SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...10/28/2026...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 |  -1.7  |  51  |  115
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  53  |  154
  6000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  56  |  193
  7000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  57  |  252
  8000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  59  |  302
  9000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  60  |  365
 10000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  61  |  414
 11000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  63  |  467
 12000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  64  |  523
 13000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  65  |  586
 14000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  66  |  645
 15000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  68  |  699

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3149
TOP OF THE LIFT............5282
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........54 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........51 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...162 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  238  26  ####  252  14
  5000  251  33  ####  252  15
  6000  256  35  ####  255  16
  7000  250  31  ####  257  17
  8000  246  32  ####  261  19
  9000  239  32  ####  261  21
 10000  232  29  ####  260  22
 11000  228  27  ####  256  22
 12000  229  25  ####  249  21
 13000  229  25  ####  247  22
 14000  228  25  ####  250  25
 15000  233  23  ####  256  29

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.