SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...6/11/2026...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 |  -4.5  |  64  |  197
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.4  |  67  |  241
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  70  |  269
  7000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  78  |  234
  8000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  83  |  251
  9000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  87  |  281
 10000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  90  |  309
 11000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  93  |  345
 12000 FT ASL |  11.3  |  96  |  382
 13000 FT ASL |  12.7  |  99  |  420
 14000 FT ASL |  14.0  | 102  |  457
 15000 FT ASL |  14.9  | 105  |  501

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5282
TOP OF THE LIFT............6512
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........73 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........64 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...257 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  325   0  ####  309   0
  5000  330   0  ####  295   0
  6000  323   0  ####  295   0
  7000  311   0  ####  291   0
  8000  301   0  ####  287   0
  9000  299   0  ####  289   0
 10000  297   0  ####  289   0
 11000  296   0  ####  290   0
 12000  296   0  ####  292   0
 13000  295   0  ####  293   0
 14000  293   0  ####  292   0
 15000  293   0  ####  292   0

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.