SOARING FORECAST FOR BAKER CITY, OR DATE...9/15/2026...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 | -0.3 | 64 | 92 5000 FT ASL | 0.4 | 66 | 146 6000 FT ASL | 0.9 | 67 | 203 7000 FT ASL | 1.9 | 69 | 251 8000 FT ASL | 4.2 | 73 | 270 9000 FT ASL | 6.9 | 78 | 275 10000 FT ASL | 8.6 | 82 | 303 11000 FT ASL | 9.3 | 84 | 353 12000 FT ASL | 10.1 | 85 | 404 13000 FT ASL | 11.1 | 88 | 455 14000 FT ASL | 11.6 | 89 | 510 15000 FT ASL | 12.6 | 91 | 553 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............4379 BAKER CITY, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........65 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........4297 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...109 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 163 6 #### 036 5 5000 178 4 #### 037 5 6000 201 4 #### 036 5 7000 248 4 #### 005 3 8000 254 7 #### 327 4 9000 252 7 #### 269 4 10000 251 10 #### 261 5 11000 245 12 #### 256 7 12000 244 15 #### 254 8 13000 247 16 #### 255 8 14000 249 18 #### 252 9 15000 252 20 #### 248 10 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.