SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...4/28/2025...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 |  -4.7  |  65  |  249
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  67  |  301
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  68  |  355
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  69  |  408
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  70  |  481
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  70  |  543
 10000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  72  |  592
 11000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  75  |  634
 12000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  76  |  683
 13000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  80  |  716
 14000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  85  |  730
 15000 FT ASL |   7.3  |  89  |  750

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6184
TOP OF THE LIFT............10859
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........66 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...626 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  358  13  ####  273   8
  5000  020  11  ####  270   8
  6000  024   6  ####  277  10
  7000  321   2  ####  286  16
  8000  247   6  ####  294  17
  9000  256  10  ####  297  16
 10000  276  11  ####  303  16
 11000  302  12  ####  305  17
 12000  320  16  ####  306  17
 13000  332  19  ####  305  18
 14000  338  22  ####  307  18
 15000  343  26  ####  307  19

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.