SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...6/19/2025...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 |  -3.9  |  61  |  165
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  63  |  202
  6000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  68  |  209
  7000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  74  |  211
  8000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  80  |  216
  9000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  85  |  227
 10000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  88  |  258
 11000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  91  |  296
 12000 FT ASL |  12.4  |  93  |  334
 13000 FT ASL |  13.6  |  96  |  379
 14000 FT ASL |  14.4  |  98  |  426
 15000 FT ASL |  15.1  | 100  |  478

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4789
TOP OF THE LIFT............6020
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...209 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  037   5  ####  286   4
  5000  006   6  ####  312   1
  6000  312   4  ####  079   1
  7000  283   9  ####  220   3
  8000  269  12  ####  216   8
  9000  260  15  ####  221  12
 10000  254  17  ####  222  14
 11000  251  19  ####  221  17
 12000  248  21  ####  220  19
 13000  245  24  ####  220  20
 14000  243  26  ####  219  22
 15000  242  28  ####  218  22

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.