SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...12/24/2025...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 |   6.0  |  59  |  52
  5000 FT ASL |   7.8  |  63  |  78
  6000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  66  |  104
  7000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  70  |  132
  8000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  73  |  172
  9000 FT ASL |  13.7  |  75  |  213
 10000 FT ASL |  15.1  |  78  |  246
 11000 FT ASL |  16.6  |  82  |  276
 12000 FT ASL |  17.6  |  84  |  319
 13000 FT ASL |  18.4  |  86  |  372
 14000 FT ASL |  19.3  |  89  |  415
 15000 FT ASL |  20.3  |  91  |  455

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....770
TOP OF THE LIFT............1591
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........48 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 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  113  19  ####  227  41
  5000  136  27  ####  228  39
  6000  151  38  ####  230  36
  7000  163  40  ####  233  33
  8000  167  40  ####  235  34
  9000  174  40  ####  235  36
 10000  183  44  ####  232  40
 11000  190  48  ####  230  44
 12000  194  50  ####  228  47
 13000  196  50  ####  226  51
 14000  198  52  ####  220  52
 15000  199  56  ####  215  51

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.