SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...8/22/2025...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 |  -8.0  |  80  |  217
  5000 FT ASL |  -7.5  |  81  |  276
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.9  |  86  |  287
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  91  |  287
  8000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  95  |  311
  9000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  97  |  368
 10000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  98  |  423
 11000 FT ASL |   2.8  | 101  |  462
 12000 FT ASL |   4.4  | 104  |  494
 13000 FT ASL |   5.4  | 106  |  543
 14000 FT ASL |   5.9  | 107  |  600
 15000 FT ASL |   6.5  | 109  |  657

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6594
TOP OF THE LIFT............7824
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........95 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........80 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...298 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  104  24  ####  088  17
  5000  105  21  ####  100  14
  6000  101  12  ####  120   9
  7000  031   1  ####  162   5
  8000  240   9  ####  173   5
  9000  242  13  ####  173   6
 10000  242  13  ####  176   8
 11000  238  12  ####  190  11
 12000  237   9  ####  204  15
 13000  232   8  ####  211  17
 14000  223   7  ####  215  15
 15000  215   7  ####  215  12

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.