SOARING FORECAST FOR WENATCHEE, WA         DATE...3/17/2026...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 |  -3.4  |  50  |  116
  5000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  57  |  88
  6000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  63  |  82
  7000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  67  |  103
  8000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  71  |  135
  9000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  74  |  164
 10000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  77  |  195
 11000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  81  |  218
 12000 FT ASL |  14.4  |  85  |  243
 13000 FT ASL |  16.5  |  89  |  265
 14000 FT ASL |  18.8  |  94  |  278
 15000 FT ASL |  20.8  |  99  |  294

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4215
TOP OF THE LIFT............4954
WENATCHEE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........56 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........50 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4215 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...93 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  266  39  ####  256  24
  5000  268  49  ####  269  33
  6000  273  35  ####  273  39
  7000  281  48  ####  270  41
  8000  280  49  ####  270  39
  9000  279  53  ####  269  38
 10000  276  56  ####  267  38
 11000  273  58  ####  261  41
 12000  271  60  ####  255  47
 13000  271  63  ####  254  57
 14000  272  66  ####  257  68
 15000  271  69  ####  262  76

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.