SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...5/19/2026...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 |  -1.8  |  63  |  166
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  64  |  218
  6000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  68  |  240
  7000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  72  |  258
  8000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  75  |  299
  9000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  78  |  337
 10000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  80  |  378
 11000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  82  |  433
 12000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  85  |  463
 13000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  88  |  498
 14000 FT ASL |  12.3  |  92  |  533
 15000 FT ASL |  13.6  |  95  |  568

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2985
TOP OF THE LIFT............5446
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...221 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  295   2  ####  293   5
  5000  310   5  ####  300   3
  6000  309   9  ####  327   3
  7000  311  12  ####  325   3
  8000  310  14  ####  325   7
  9000  307  15  ####  322  13
 10000  303  16  ####  321  17
 11000  303  16  ####  318  19
 12000  306  18  ####  317  21
 13000  312  20  ####  318  23
 14000  317  22  ####  319  24
 15000  322  25  ####  320  26

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.