SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...8/1/2026...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 |  -0.7  |  86  |  44
  5000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  87  |  94
  6000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  89  |  141
  7000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  92  |  177
  8000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  94  |  227
  9000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  96  |  266
 10000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  97  |  326
 11000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  98  |  385
 12000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  99  |  447
 13000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  99  |  522
 14000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  99  |  592
 15000 FT ASL |   7.1  | 102  |  632

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2739
TOP OF THE LIFT............4871
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........87 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........88 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  240  14  ####  243  24
  5000  227  14  ####  243  25
  6000  228  15  ####  243  25
  7000  221  16  ####  243  25
  8000  213  18  ####  243  24
  9000  211  19  ####  240  31
 10000  208  21  ####  235  37
 11000  205  24  ####  232  41
 12000  204  27  ####  229  45
 13000  206  29  ####  229  47
 14000  207  30  ####  229  49
 15000  209  29  ####  230  51

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.