SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, 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 |  -2.7  |  61  |  174
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  63  |  215
  6000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  67  |  238
  7000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  69  |  281
  8000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  72  |  328
  9000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  73  |  377
 10000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  75  |  427
 11000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  77  |  474
 12000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  79  |  524
 13000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  81  |  577
 14000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  83  |  624
 15000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  85  |  669

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3723
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...220 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  008   2  ####  296   3
  5000  002   7  ####  300   4
  6000  353  10  ####  302   5
  7000  342  11  ####  307   6
  8000  334  12  ####  314   7
  9000  329  12  ####  316   9
 10000  330  12  ####  321  10
 11000  325  11  ####  325  12
 12000  321  11  ####  330  16
 13000  320  11  ####  337  18
 14000  319  12  ####  342  19
 15000  318  14  ####  343  19

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.