SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...4/26/2026...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 |  -1.4  |  63  |  168
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  65  |  215
  6000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  66  |  273
  7000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  67  |  336
  8000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  67  |  410
  9000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  67  |  480
 10000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  68  |  546
 11000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  69  |  600
 12000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  72  |  637
 13000 FT ASL |   4.5  |  75  |  674
 14000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  79  |  708
 15000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  81  |  745

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2575
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...249 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  016  12  ####  273   4
  5000  012   9  ####  269   5
  6000  017   9  ####  273   6
  7000  023   9  ####  303   6
  8000  035   9  ####  317   8
  9000  048  11  ####  322  11
 10000  055  12  ####  321  15
 11000  046  14  ####  322  20
 12000  033  16  ####  324  22
 13000  022  18  ####  328  22
 14000  014  20  ####  336  23
 15000  009  23  ####  346  24

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.