SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...8/23/2026...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 |  -4.7  |  72  |  109
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  76  |  137
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  78  |  175
  7000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  82  |  194
  8000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  84  |  255
  9000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  84  |  324
 10000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  84  |  395
 11000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  84  |  461
 12000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  85  |  514
 13000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  88  |  555
 14000 FT ASL |   4.5  |  90  |  607
 15000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  91  |  661

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4543
TOP OF THE LIFT............6676
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........81 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...185 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  230  19  ####  246  12
  5000  238  22  ####  248  12
  6000  230  20  ####  250  12
  7000  226  19  ####  252  12
  8000  228  20  ####  253  13
  9000  222  19  ####  270  14
 10000  207  17  ####  271  17
 11000  205  20  ####  268  19
 12000  213  29  ####  266  21
 13000  213  33  ####  264  23
 14000  211  35  ####  262  26
 15000  206  36  ####  262  28

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.