SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...8/3/2025...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 |  -4.1  |  83  |  228
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  83  |  295
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  84  |  350
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  85  |  411
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  85  |  480
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  87  |  526
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.0  |  90  |  564
 11000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  93  |  605
 12000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  95  |  648
 13000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  97  |  701
 14000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  99  |  751
 15000 FT ASL |   4.8  | 100  |  803

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6348
TOP OF THE LIFT............10121
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........83 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...566 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  233   7  ####  222   8
  5000  222  12  ####  222   8
  6000  220  13  ####  222   8
  7000  215  14  ####  226   9
  8000  217  16  ####  237  15
  9000  227  16  ####  234  18
 10000  232  15  ####  235  18
 11000  233  14  ####  234  16
 12000  232  13  ####  234  15
 13000  231  14  ####  234  15
 14000  231  14  ####  234  15
 15000  230  14  ####  234  16

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.