SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA DATE...7/13/2025...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 | 0.3 | 86 | 78 5000 FT ASL | 3.6 | 92 | 69 6000 FT ASL | 6.2 | 97 | 78 7000 FT ASL | 7.9 | 100 | 104 8000 FT ASL | 9.3 | 103 | 145 9000 FT ASL | 10.3 | 105 | 191 10000 FT ASL | 11.0 | 107 | 239 11000 FT ASL | 11.9 | 109 | 287 12000 FT ASL | 12.7 | 111 | 336 13000 FT ASL | 13.5 | 113 | 390 14000 FT ASL | 14.1 | 114 | 441 15000 FT ASL | 14.7 | 116 | 493 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3149 TOP OF THE LIFT............4051 SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........85 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........80 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...78 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 356 29 #### 351 15 5000 354 26 #### 343 17 6000 355 22 #### 337 19 7000 354 18 #### 332 20 8000 352 14 #### 327 19 9000 349 12 #### 321 18 10000 342 10 #### 314 17 11000 330 9 #### 307 17 12000 316 9 #### 299 17 13000 304 10 #### 292 19 14000 296 10 #### 287 21 15000 288 11 #### 283 23 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.