SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...4/27/2026...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 |  -1.1  |  59  |  163
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  59  |  232
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  60  |  295
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  61  |  356
  8000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  62  |  419
  9000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  62  |  481
 10000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  63  |  544
 11000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  64  |  607
 12000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  64  |  668
 13000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  65  |  732
 14000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  65  |  803
 15000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  68  |  845

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2247
TOP OF THE LIFT............7578
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...390 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  318   6  ####  271   9
  5000  287   4  ####  273   9
  6000  260   4  ####  275   9
  7000  261   4  ####  276   9
  8000  263   4  ####  278   9
  9000  239   2  ####  288  10
 10000  177   2  ####  301  13
 11000  187   2  ####  305  13
 12000  295   3  ####  320  14
 13000  307   6  ####  336  17
 14000  308   9  ####  345  19
 15000  323  13  ####  346  21

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.