SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA DATE...11/28/2025...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 | 4.3 | 60 | 71 5000 FT ASL | 5.4 | 62 | 114 6000 FT ASL | 6.3 | 64 | 162 7000 FT ASL | 7.2 | 66 | 208 8000 FT ASL | 9.2 | 70 | 234 9000 FT ASL | 10.6 | 73 | 268 10000 FT ASL | 12.5 | 77 | 289 11000 FT ASL | 13.7 | 80 | 330 12000 FT ASL | 14.8 | 82 | 370 13000 FT ASL | 15.9 | 85 | 416 14000 FT ASL | 16.7 | 87 | 460 15000 FT ASL | 17.6 | 89 | 505 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............2001 TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........52 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 053 17 #### 172 4 5000 059 16 #### 154 5 6000 062 15 #### 118 7 7000 057 12 #### 090 9 8000 048 11 #### 076 10 9000 028 10 #### 064 8 10000 004 11 #### 046 7 11000 355 16 #### 024 9 12000 357 18 #### 007 11 13000 353 20 #### 354 14 14000 345 21 #### 348 16 15000 336 23 #### 347 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.