SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...4/29/2025...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 |  -0.4  |  61  |  100
  5000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  66  |  105
  6000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  68  |  156
  7000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  70  |  201
  8000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  74  |  227
  9000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  79  |  244
 10000 FT ASL |   9.1  |  80  |  295
 11000 FT ASL |   9.7  |  82  |  347
 12000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  85  |  373
 13000 FT ASL |  13.3  |  90  |  402
 14000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  93  |  429
 15000 FT ASL |  16.6  |  97  |  455

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3149
TOP OF THE LIFT............4215
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........62 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........57 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...95 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  271  17  ####  244   8
  5000  279  17  ####  262   5
  6000  276  20  ####  306   8
  7000  273  22  ####  305  15
  8000  274  21  ####  308  20
  9000  275  20  ####  310  23
 10000  284  19  ####  310  26
 11000  298  21  ####  310  28
 12000  302  23  ####  310  30
 13000  294  24  ####  311  32
 14000  284  26  ####  312  33
 15000  278  29  ####  315  34

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.