SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...7/31/2026...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 |  -2.8  |  78  |  161
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  82  |  182
  6000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  87  |  191
  7000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  91  |  200
  8000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  96  |  214
  9000 FT ASL |   8.9  | 101  |  235
 10000 FT ASL |  10.6  | 104  |  263
 11000 FT ASL |  11.9  | 107  |  299
 12000 FT ASL |  13.1  | 110  |  338
 13000 FT ASL |  14.2  | 112  |  384
 14000 FT ASL |  15.0  | 114  |  430
 15000 FT ASL |  15.8  | 116  |  481

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3887
TOP OF THE LIFT............5364
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........83 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...184 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  256   1  ####  258   2
  5000  321   2  ####  208   5
  6000  297   4  ####  198   9
  7000  274   6  ####  196  12
  8000  263   9  ####  200  16
  9000  262  11  ####  204  21
 10000  256  14  ####  206  23
 11000  249  16  ####  206  25
 12000  245  18  ####  205  26
 13000  241  19  ####  204  28
 14000  236  19  ####  204  30
 15000  235  21  ####  204  30

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.