SOARING FORECAST FOR SEATTLE, WA DATE...8/3/2025...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 | -1.9 | 69 | 167 5000 FT ASL | 1.0 | 75 | 166 6000 FT ASL | 5.1 | 83 | 139 7000 FT ASL | 7.9 | 88 | 141 8000 FT ASL | 9.5 | 92 | 177 9000 FT ASL | 10.7 | 94 | 216 10000 FT ASL | 11.8 | 97 | 258 11000 FT ASL | 12.5 | 98 | 308 12000 FT ASL | 13.2 | 100 | 358 13000 FT ASL | 14.1 | 102 | 410 14000 FT ASL | 14.9 | 104 | 459 15000 FT ASL | 15.6 | 106 | 507 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2575 TOP OF THE LIFT............4871 SEATTLE, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........73 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........69 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...173 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 006 3 #### 319 6 5000 354 3 #### 309 6 6000 275 5 #### 325 5 7000 248 7 #### 297 5 8000 238 9 #### 272 6 9000 232 10 #### 263 6 10000 229 10 #### 255 7 11000 227 10 #### 246 8 12000 226 10 #### 239 9 13000 226 10 #### 232 9 14000 226 9 #### 228 10 15000 222 10 #### 228 11 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.