SOARING FORECAST FOR PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA DATE...6/20/2025...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 | 2.0 | 65 | 71 5000 FT ASL | 3.5 | 68 | 105 6000 FT ASL | 4.6 | 70 | 147 7000 FT ASL | 5.3 | 71 | 203 8000 FT ASL | 7.2 | 75 | 229 9000 FT ASL | 9.4 | 79 | 248 10000 FT ASL | 10.6 | 82 | 286 11000 FT ASL | 11.4 | 84 | 334 12000 FT ASL | 12.3 | 86 | 382 13000 FT ASL | 13.0 | 88 | 437 14000 FT ASL | 13.5 | 89 | 491 15000 FT ASL | 14.5 | 91 | 536 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............1919 PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........64 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 252 13 #### 258 20 5000 226 13 #### 260 16 6000 225 13 #### 255 12 7000 231 12 #### 253 9 8000 224 13 #### 251 8 9000 217 14 #### 244 8 10000 214 15 #### 236 10 11000 217 16 #### 234 12 12000 220 19 #### 227 13 13000 221 22 #### 220 14 14000 220 26 #### 215 14 15000 215 29 #### 211 14 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.