SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...8/3/2025...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 |  -2.1  |  70  |  144
  5000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  74  |  163
  6000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  84  |  107
  7000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  88  |  126
  8000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  92  |  161
  9000 FT ASL |  10.2  |  94  |  198
 10000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  97  |  241
 11000 FT ASL |  12.1  |  98  |  289
 12000 FT ASL |  12.9  | 100  |  337
 13000 FT ASL |  13.7  | 102  |  391
 14000 FT ASL |  14.5  | 104  |  441
 15000 FT ASL |  15.1  | 106  |  494

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3641
TOP OF THE LIFT............5036
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...163 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  022   3  ####  339   4
  5000  314   3  ####  340   6
  6000  274   6  ####  316   5
  7000  253   7  ####  291   6
  8000  239   8  ####  280   7
  9000  229  10  ####  273   6
 10000  225  10  ####  263   7
 11000  224  11  ####  252   8
 12000  224  10  ####  243   9
 13000  226  10  ####  236   9
 14000  228  10  ####  234  10
 15000  227   9  ####  233  11

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.