SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...8/23/2026...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 |  -2.4  |  71  |  166
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  74  |  193
  6000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  76  |  237
  7000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  80  |  263
  8000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  85  |  272
  9000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  91  |  273
 10000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  92  |  331
 11000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  93  |  388
 12000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  94  |  446
 13000 FT ASL |   9.8  |  95  |  507
 14000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  97  |  560
 15000 FT ASL |  11.1  |  98  |  614

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3723
TOP OF THE LIFT............5774
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........75 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........69 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...230 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  221  10  ####  337   2
  5000  206   7  ####  314   1
  6000  218   4  ####  357   6
  7000  312   3  ####  341   8
  8000  309   7  ####  334  10
  9000  293  12  ####  332  13
 10000  292  13  ####  334  15
 11000  293  14  ####  332  16
 12000  292  14  ####  329  17
 13000  290  15  ####  325  18
 14000  286  15  ####  321  19
 15000  282  16  ####  320  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.