SOARING FORECAST FOR PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA DATE...11/9/2025...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 | 6.7 | 65 | 53 5000 FT ASL | 10.4 | 72 | 31 6000 FT ASL | 14.2 | 79 | 10 7000 FT ASL | 17.0 | 85 | 8 8000 FT ASL | 19.0 | 89 | 34 9000 FT ASL | 19.9 | 91 | 78 10000 FT ASL | 20.6 | 93 | 125 11000 FT ASL | 21.4 | 95 | 170 12000 FT ASL | 22.3 | 97 | 216 13000 FT ASL | 23.3 | 100 | 261 14000 FT ASL | 25.1 | 104 | 284 15000 FT ASL | 26.2 | 107 | 318 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1591 TOP OF THE LIFT............2165 PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........52 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3477 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 130 9 #### 204 11 5000 162 9 #### 207 16 6000 199 11 #### 211 18 7000 215 13 #### 216 18 8000 229 15 #### 220 18 9000 239 16 #### 223 19 10000 247 16 #### 228 20 11000 254 16 #### 233 21 12000 261 15 #### 237 22 13000 265 16 #### 239 23 14000 270 18 #### 235 23 15000 276 19 #### 230 24 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.