SOARING FORECAST FOR WENATCHEE, WA         DATE...9/15/2026...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 |  -4.0  |  58  |  177
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  60  |  215
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  62  |  261
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  64  |  311
  8000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  68  |  336
  9000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  72  |  359
 10000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  76  |  383
 11000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  78  |  429
 12000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  79  |  482
 13000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  81  |  532
 14000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  84  |  570
 15000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  86  |  620

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4707
TOP OF THE LIFT............7660
WENATCHEE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........65 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4215 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...338 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  278   2  ####  037   8
  5000  200   4  ####  037   7
  6000  228   4  ####  044   7
  7000  243   4  ####  026   4
  8000  263   7  ####  306   3
  9000  253  10  ####  285   4
 10000  246  13  ####  283   5
 11000  245  15  ####  286   6
 12000  246  17  ####  288   6
 13000  250  19  ####  282   6
 14000  253  21  ####  273   7
 15000  253  23  ####  264   8

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.