SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...5/20/2026...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 |  -3.3  |  62  |  188
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  63  |  244
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  66  |  269
  7000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  73  |  262
  8000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  78  |  277
  9000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  82  |  296
 10000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  86  |  324
 11000 FT ASL |  10.2  |  89  |  358
 12000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  91  |  396
 13000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  94  |  438
 14000 FT ASL |  13.9  |  97  |  477
 15000 FT ASL |  15.2  | 100  |  512

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4297
TOP OF THE LIFT............6266
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...266 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  052   8  ####  356  14
  5000  019   8  ####  009  18
  6000  004  11  ####  013  16
  7000  359  13  ####  015  15
  8000  354  13  ####  014  14
  9000  350  12  ####  009  15
 10000  343  11  ####  000  17
 11000  340  11  ####  355  20
 12000  337  12  ####  353  23
 13000  335  13  ####  351  25
 14000  333  14  ####  349  28
 15000  330  17  ####  350  31

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.