SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...4/7/2026...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 |  -3.1  |  50  |  152
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  56  |  151
  6000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  64  |  114
  7000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  71  |  108
  8000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  77  |  99
  9000 FT ASL |  12.5  |  81  |  129
 10000 FT ASL |  14.0  |  84  |  160
 11000 FT ASL |  15.4  |  87  |  192
 12000 FT ASL |  15.3  |  87  |  261
 13000 FT ASL |  16.4  |  90  |  308
 14000 FT ASL |  17.6  |  93  |  346
 15000 FT ASL |  18.7  |  96  |  384

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4133
TOP OF THE LIFT............5118
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........56 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........48 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...147 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  287   4  ####  228   4
  5000  282  16  ####  287   9
  6000  282  26  ####  311  17
  7000  281  32  ####  318  21
  8000  279  38  ####  322  25
  9000  278  43  ####  323  26
 10000  277  46  ####  322  27
 11000  276  46  ####  318  30
 12000  277  46  ####  315  34
 13000  277  47  ####  314  40
 14000  277  49  ####  313  46
 15000  278  51  ####  311  51

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.