SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...10/5/2026...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 |  -2.9  |  71  |  94
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  73  |  129
  6000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  77  |  157
  7000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  81  |  176
  8000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  86  |  186
  9000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  89  |  217
 10000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  92  |  256
 11000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  93  |  306
 12000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  95  |  361
 13000 FT ASL |  10.3  |  97  |  411
 14000 FT ASL |  11.5  |  99  |  451
 15000 FT ASL |  12.3  | 101  |  500

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3969
TOP OF THE LIFT............5856
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........76 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........75 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...153 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  251   8  ####  239  10
  5000  263  10  ####  242  10
  6000  269  14  ####  269  13
  7000  271  19  ####  266  16
  8000  268  23  ####  263  20
  9000  265  25  ####  261  23
 10000  264  27  ####  261  24
 11000  263  28  ####  261  26
 12000  262  29  ####  263  27
 13000  261  30  ####  266  30
 14000  260  32  ####  268  32
 15000  261  33  ####  270  33

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.