SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...10/6/2026...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 |   4.9  |  76  |  58
  5000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  81  |  63
  6000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  85  |  92
  7000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  89  |  112
  8000 FT ASL |  13.8  |  94  |  122
  9000 FT ASL |  16.4  |  99  |  127
 10000 FT ASL |  17.5  | 102  |  167
 11000 FT ASL |  18.3  | 104  |  216
 12000 FT ASL |  19.2  | 106  |  259
 13000 FT ASL |  20.2  | 109  |  305
 14000 FT ASL |  20.5  | 110  |  362
 15000 FT ASL |  21.3  | 112  |  410

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2001
TOP OF THE LIFT............2739
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........67 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 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  011   9  ####  018  11
  5000  004   8  ####  017   7
  6000  343   5  ####  006   2
  7000  312   5  ####  241   2
  8000  302   8  ####  233   5
  9000  306  12  ####  225   7
 10000  291  14  ####  227  10
 11000  284  17  ####  233  13
 12000  280  20  ####  242  14
 13000  277  23  ####  252  16
 14000  276  25  ####  259  17
 15000  273  27  ####  260  20

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.