SOARING FORECAST FOR PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA         DATE...4/6/2026...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 |  -4.3  |  72  |  196
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  76  |  220
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  79  |  253
  7000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  80  |  301
  8000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  82  |  359
  9000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  83  |  415
 10000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  84  |  475
 11000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  85  |  540
 12000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  85  |  602
 13000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  86  |  666
 14000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  88  |  717
 15000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  89  |  771

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4707
TOP OF THE LIFT............6922
PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........80 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3477 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...298 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  270   4  ####  246  17
  5000  256   5  ####  253  17
  6000  261   8  ####  264  19
  7000  269  10  ####  266  19
  8000  276  11  ####  262  18
  9000  276  12  ####  257  18
 10000  273  13  ####  254  19
 11000  268  14  ####  254  20
 12000  264  14  ####  255  21
 13000  262  15  ####  257  23
 14000  261  15  ####  260  24
 15000  260  16  ####  261  26

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.