SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...4/28/2026...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 |  -3.9  |  56  |  215
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  57  |  269
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  58  |  331
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  58  |  398
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  59  |  469
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  59  |  532
 10000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  60  |  589
 11000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  61  |  647
 12000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  63  |  703
 13000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  66  |  740
 14000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  69  |  777
 15000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  71  |  820

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5364
TOP OF THE LIFT............12335
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........63 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...721 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  266   7  ####  226  10
  5000  265  10  ####  229  10
  6000  267  12  ####  233  10
  7000  270  12  ####  250  10
  8000  276  12  ####  257  10
  9000  279  13  ####  267   9
 10000  286  13  ####  278   9
 11000  287  13  ####  293  10
 12000  292  13  ####  297  11
 13000  309  13  ####  288   9
 14000  320  15  ####  274   5
 15000  324  17  ####  247   1

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.