SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...3/17/2026...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 |   4.5  |  63  |  48
  5000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  71  |  26
  6000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  75  |  44
  7000 FT ASL |  12.3  |  79  |  67
  8000 FT ASL |  13.2  |  81  |  116
  9000 FT ASL |  14.2  |  83  |  161
 10000 FT ASL |  15.5  |  86  |  195
 11000 FT ASL |  15.4  |  86  |  264
 12000 FT ASL |  17.6  |  91  |  277
 13000 FT ASL |  19.2  |  95  |  311
 14000 FT ASL |  20.1  |  97  |  356
 15000 FT ASL |  21.1  | 100  |  394

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1345
TOP OF THE LIFT............2739
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 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  241  26  ####  250  28
  5000  252  31  ####  251  31
  6000  258  34  ####  250  33
  7000  262  34  ####  250  32
  8000  265  34  ####  252  31
  9000  263  36  ####  249  32
 10000  261  40  ####  244  32
 11000  257  41  ####  245  36
 12000  256  48  ####  237  41
 13000  254  52  ####  244  54
 14000  254  54  ####  252  65
 15000  260  62  ####  254  68

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.