SOARING FORECAST FOR PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA DATE...11/7/2025...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 | -1.4 | 56 | 169 5000 FT ASL | -0.5 | 58 | 220 6000 FT ASL | 0.1 | 59 | 276 7000 FT ASL | 1.0 | 61 | 324 8000 FT ASL | 2.3 | 63 | 371 9000 FT ASL | 2.8 | 65 | 428 10000 FT ASL | 3.7 | 66 | 476 11000 FT ASL | 4.5 | 68 | 528 12000 FT ASL | 5.4 | 70 | 576 13000 FT ASL | 6.4 | 72 | 628 14000 FT ASL | 7.3 | 74 | 674 15000 FT ASL | 8.5 | 77 | 713 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1673 TOP OF THE LIFT............5938 PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3477 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...272 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 270 27 #### 265 16 5000 268 28 #### 277 15 6000 267 35 #### 295 11 7000 264 36 #### 305 13 8000 264 37 #### 303 15 9000 267 37 #### 298 17 10000 271 36 #### 294 21 11000 272 36 #### 289 28 12000 272 37 #### 291 32 13000 272 38 #### 293 37 14000 272 40 #### 293 42 15000 272 42 #### 295 50 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.