SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...9/16/2026...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 |  -6.0  |  62  |  136
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  65  |  169
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  67  |  216
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  70  |  249
  8000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  74  |  276
  9000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  75  |  324
 10000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  77  |  376
 11000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  79  |  427
 12000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  81  |  473
 13000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  83  |  517
 14000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  86  |  555
 15000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  89  |  593

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6266
TOP OF THE LIFT............7906
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........73 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........66 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5446 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...270 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  044  18  ####  038  14
  5000  044  15  ####  042  14
  6000  051   9  ####  070   6
  7000  035   3  ####  120   2
  8000  292   2  ####  182   3
  9000  272   4  ####  209   4
 10000  264   5  ####  221   7
 11000  261   4  ####  227   9
 12000  257   4  ####  226  10
 13000  250   5  ####  223  10
 14000  243   6  ####  218  10
 15000  237   8  ####  212   9

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.