SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...5/25/2025...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 |  -5.9  |  65  |  153
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  71  |  154
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  75  |  171
  7000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  78  |  196
  8000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  82  |  228
  9000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  83  |  278
 10000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  85  |  332
 11000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  86  |  388
 12000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  88  |  436
 13000 FT ASL |   7.1  |  90  |  484
 14000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  93  |  530
 15000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  95  |  574

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4954
TOP OF THE LIFT............6430
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........76 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........63 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...181 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  243   8  ####  250  23
  5000  177   7  ####  233  24
  6000  160  11  ####  225  27
  7000  171  15  ####  217  30
  8000  191  19  ####  211  33
  9000  195  25  ####  205  35
 10000  200  29  ####  199  36
 11000  204  34  ####  193  38
 12000  205  36  ####  192  40
 13000  204  36  ####  193  42
 14000  203  35  ####  193  43
 15000  204  34  ####  193  43

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.