SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...10/27/2026...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 |  -2.2  |  53  |  167
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  54  |  221
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  57  |  262
  7000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  59  |  303
  8000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  61  |  351
  9000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  63  |  397
 10000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  65  |  442
 11000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  67  |  490
 12000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  68  |  550
 13000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  70  |  606
 14000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  71  |  658
 15000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  73  |  709

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3231
TOP OF THE LIFT............6184
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........57 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...268 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  270  18  ####  265  27
  5000  265  18  ####  268  27
  6000  263  19  ####  263  28
  7000  261  20  ####  259  30
  8000  262  19  ####  260  29
  9000  266  20  ####  263  27
 10000  270  21  ####  268  27
 11000  272  22  ####  272  28
 12000  271  23  ####  276  29
 13000  267  23  ####  279  30
 14000  262  21  ####  289  28
 15000  260  18  ####  301  28

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.