SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...10/17/2025...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 |   2.6  |  64  |  75
  5000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  65  |  125
  6000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  66  |  181
  7000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  69  |  217
  8000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  78  |  188
  9000 FT ASL |  12.9  |  85  |  177
 10000 FT ASL |  13.9  |  87  |  221
 11000 FT ASL |  13.8  |  87  |  292
 12000 FT ASL |  16.0  |  92  |  305
 13000 FT ASL |  17.3  |  95  |  345
 14000 FT ASL |  18.5  |  98  |  380
 15000 FT ASL |  21.7  | 105  |  370

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1181
TOP OF THE LIFT............2903
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........60 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  274  18  ####  360   1
  5000  279  15  ####  302   6
  6000  285  14  ####  317  13
  7000  291  17  ####  316  21
  8000  288  24  ####  310  29
  9000  290  31  ####  309  34
 10000  289  35  ####  307  37
 11000  291  39  ####  310  41
 12000  288  41  ####  307  44
 13000  287  43  ####  305  47
 14000  286  47  ####  305  50
 15000  285  51  ####  306  54

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.