SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...5/18/2026...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 |  -4.4  |  58  |  213
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  63  |  220
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  64  |  273
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  65  |  339
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  65  |  409
  9000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  66  |  466
 10000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  67  |  528
 11000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  68  |  582
 12000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  71  |  626
 13000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  73  |  671
 14000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  75  |  722
 15000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  76  |  776

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4461
TOP OF THE LIFT............8972
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...461 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  004  14  ####  237   7
  5000  017  10  ####  237   7
  6000  026   8  ####  238   7
  7000  027   8  ####  248   7
  8000  027   8  ####  286   9
  9000  004   6  ####  304  10
 10000  334   6  ####  309   9
 11000  323   8  ####  309   8
 12000  319  11  ####  313  10
 13000  307  14  ####  320  12
 14000  314  14  ####  323  12
 15000  322  15  ####  328  14

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.