SOARING FORECAST FOR EPHRATA, WA         DATE...4/1/2025...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 |  -7.2  |  48  |  308
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  49  |  357
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.5  |  51  |  414
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  51  |  482
  8000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  51  |  549
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  54  |  589
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  56  |  641
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  57  |  692
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  59  |  742
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  61  |  798
 14000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  62  |  852
 15000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  63  |  909

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9711
TOP OF THE LIFT............13320
EPHRATA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........48 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...811 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  311  15  ####  268  10
  5000  304  10  ####  270  10
  6000  272   5  ####  294   9
  7000  253   5  ####  335   7
  8000  260   8  ####  353   9
  9000  270   9  ####  359  10
 10000  285   9  ####  358  11
 11000  302   8  ####  353  10
 12000  322   7  ####  347   8
 13000  341   8  ####  353   7
 14000  355   8  ####  003   7
 15000  012   9  ####  028   5

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.