SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...4/28/2026...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 |  -2.5  |  54  |  138
  5000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  63  |  98
  6000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  69  |  93
  7000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  72  |  132
  8000 FT ASL |   7.8  |  74  |  176
  9000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  76  |  222
 10000 FT ASL |   9.8  |  79  |  264
 11000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  81  |  304
 12000 FT ASL |  12.0  |  84  |  348
 13000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  86  |  400
 14000 FT ASL |  13.9  |  88  |  443
 15000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  91  |  481

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3805
TOP OF THE LIFT............4625
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...117 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  239  13  ####  258   7
  5000  240   6  ####  258   4
  6000  256   8  ####  316   2
  7000  264   9  ####  319   5
  8000  272  10  ####  314   5
  9000  281  10  ####  313   7
 10000  289  11  ####  305   8
 11000  294  12  ####  307   9
 12000  298  13  ####  318  11
 13000  304  13  ####  324  14
 14000  309  14  ####  327  18
 15000  316  15  ####  329  22

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.