SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...8/22/2025...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 |   0.1  |  91  |  106
  5000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  93  |  149
  6000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  94  |  206
  7000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  96  |  263
  8000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  98  |  313
  9000 FT ASL |   5.2  | 101  |  340
 10000 FT ASL |   6.8  | 105  |  371
 11000 FT ASL |   7.6  | 106  |  420
 12000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 108  |  467
 13000 FT ASL |  10.1  | 112  |  504
 14000 FT ASL |  11.4  | 115  |  540
 15000 FT ASL |  12.2  | 117  |  587

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2903
TOP OF THE LIFT............4051
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........91 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........88 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...106 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  108  11  ####  082   9
  5000  098   9  ####  102  10
  6000  083   7  ####  128  10
  7000  091   7  ####  164   8
  8000  100   7  ####  188   9
  9000  106   5  ####  198  11
 10000  136   3  ####  198  11
 11000  197   3  ####  196  11
 12000  223   6  ####  194  10
 13000  239   8  ####  194  10
 14000  243  10  ####  195  10
 15000  242  12  ####  199  10

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.