SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...4/27/2026...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 |  -5.7  |  51  |  316
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  54  |  344
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  55  |  393
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  56  |  458
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  56  |  530
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  57  |  597
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  57  |  665
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  57  |  735
 12000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  57  |  805
 13000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  58  |  876
 14000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  58  |  935
 15000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  61  |  974

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5938
TOP OF THE LIFT............15042
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...974 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  209  10  ####  270   3
  5000  268  10  ####  265   4
  6000  287  12  ####  262   5
  7000  290  13  ####  261   6
  8000  287  13  ####  269   7
  9000  290  13  ####  287  11
 10000  298  11  ####  301  15
 11000  299  11  ####  312  16
 12000  314  12  ####  323  17
 13000  325  13  ####  329  20
 14000  325  14  ####  334  20
 15000  318  14  ####  340  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.