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SOARING FORECAST FOR EVERETT, WA         DATE...11/25/2009...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 |   5.2  |  65  |  43
  5000 FT ASL |   6.6  |  67  |  80
  6000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  73  |  82
  7000 FT ASL |  11.8  |  78  |  91
  8000 FT ASL |  13.4  |  81  |  125
  9000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  85  |  152
 10000 FT ASL |  16.7  |  88  |  179
 11000 FT ASL |  17.9  |  91  |  217
 12000 FT ASL |  18.5  |  93  |  267
 13000 FT ASL |  19.3  |  95  |  320
 14000 FT ASL |  19.6  |  96  |  379
 15000 FT ASL |  19.9  |  97  |  438

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....442
TOP OF THE LIFT............770
EVERETT, WA MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........64 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  204  26  ####  217  35
  5000  203  24  ####  225  35
  6000  212  23  ####  226  36
  7000  222  26  ####  228  37
  8000  229  29  ####  229  38
  9000  230  32  ####  229  40
 10000  228  33  ####  228  40
 11000  226  33  ####  226  41
 12000  227  32  ####  223  40
 13000  231  33  ####  224  43
 14000  236  35  ####  226  50
 15000  240  39  ####  230  57

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.


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