SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...11/8/2025...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 |  -0.5  |  48  |  100
  5000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  50  |  148
  6000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  52  |  187
  7000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  56  |  205
  8000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  62  |  210
  9000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  68  |  212
 10000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  73  |  216
 11000 FT ASL |  14.4  |  78  |  231
 12000 FT ASL |  16.4  |  82  |  251
 13000 FT ASL |  18.2  |  86  |  279
 14000 FT ASL |  19.2  |  89  |  322
 15000 FT ASL |  19.8  |  90  |  372

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2083
TOP OF THE LIFT............4625
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........49 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...129 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  127   1  ####  106  10
  5000  229   5  ####  130   7
  6000  249   6  ####  185   5
  7000  270   8  ####  237   9
  8000  284  11  ####  261  14
  9000  288  15  ####  282  16
 10000  293  20  ####  296  18
 11000  294  25  ####  299  17
 12000  296  29  ####  294  19
 13000  294  32  ####  293  20
 14000  295  36  ####  291  20
 15000  297  40  ####  289  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.