SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...7/31/2026...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 |  -8.9  |  75  |  177
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.4  |  81  |  167
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  86  |  173
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  89  |  200
  8000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  94  |  224
  9000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  97  |  252
 10000 FT ASL |   4.7  | 100  |  284
 11000 FT ASL |   5.5  | 102  |  336
 12000 FT ASL |   6.1  | 103  |  387
 13000 FT ASL |   7.1  | 105  |  440
 14000 FT ASL |   7.9  | 107  |  489
 15000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 109  |  542

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5856
TOP OF THE LIFT............7414
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........91 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........72 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...211 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  286  10  ####  270  12
  5000  284   7  ####  247  10
  6000  271   4  ####  234  13
  7000  251   4  ####  224  16
  8000  244   7  ####  218  18
  9000  240   9  ####  214  21
 10000  234  11  ####  212  21
 11000  228  12  ####  206  23
 12000  221  14  ####  201  25
 13000  218  17  ####  200  24
 14000  216  18  ####  203  22
 15000  215  19  ####  206  22

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.