SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...7/13/2025...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 |  -4.5  |  89  |  196
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.2  |  89  |  261
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  90  |  314
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.5  |  92  |  363
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  95  |  403
  9000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  97  |  444
 10000 FT ASL |   1.5  | 100  |  484
 11000 FT ASL |   2.7  | 102  |  526
 12000 FT ASL |   3.7  | 104  |  574
 13000 FT ASL |   4.4  | 106  |  629
 14000 FT ASL |   5.1  | 107  |  683
 15000 FT ASL |   5.8  | 109  |  737

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6430
TOP OF THE LIFT............8808
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........97 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........89 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...433 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  025   2  ####  291  14
  5000  261   2  ####  291  13
  6000  273   2  ####  290  13
  7000  321   2  ####  289  13
  8000  318   3  ####  297  12
  9000  321   3  ####  298  13
 10000  327   3  ####  291  13
 11000  332   3  ####  286  14
 12000  329   4  ####  283  16
 13000  317   6  ####  280  17
 14000  305   8  ####  279  18
 15000  297   8  ####  281  19

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.