SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA         DATE...10/29/2026...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 |  -0.8  |  51  |  143
  5000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  54  |  177
  6000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  56  |  229
  7000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  58  |  274
  8000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  60  |  321
  9000 FT ASL |   4.5  |  62  |  372
 10000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  63  |  432
 11000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  63  |  495
 12000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  66  |  529
 13000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  67  |  596
 14000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  69  |  649
 15000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  71  |  699

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1263
TOP OF THE LIFT............4625
SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...160 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  208  20  ####  196  15
  5000  206  19  ####  186  16
  6000  210  19  ####  181  17
  7000  212  19  ####  177  17
  8000  214  19  ####  173  16
  9000  215  18  ####  173  16
 10000  220  16  ####  181  14
 11000  228  16  ####  194  13
 12000  239  16  ####  215  13
 13000  245  15  ####  221  15
 14000  250  16  ####  222  19
 15000  253  19  ####  222  24

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.