SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...5/19/2026...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 |  -4.0  |  61  |  190
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  61  |  258
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.6  |  61  |  324
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  62  |  388
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  62  |  456
  9000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  64  |  504
 10000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  66  |  553
 11000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  67  |  612
 12000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  68  |  667
 13000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  70  |  715
 14000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  72  |  767
 15000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  74  |  823

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7988
TOP OF THE LIFT............11925
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...663 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  234  12  ####  250  12
  5000  240  16  ####  252  13
  6000  241  16  ####  254  13
  7000  246  15  ####  256  13
  8000  248  14  ####  258  13
  9000  245  13  ####  271  13
 10000  241  14  ####  293  12
 11000  244  13  ####  300  13
 12000  249  13  ####  303  14
 13000  253  13  ####  304  14
 14000  261  13  ####  307  15
 15000  273  14  ####  310  17

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.