SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...10/6/2026...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 |  -2.1  |  73  |  115
  5000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  77  |  130
  6000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  81  |  157
  7000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  84  |  191
  8000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  88  |  218
  9000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  91  |  243
 10000 FT ASL |   9.1  |  95  |  272
 11000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  97  |  320
 12000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  99  |  367
 13000 FT ASL |  11.7  | 101  |  419
 14000 FT ASL |  12.6  | 103  |  464
 15000 FT ASL |  13.6  | 105  |  509

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3641
TOP OF THE LIFT............4954
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........77 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........74 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  291   5  ####  203   0
  5000  273  10  ####  336   3
  6000  274  11  ####  305   3
  7000  282  12  ####  278   4
  8000  291  13  ####  264   5
  9000  297  15  ####  253   6
 10000  304  17  ####  240   7
 11000  302  18  ####  247   9
 12000  296  19  ####  249  11
 13000  290  22  ####  251  14
 14000  286  25  ####  253  17
 15000  282  27  ####  256  20

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.