SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...9/15/2026...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 |  -1.6  |  63  |  124
  5000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  67  |  142
  6000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  71  |  167
  7000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  77  |  159
  8000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  81  |  182
  9000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  83  |  233
 10000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  84  |  285
 11000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  85  |  350
 12000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  86  |  406
 13000 FT ASL |  10.7  |  88  |  461
 14000 FT ASL |  11.9  |  90  |  500
 15000 FT ASL |  13.2  |  94  |  536

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3313
TOP OF THE LIFT............4789
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...136 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  277   7  ####  271  11
  5000  275   6  ####  273   6
  6000  277   8  ####  274   4
  7000  287  12  ####  272   5
  8000  276  14  ####  258   6
  9000  272  16  ####  238   6
 10000  270  16  ####  230   7
 11000  266  19  ####  225   8
 12000  267  20  ####  228  10
 13000  268  22  ####  234  13
 14000  270  24  ####  237  14
 15000  272  26  ####  237  15

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.