SOARING FORECAST FOR PULLMAN, WA         DATE...5/18/2026...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 |  -8.6  |  46  |  205
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.6  |  50  |  230
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.3  |  52  |  270
  7000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  54  |  315
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  56  |  362
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  59  |  399
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  61  |  441
 11000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  63  |  497
 12000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  63  |  557
 13000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  65  |  615
 14000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  67  |  666
 15000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  68  |  725

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7988
TOP OF THE LIFT............10531
PULLMAN, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........62 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........51 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5610 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...467 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  160   6  ####  303   7
  5000  120   1  ####  305   7
  6000  015   4  ####  308   7
  7000  006   5  ####  311   7
  8000  027   5  ####  331   6
  9000  018   6  ####  342   6
 10000  016  10  ####  344   9
 11000  008  12  ####  333   9
 12000  358  15  ####  326   9
 13000  350  17  ####  326  11
 14000  347  17  ####  333  15
 15000  345  17  ####  335  18

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.