SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...8/23/2025...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 |   1.5  |  97  |  100
  5000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  99  |  145
  6000 FT ASL |   3.8  | 101  |  186
  7000 FT ASL |   4.6  | 103  |  235
  8000 FT ASL |   4.9  | 104  |  305
  9000 FT ASL |   5.4  | 105  |  363
 10000 FT ASL |   5.7  | 105  |  425
 11000 FT ASL |   6.2  | 106  |  482
 12000 FT ASL |   7.3  | 109  |  523
 13000 FT ASL |   9.5  | 113  |  546
 14000 FT ASL |  10.4  | 116  |  591
 15000 FT ASL |  11.1  | 117  |  642

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2001
TOP OF THE LIFT............2985
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........94 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........95 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  050   4  ####  065   7
  5000  040   4  ####  079   7
  6000  076   3  ####  097   6
  7000  111   3  ####  120   5
  8000  135   4  ####  135   5
  9000  179   5  ####  157   6
 10000  201   8  ####  168   7
 11000  214  12  ####  176   8
 12000  222  15  ####  186  10
 13000  227  16  ####  198  14
 14000  230  14  ####  206  18
 15000  232  16  ####  207  19

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.