SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...3/31/2025...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 |  -4.2  |  52  |  220
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.4  |  54  |  274
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.0  |  54  |  335
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  55  |  391
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  57  |  447
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  59  |  500
 10000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  61  |  544
 11000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  63  |  593
 12000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  65  |  640
 13000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  67  |  692
 14000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  68  |  749
 15000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  69  |  811

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6020
TOP OF THE LIFT............9629
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...523 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  262  12  ####  216  12
  5000  264  15  ####  216  12
  6000  259  13  ####  218  11
  7000  240  11  ####  234   8
  8000  212  13  ####  291   5
  9000  207  14  ####  297   6
 10000  207  15  ####  271   7
 11000  206  16  ####  249   8
 12000  205  16  ####  224   8
 13000  204  17  ####  193   9
 14000  206  15  ####  176  10
 15000  208  16  ####  165  11

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.