SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA DATE...10/14/2025...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 | 0.4 | 61 | 129 5000 FT ASL | 1.7 | 63 | 170 6000 FT ASL | 2.3 | 64 | 224 7000 FT ASL | 3.6 | 67 | 265 8000 FT ASL | 5.5 | 71 | 293 9000 FT ASL | 7.1 | 74 | 323 10000 FT ASL | 8.8 | 78 | 351 11000 FT ASL | 10.2 | 81 | 388 12000 FT ASL | 11.8 | 84 | 417 13000 FT ASL | 15.1 | 91 | 409 14000 FT ASL | 17.8 | 97 | 413 15000 FT ASL | 19.2 | 101 | 443 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1427 TOP OF THE LIFT............3641 SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...109 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 041 12 #### 084 9 5000 042 15 #### 083 9 6000 044 17 #### 071 8 7000 050 14 #### 067 7 8000 051 10 #### 068 7 9000 049 9 #### 066 10 10000 052 8 #### 060 16 11000 062 8 #### 050 24 12000 060 13 #### 045 31 13000 051 29 #### 042 35 14000 047 41 #### 040 38 15000 044 48 #### 040 40 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.