SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...8/23/2026...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 |  -4.5  |  73  |  165
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  75  |  213
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  77  |  257
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  80  |  279
  8000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  84  |  313
  9000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  86  |  360
 10000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  87  |  414
 11000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  88  |  477
 12000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  89  |  538
 13000 FT ASL |   4.5  |  90  |  595
 14000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  91  |  650
 15000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  93  |  704

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5692
TOP OF THE LIFT............7250
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........81 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........73 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...285 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  284   8  ####  294  11
  5000  225   8  ####  294  10
  6000  222  14  ####  293   9
  7000  225  17  ####  286   8
  8000  225  19  ####  281  10
  9000  224  20  ####  276  13
 10000  224  21  ####  269  15
 11000  226  22  ####  264  15
 12000  228  23  ####  268  16
 13000  225  25  ####  278  15
 14000  223  27  ####  285  16
 15000  220  30  ####  287  18

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.