SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...7/7/2026...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 |  -6.4  |  85  |  303
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  86  |  361
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  87  |  422
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  88  |  484
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  88  |  550
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  89  |  611
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  90  |  678
 11000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  90  |  742
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  93  |  778
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  97  |  811
 14000 FT ASL |   1.3  | 100  |  845
 15000 FT ASL |   2.6  | 102  |  886

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....11351
TOP OF THE LIFT............13238
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........97 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........86 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...816 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  207   0  ####  219   0
  5000  202   0  ####  218   0
  6000  205   0  ####  217   0
  7000  211   0  ####  217   0
  8000  219   0  ####  217   0
  9000  227   0  ####  219   0
 10000  231   0  ####  228   0
 11000  231   0  ####  230   0
 12000  236   0  ####  229   0
 13000  240   0  ####  227   0
 14000  240   0  ####  226   0
 15000  239   0  ####  225   0

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.