SOARING FORECAST FOR BAKER CITY, OR DATE...9/16/2026...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 | -5.8 | 63 | 225 5000 FT ASL | -4.9 | 65 | 276 6000 FT ASL | -4.5 | 65 | 338 7000 FT ASL | -2.8 | 69 | 370 8000 FT ASL | -1.2 | 72 | 405 9000 FT ASL | 0.9 | 76 | 428 10000 FT ASL | 2.7 | 79 | 455 11000 FT ASL | 4.2 | 82 | 489 12000 FT ASL | 5.4 | 85 | 529 13000 FT ASL | 6.9 | 88 | 568 14000 FT ASL | 8.1 | 91 | 609 15000 FT ASL | 8.8 | 92 | 659 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............8644 BAKER CITY, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...419 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 078 21 #### 064 14 5000 084 19 #### 065 18 6000 082 18 #### 078 23 7000 077 16 #### 087 25 8000 075 15 #### 090 24 9000 075 13 #### 095 21 10000 076 11 #### 100 20 11000 075 10 #### 105 21 12000 074 9 #### 107 21 13000 074 12 #### 109 21 14000 073 14 #### 112 21 15000 072 15 #### 115 23 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.