SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...11/8/2025...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 |   2.4  |  59  |  86
  5000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  63  |  117
  6000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  67  |  138
  7000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  71  |  148
  8000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  76  |  174
  9000 FT ASL |  11.8  |  78  |  210
 10000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  85  |  203
 11000 FT ASL |  19.0  |  93  |  173
 12000 FT ASL |  19.2  |  94  |  231
 13000 FT ASL |  20.2  |  97  |  280
 14000 FT ASL |  21.0  |  99  |  325
 15000 FT ASL |  21.2  | 100  |  385

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....606
TOP OF THE LIFT............2821
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........57 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  185   5  ####  163  11
  5000  204   7  ####  187  11
  6000  215   7  ####  201  10
  7000  228   7  ####  205  10
  8000  246   8  ####  213  13
  9000  265  10  ####  234  13
 10000  286  17  ####  237  14
 11000  295  28  ####  242  14
 12000  300  33  ####  253  17
 13000  299  34  ####  260  20
 14000  298  34  ####  261  24
 15000  298  35  ####  260  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.