SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...6/11/2026...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 | -10.4  |  59  |  215
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.0  |  63  |  227
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  68  |  234
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  73  |  247
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  77  |  272
  9000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  80  |  301
 10000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  83  |  333
 11000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  87  |  363
 12000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  89  |  402
 13000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  93  |  439
 14000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  96  |  476
 15000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  99  |  510

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6840
TOP OF THE LIFT............8480
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........78 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........57 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...284 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  266   0  ####  270   0
  5000  282   0  ####  279   0
  6000  295   0  ####  279   0
  7000  296   0  ####  279   0
  8000  301   0  ####  286   0
  9000  304   0  ####  296   0
 10000  307   0  ####  300   0
 11000  307   0  ####  298   0
 12000  306   0  ####  300   0
 13000  305   0  ####  300   0
 14000  303   0  ####  298   0
 15000  302   0  ####  294   0

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.