SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...7/31/2026...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 |  -3.0  |  78  |  155
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  83  |  170
  6000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  87  |  185
  7000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  92  |  193
  8000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  97  |  206
  9000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 101  |  233
 10000 FT ASL |  10.2  | 104  |  262
 11000 FT ASL |  11.4  | 107  |  298
 12000 FT ASL |  12.7  | 110  |  337
 13000 FT ASL |  13.8  | 113  |  381
 14000 FT ASL |  14.7  | 115  |  427
 15000 FT ASL |  15.5  | 117  |  475

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4051
TOP OF THE LIFT............5364
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........84 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...176 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  270   2  ####  242   2
  5000  308   3  ####  208   4
  6000  287   4  ####  199   7
  7000  273   6  ####  196  12
  8000  268   9  ####  203  16
  9000  263  11  ####  207  20
 10000  253  14  ####  207  23
 11000  246  16  ####  206  25
 12000  242  18  ####  204  27
 13000  239  19  ####  204  29
 14000  235  19  ####  203  31
 15000  234  21  ####  204  31

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.