SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...2/23/2026...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 |   1.7  |  51  |  69
  5000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  53  |  118
  6000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  55  |  161
  7000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  56  |  214
  8000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  59  |  259
  9000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  61  |  311
 10000 FT ASL |   7.3  |  63  |  357
 11000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  66  |  386
 12000 FT ASL |  10.1  |  69  |  424
 13000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  71  |  482
 14000 FT ASL |  11.8  |  73  |  527
 15000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  75  |  568

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............853
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........48 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........50 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  236  37  ####  136   2
  5000  235  42  ####  060   3
  6000  232  47  ####  025   7
  7000  232  61  ####  341   8
  8000  227  65  ####  297  12
  9000  224  67  ####  278  27
 10000  220  71  ####  268  43
 11000  218  76  ####  258  48
 12000  217  79  ####  258  54
 13000  217  81  ####  255  55
 14000  218  83  ####  249  64
 15000  220  85  ####  244  75

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.