SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...7/13/2025...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 |   1.3  |  87  |  83
  5000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  93  |  83
  6000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  97  |  99
  7000 FT ASL |   8.0  | 100  |  129
  8000 FT ASL |   9.4  | 103  |  171
  9000 FT ASL |  10.3  | 105  |  216
 10000 FT ASL |  11.1  | 107  |  263
 11000 FT ASL |  12.1  | 109  |  310
 12000 FT ASL |  12.9  | 111  |  357
 13000 FT ASL |  13.8  | 113  |  409
 14000 FT ASL |  14.4  | 115  |  462
 15000 FT ASL |  14.9  | 116  |  514

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2821
TOP OF THE LIFT............3723
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........85 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........83 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...85 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  001  24  ####  346   8
  5000  358  22  ####  340   8
  6000  358  19  ####  337  11
  7000  356  16  ####  335  14
  8000  355  13  ####  331  15
  9000  353  11  ####  325  15
 10000  345  10  ####  316  15
 11000  333   9  ####  309  16
 12000  321   9  ####  302  17
 13000  308   9  ####  295  18
 14000  296   9  ####  288  20
 15000  287  10  ####  283  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.