SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...8/23/2026...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 |  -4.2  |  61  |  158
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  63  |  208
  6000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  73  |  143
  7000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  79  |  142
  8000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  82  |  180
  9000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  84  |  228
 10000 FT ASL |   8.2  |  85  |  283
 11000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  87  |  337
 12000 FT ASL |   9.8  |  89  |  383
 13000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  91  |  430
 14000 FT ASL |  12.0  |  94  |  470
 15000 FT ASL |  13.1  |  96  |  513

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5200
TOP OF THE LIFT............5692
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........69 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...164 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  255  21  ####  288  11
  5000  259  20  ####  292   9
  6000  262  18  ####  316  11
  7000  265  18  ####  302  12
  8000  267  18  ####  296  12
  9000  267  17  ####  311  12
 10000  266  18  ####  315  13
 11000  265  18  ####  312  13
 12000  262  19  ####  315  13
 13000  258  21  ####  313  14
 14000  255  23  ####  309  14
 15000  254  26  ####  304  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.