SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...3/17/2026...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 |   4.9  |  64  |  47
  5000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  71  |  28
  6000 FT ASL |  11.0  |  76  |  38
  7000 FT ASL |  12.4  |  79  |  72
  8000 FT ASL |  13.6  |  82  |  115
  9000 FT ASL |  14.3  |  83  |  166
 10000 FT ASL |  15.7  |  86  |  199
 11000 FT ASL |  15.8  |  87  |  264
 12000 FT ASL |  17.8  |  91  |  282
 13000 FT ASL |  18.9  |  94  |  326
 14000 FT ASL |  20.0  |  97  |  365
 15000 FT ASL |  22.2  | 102  |  377

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1345
TOP OF THE LIFT............2575
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 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  243  25  ####  254  24
  5000  253  30  ####  253  29
  6000  256  33  ####  250  32
  7000  259  33  ####  251  30
  8000  260  34  ####  247  30
  9000  261  37  ####  243  33
 10000  258  44  ####  241  35
 11000  256  45  ####  237  39
 12000  254  52  ####  233  46
 13000  254  55  ####  241  60
 14000  257  58  ####  248  71
 15000  262  68  ####  251  74

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.