SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA DATE...8/23/2025...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 | 3.4 | 96 | 87 5000 FT ASL | 4.2 | 98 | 136 6000 FT ASL | 5.3 | 100 | 179 7000 FT ASL | 6.5 | 103 | 220 8000 FT ASL | 6.9 | 103 | 286 9000 FT ASL | 7.0 | 104 | 352 10000 FT ASL | 7.4 | 105 | 409 11000 FT ASL | 8.2 | 107 | 461 12000 FT ASL | 9.1 | 109 | 505 13000 FT ASL | 10.8 | 112 | 539 14000 FT ASL | 12.2 | 115 | 574 15000 FT ASL | 12.8 | 117 | 627 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1509 TOP OF THE LIFT............2247 SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........94 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 089 7 #### 093 8 5000 066 5 #### 082 8 6000 064 3 #### 088 8 7000 113 2 #### 108 5 8000 163 2 #### 144 5 9000 219 4 #### 166 6 10000 229 8 #### 179 7 11000 230 12 #### 188 8 12000 230 15 #### 198 10 13000 229 15 #### 206 14 14000 231 15 #### 210 18 15000 233 16 #### 212 19 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.