SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...8/23/2026...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 |  -2.2  |  71  |  150
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  74  |  185
  6000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  75  |  234
  7000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  79  |  261
  8000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  83  |  287
  9000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  89  |  289
 10000 FT ASL |   7.8  |  91  |  335
 11000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  92  |  388
 12000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  93  |  444
 13000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  95  |  506
 14000 FT ASL |  10.1  |  96  |  560
 15000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  98  |  611

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3723
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........75 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...209 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  239  10  ####  003   4
  5000  227   8  ####  263   4
  6000  253   6  ####  330   5
  7000  318   5  ####  341   9
  8000  333   8  ####  336  14
  9000  304  10  ####  333  18
 10000  291  12  ####  334  20
 11000  289  12  ####  333  21
 12000  288  12  ####  332  22
 13000  284  13  ####  330  22
 14000  277  14  ####  327  22
 15000  273  15  ####  323  22

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.