SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...10/27/2026...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 |  -2.3  |  54  |  125
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  56  |  171
  6000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  58  |  208
  7000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  60  |  255
  8000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  63  |  301
  9000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  64  |  352
 10000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  66  |  402
 11000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  67  |  458
 12000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  69  |  513
 13000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  70  |  571
 14000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  73  |  614
 15000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  74  |  669

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3067
TOP OF THE LIFT............5938
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........58 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...205 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  298   9  ####  244  17
  5000  285  12  ####  249  18
  6000  282  14  ####  256  19
  7000  284  15  ####  261  21
  8000  288  16  ####  266  21
  9000  292  16  ####  264  21
 10000  289  15  ####  264  22
 11000  282  14  ####  264  22
 12000  279  15  ####  264  23
 13000  275  16  ####  263  24
 14000  272  15  ####  259  23
 15000  272  15  ####  259  24

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.