SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...10/13/2025...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 |  -4.5  |  45  |  176
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  49  |  190
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  52  |  228
  7000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  54  |  271
  8000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  56  |  320
  9000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  59  |  359
 10000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  61  |  404
 11000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  63  |  450
 12000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  64  |  502
 13000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  66  |  561
 14000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  67  |  614
 15000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  69  |  664

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4379
TOP OF THE LIFT............6512
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........44 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...244 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  085   9  ####  074  26
  5000  098   9  ####  081  28
  6000  100  11  ####  082  24
  7000  095  13  ####  077  19
  8000  103  13  ####  074  14
  9000  113  13  ####  067  12
 10000  120  13  ####  063  11
 11000  124  15  ####  066  10
 12000  131  16  ####  060  12
 13000  140  18  ####  047  12
 14000  150  19  ####  035  11
 15000  163  19  ####  019   9

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.