SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...3/16/2026...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 |  -1.7  |  44  |  124
  5000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  50  |  111
  6000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  55  |  121
  7000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  58  |  149
  8000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  63  |  163
  9000 FT ASL |  11.7  |  70  |  157
 10000 FT ASL |  14.3  |  75  |  160
 11000 FT ASL |  16.2  |  79  |  181
 12000 FT ASL |  17.4  |  82  |  218
 13000 FT ASL |  18.6  |  85  |  260
 14000 FT ASL |  19.7  |  87  |  299
 15000 FT ASL |  20.8  |  90  |  339

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3067
TOP OF THE LIFT............4543
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........47 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  231  27  ####  243  32
  5000  243  29  ####  260  30
  6000  264  30  ####  268  33
  7000  280  38  ####  265  35
  8000  288  40  ####  268  38
  9000  295  40  ####  269  43
 10000  301  46  ####  272  47
 11000  304  49  ####  275  50
 12000  304  52  ####  276  54
 13000  304  56  ####  277  58
 14000  304  60  ####  279  61
 15000  304  63  ####  281  63

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.