SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA DATE...2/2/2026...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 | 3.7 | 57 | 56 5000 FT ASL | 4.5 | 59 | 106 6000 FT ASL | 6.1 | 62 | 139 7000 FT ASL | 6.9 | 63 | 188 8000 FT ASL | 8.6 | 67 | 221 9000 FT ASL | 11.2 | 72 | 226 10000 FT ASL | 13.3 | 77 | 243 11000 FT ASL | 14.6 | 80 | 282 12000 FT ASL | 15.6 | 82 | 322 13000 FT ASL | 16.3 | 84 | 378 14000 FT ASL | 17.1 | 86 | 425 15000 FT ASL | 18.2 | 89 | 464 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............524 SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........50 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 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 201 20 #### 257 23 5000 201 21 #### 262 27 6000 204 22 #### 262 28 7000 212 23 #### 262 30 8000 224 23 #### 262 27 9000 233 23 #### 265 22 10000 238 24 #### 274 23 11000 241 24 #### 278 26 12000 243 25 #### 281 29 13000 246 25 #### 282 31 14000 249 28 #### 281 32 15000 250 33 #### 279 33 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.