SOARING FORECAST FOR WENATCHEE, WA         DATE...5/19/2026...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 | -10.7  |  52  |  304
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.7  |  56  |  328
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.0  |  59  |  361
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  61  |  405
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.7  |  63  |  455
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.6  |  65  |  501
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  67  |  548
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  69  |  597
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  71  |  645
 13000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  73  |  698
 14000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  75  |  744
 15000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  77  |  784

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9465
TOP OF THE LIFT............12827
WENATCHEE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........72 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4215 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...686 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  313  19  ####  302  16
  5000  322  19  ####  301  16
  6000  325  16  ####  298  17
  7000  317  12  ####  304  16
  8000  307  11  ####  307  16
  9000  302  12  ####  309  15
 10000  300  12  ####  310  17
 11000  300  13  ####  311  19
 12000  304  15  ####  312  21
 13000  307  16  ####  314  23
 14000  308  18  ####  317  26
 15000  312  20  ####  321  29

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.