SOARING FORECAST FOR SPOKANE, WA         DATE...3/17/2026...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 |   1.7  |  60  |  9
  5000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  62  |  62
  6000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  63  |  116
  7000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  64  |  167
  8000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  67  |  208
  9000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  69  |  255
 10000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  73  |  275
 11000 FT ASL |  10.6  |  78  |  289
 12000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  82  |  309
 13000 FT ASL |  14.5  |  86  |  335
 14000 FT ASL |  15.8  |  89  |  369
 15000 FT ASL |  16.6  |  91  |  417

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2985
TOP OF THE LIFT............3559
SPOKANE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........57 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 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  254  36  ####  234  24
  5000  262  40  ####  255  25
  6000  262  41  ####  268  25
  7000  263  44  ####  268  28
  8000  267  52  ####  266  30
  9000  266  54  ####  266  32
 10000  269  53  ####  267  35
 11000  269  49  ####  268  38
 12000  269  49  ####  268  40
 13000  269  52  ####  268  42
 14000  271  55  ####  269  44
 15000  275  59  ####  272  48

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.