SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...3/20/2026...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 |  -0.6  |  65  |  127
  5000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  68  |  154
  6000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  72  |  181
  7000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  74  |  226
  8000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  77  |  261
  9000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  81  |  286
 10000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  83  |  329
 11000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  85  |  376
 12000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  88  |  413
 13000 FT ASL |  11.9  |  90  |  460
 14000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  92  |  503
 15000 FT ASL |  14.0  |  95  |  544

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2329
TOP OF THE LIFT............4543
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........64 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...144 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  236  30  ####  255  27
  5000  240  36  ####  251  30
  6000  242  41  ####  250  35
  7000  246  44  ####  248  43
  8000  251  48  ####  245  51
  9000  255  52  ####  245  55
 10000  261  54  ####  242  54
 11000  265  60  ####  243  57
 12000  265  66  ####  239  59
 13000  261  69  ####  236  65
 14000  258  70  ####  237  68
 15000  256  72  ####  238  71

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.