SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, WA         DATE...10/17/2025...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 |   3.3  |  65  |  79
  5000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  66  |  140
  6000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  68  |  178
  7000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  73  |  195
  8000 FT ASL |  11.3  |  81  |  167
  9000 FT ASL |  13.6  |  86  |  179
 10000 FT ASL |  14.1  |  87  |  235
 11000 FT ASL |  14.0  |  87  |  305
 12000 FT ASL |  15.4  |  91  |  336
 13000 FT ASL |  17.4  |  95  |  364
 14000 FT ASL |  19.5  | 100  |  378
 15000 FT ASL |  22.4  | 106  |  371

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....935
TOP OF THE LIFT............2329
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........63 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  272  21  ####  160   1
  5000  278  19  ####  310   7
  6000  293  18  ####  316  16
  7000  295  23  ####  312  23
  8000  295  27  ####  310  30
  9000  296  33  ####  309  35
 10000  293  37  ####  308  37
 11000  289  40  ####  311  40
 12000  289  43  ####  308  42
 13000  288  46  ####  307  46
 14000  286  48  ####  308  50
 15000  284  51  ####  308  55

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.