SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...5/18/2026...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 |  -2.0  |  56  |  112
  5000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  61  |  122
  6000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  64  |  157
  7000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  65  |  209
  8000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  67  |  266
  9000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  69  |  314
 10000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  70  |  363
 11000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  72  |  414
 12000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  73  |  475
 13000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  74  |  539
 14000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  75  |  593
 15000 FT ASL |   8.2  |  77  |  646

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3723
TOP OF THE LIFT............4789
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...116 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  311  18  ####  281  18
  5000  318  17  ####  306  11
  6000  321  15  ####  320   7
  7000  323  13  ####  326   5
  8000  320  11  ####  330   5
  9000  314  11  ####  344   6
 10000  306  12  ####  355   7
 11000  305  12  ####  355   8
 12000  307  13  ####  354   9
 13000  303  14  ####  350  11
 14000  303  15  ####  344  12
 15000  303  16  ####  339  14

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.