SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...10/6/2026...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 |  -2.8  |  76  |  148
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  79  |  174
  6000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  82  |  205
  7000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  85  |  239
  8000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  89  |  273
  9000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  91  |  312
 10000 FT ASL |   6.7  |  94  |  349
 11000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  97  |  384
 12000 FT ASL |   9.3  | 100  |  422
 13000 FT ASL |  10.4  | 102  |  468
 14000 FT ASL |  11.4  | 104  |  512
 15000 FT ASL |  12.5  | 107  |  556

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3887
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........81 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........75 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...192 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  270   6  ####  237   4
  5000  264   7  ####  243   7
  6000  257   9  ####  245   8
  7000  257  11  ####  244  10
  8000  261  14  ####  245  11
  9000  263  16  ####  247  12
 10000  264  18  ####  249  13
 11000  266  19  ####  251  14
 12000  266  20  ####  251  15
 13000  266  20  ####  251  16
 14000  267  20  ####  250  16
 15000  269  20  ####  248  16

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.