SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...7/8/2026...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 |  -0.9  |  71  |  112
  5000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  76  |  121
  6000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  79  |  161
  7000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  84  |  167
  8000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  88  |  193
  9000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  92  |  215
 10000 FT ASL |  11.5  |  96  |  236
 11000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  99  |  274
 12000 FT ASL |  13.6  | 101  |  321
 13000 FT ASL |  14.6  | 103  |  370
 14000 FT ASL |  15.9  | 106  |  406
 15000 FT ASL |  17.2  | 109  |  439

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3149
TOP OF THE LIFT............4379
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........73 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...112 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  296   0  ####  273   0
  5000  304   0  ####  297   0
  6000  296   0  ####  312   0
  7000  290   0  ####  306   0
  8000  282   0  ####  293   0
  9000  275   0  ####  285   0
 10000  266   0  ####  282   0
 11000  260   0  ####  280   0
 12000  258   0  ####  279   0
 13000  258   0  ####  278   0
 14000  259   0  ####  278   0
 15000  256   0  ####  277   0

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.