SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA DATE...4/29/2026...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 | -6.2 | 55 | 155 5000 FT ASL | -6.2 | 54 | 226 6000 FT ASL | -6.1 | 55 | 295 7000 FT ASL | -4.2 | 58 | 323 8000 FT ASL | -2.5 | 61 | 360 9000 FT ASL | -1.5 | 63 | 408 10000 FT ASL | -0.5 | 65 | 454 11000 FT ASL | 0.5 | 67 | 501 12000 FT ASL | 1.5 | 69 | 547 13000 FT ASL | 2.5 | 71 | 600 14000 FT ASL | 3.3 | 73 | 652 15000 FT ASL | 4.0 | 74 | 704 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7168 TOP OF THE LIFT............10613 SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...481 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 273 1 #### 027 6 5000 286 1 #### 027 6 6000 287 1 #### 027 6 7000 054 1 #### 051 7 8000 071 3 #### 043 9 9000 063 3 #### 051 8 10000 056 3 #### 045 9 11000 050 4 #### 041 9 12000 040 4 #### 032 10 13000 028 3 #### 023 11 14000 036 2 #### 016 11 15000 111 1 #### 013 10 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.