SOARING FORECAST FOR TACOMA, 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 |  -2.7  |  50  |  191
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  52  |  238
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  54  |  284
  7000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  58  |  304
  8000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  60  |  354
  9000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  62  |  402
 10000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  64  |  449
 11000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  66  |  494
 12000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  68  |  547
 13000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  70  |  600
 14000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  71  |  659
 15000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  71  |  719

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3641
TOP OF THE LIFT............6348
TACOMA, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3313 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...287 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  335   5  ####  276  17
  5000  339   6  ####  282  15
  6000  344   7  ####  285  12
  7000  350   9  ####  291  11
  8000  355  10  ####  303  13
  9000  004  11  ####  308  14
 10000  009  11  ####  309  14
 11000  010  11  ####  313  14
 12000  016  10  ####  311  15
 13000  027  11  ####  310  17
 14000  028  12  ####  311  18
 15000  027  12  ####  311  18

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.