SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...4/28/2025...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 |  -9.2  |  47  |  168
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.2  |  56  |  118
  6000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  64  |  85
  7000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  69  |  99
  8000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  72  |  141
  9000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  74  |  185
 10000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  76  |  228
 11000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  78  |  272
 12000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  82  |  299
 13000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  86  |  328
 14000 FT ASL |  11.9  |  89  |  366
 15000 FT ASL |  13.3  |  92  |  402

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5200
TOP OF THE LIFT............6020
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........46 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...85 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  283  24  ####  280  21
  5000  310  20  ####  316  13
  6000  332  18  ####  307  17
  7000  343  17  ####  304  15
  8000  346  18  ####  307  15
  9000  345  19  ####  308  14
 10000  345  20  ####  312  14
 11000  347  22  ####  311  15
 12000  346  25  ####  310  15
 13000  344  26  ####  308  16
 14000  345  28  ####  306  16
 15000  348  29  ####  304  17

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.