SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA DATE...11/7/2025...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 | 0.3 | 54 | 127 5000 FT ASL | 1.1 | 56 | 179 6000 FT ASL | 2.1 | 58 | 225 7000 FT ASL | 3.0 | 60 | 271 8000 FT ASL | 4.3 | 62 | 317 9000 FT ASL | 5.2 | 64 | 363 10000 FT ASL | 6.9 | 68 | 395 11000 FT ASL | 8.3 | 71 | 428 12000 FT ASL | 10.3 | 75 | 449 13000 FT ASL | 10.9 | 77 | 507 14000 FT ASL | 11.7 | 79 | 558 15000 FT ASL | 12.3 | 80 | 610 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............3641 TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........54 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...103 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 257 37 #### 276 20 5000 257 36 #### 279 22 6000 253 36 #### 275 23 7000 248 38 #### 277 25 8000 247 38 #### 279 25 9000 249 35 #### 284 22 10000 255 35 #### 289 24 11000 262 37 #### 289 27 12000 265 37 #### 290 31 13000 265 38 #### 291 38 14000 267 39 #### 292 45 15000 270 41 #### 292 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.