SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...5/26/2025...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  |  64  |  144
  5000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  66  |  183
  6000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  68  |  228
  7000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  71  |  268
  8000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  73  |  322
  9000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  74  |  379
 10000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  77  |  410
 11000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  80  |  438
 12000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  84  |  469
 13000 FT ASL |  10.2  |  87  |  508
 14000 FT ASL |  11.0  |  89  |  554
 15000 FT ASL |  11.6  |  91  |  607

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2985
TOP OF THE LIFT............5036
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...183 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  224  18  ####  239  13
  5000  229  20  ####  215  17
  6000  224  18  ####  213  17
  7000  217  17  ####  244  12
  8000  216  19  ####  247  15
  9000  222  21  ####  252  14
 10000  217  23  ####  259  16
 11000  212  27  ####  265  17
 12000  212  29  ####  273  20
 13000  205  31  ####  279  23
 14000  199  34  ####  285  26
 15000  195  37  ####  291  27

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.