SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, 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 |  -0.9  |  51  |  150
  5000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  53  |  194
  6000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  56  |  236
  7000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  59  |  267
  8000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  61  |  314
  9000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  63  |  364
 10000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  65  |  412
 11000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  67  |  458
 12000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  69  |  509
 13000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  70  |  574
 14000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  71  |  633
 15000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  72  |  692

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....688
TOP OF THE LIFT............4707
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........50 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...177 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  218  19  ####  243  12
  5000  215  20  ####  231  10
  6000  215  20  ####  238  11
  7000  213  19  ####  253  12
  8000  207  19  ####  268  11
  9000  199  18  ####  276  10
 10000  193  17  ####  286   8
 11000  188  17  ####  295   7
 12000  181  17  ####  297   6
 13000  170  16  ####  289   5
 14000  180  19  ####  270   4
 15000  186  23  ####  252   4

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.