SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...8/1/2026...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 |   1.1  |  73  |  104
  5000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  78  |  118
  6000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  81  |  145
  7000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  85  |  171
  8000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  88  |  204
  9000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  92  |  230
 10000 FT ASL |  11.8  |  95  |  266
 11000 FT ASL |  13.5  |  98  |  295
 12000 FT ASL |  14.9  | 101  |  328
 13000 FT ASL |  16.4  | 105  |  364
 14000 FT ASL |  18.0  | 108  |  393
 15000 FT ASL |  19.2  | 112  |  427

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2001
TOP OF THE LIFT............3477
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........71 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........70 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...89 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  237  17  ####  237  19
  5000  235  18  ####  255  21
  6000  233  19  ####  260  23
  7000  232  21  ####  262  23
  8000  227  24  ####  258  26
  9000  226  27  ####  254  31
 10000  223  30  ####  256  33
 11000  220  34  ####  258  37
 12000  217  40  ####  257  43
 13000  215  45  ####  254  48
 14000  213  50  ####  252  50
 15000  211  53  ####  252  53

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.