SOARING FORECAST FOR PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA DATE...8/3/2025...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 | 2.4 | 84 | 78 5000 FT ASL | 4.6 | 88 | 96 6000 FT ASL | 5.4 | 89 | 146 7000 FT ASL | 6.4 | 91 | 192 8000 FT ASL | 7.2 | 93 | 249 9000 FT ASL | 7.7 | 94 | 305 10000 FT ASL | 7.9 | 95 | 369 11000 FT ASL | 8.3 | 96 | 429 12000 FT ASL | 9.4 | 98 | 468 13000 FT ASL | 10.3 | 100 | 522 14000 FT ASL | 10.9 | 102 | 575 15000 FT ASL | 11.6 | 103 | 628 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2247 TOP OF THE LIFT............3231 PASCO/TRI-CITIES, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........79 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........80 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 251 5 #### 241 7 5000 246 5 #### 242 7 6000 245 10 #### 242 7 7000 249 13 #### 230 7 8000 252 18 #### 220 10 9000 249 22 #### 223 13 10000 245 23 #### 229 15 11000 243 22 #### 230 16 12000 243 17 #### 226 17 13000 238 13 #### 224 18 14000 232 12 #### 224 19 15000 226 11 #### 223 19 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.