15000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  49  |  721

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9793
TOP OF THE LIFT............12745
MISSOULA, MT MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........47 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........32 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6266 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...581 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  272   8  ####  291  10
  5000  273  17  ####  290  19
  6000  277  25  ####  288  22
  7000  288  27  ####  287  26
  8000  297  20  ####  292  32
  9000  304  16  ####  302  25
 10000  312  16  ####  313  16
 11000  310  15  ####  322  13
 12000  322  14  ####  340  12
 13000  335  12  ####  353  14
 14000  330  11  ####  002  15
 15000  333   8  ####  010  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.