SOARING FORECAST FOR WENATCHEE, WA         DATE...3/16/2026...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 |   0.6  |  48  |  92
  5000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  53  |  101
  6000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  58  |  111
  7000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  64  |  106
  8000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  70  |  98
  9000 FT ASL |  14.6  |  75  |  106
 10000 FT ASL |  16.4  |  79  |  130
 11000 FT ASL |  18.2  |  83  |  152
 12000 FT ASL |  19.6  |  86  |  185
 13000 FT ASL |  20.9  |  89  |  222
 14000 FT ASL |  22.2  |  92  |  259
 15000 FT ASL |  23.6  |  96  |  289

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2985
TOP OF THE LIFT............3887
WENATCHEE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........47 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4215 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  275  27  ####  236  16
  5000  277  40  ####  250  27
  6000  283  48  ####  261  44
  7000  289  52  ####  267  53
  8000  292  51  ####  272  56
  9000  294  39  ####  274  58
 10000  292  38  ####  275  62
 11000  292  45  ####  275  66
 12000  293  48  ####  275  69
 13000  295  49  ####  274  71
 14000  298  49  ####  274  73
 15000  299  50  ####  274  75

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.