SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...10/8/2026...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 |  -2.5  |  72  |  85
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  75  |  130
  6000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  79  |  148
  7000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  82  |  180
  8000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  84  |  228
  9000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  85  |  286
 10000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  86  |  340
 11000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  88  |  383
 12000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  91  |  422
 13000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  94  |  468
 14000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  96  |  513
 15000 FT ASL |  10.6  |  99  |  551

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3477
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........77 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...137 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  267   4  ####  220   9
  5000  260   5  ####  220   9
  6000  249   3  ####  247  12
  7000  235   3  ####  254  14
  8000  254   6  ####  254  17
  9000  266   9  ####  255  18
 10000  271  12  ####  257  19
 11000  275  15  ####  259  19
 12000  278  17  ####  262  20
 13000  279  18  ####  267  21
 14000  280  17  ####  271  22
 15000  284  16  ####  273  24

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.