SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...7/6/2026...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 |  -7.7  |  79  |  267
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.7  |  80  |  314
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.6  |  82  |  360
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  86  |  390
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  89  |  423
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  91  |  472
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.1  |  93  |  521
 11000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  95  |  568
 12000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  97  |  612
 13000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  99  |  658
 14000 FT ASL |   4.3  | 102  |  702
 15000 FT ASL |   5.2  | 104  |  749

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7332
TOP OF THE LIFT............10203
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........93 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........78 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...529 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  108   0  ####  310   0
  5000  108   0  ####  269   0
  6000  118   0  ####  178   0
  7000  141   0  ####  180   0
  8000  182   0  ####  209   0
  9000  209   0  ####  218   0
 10000  218   0  ####  224   0
 11000  226   0  ####  232   0
 12000  231   0  ####  240   0
 13000  231   0  ####  248   0
 14000  226   0  ####  255   0
 15000  221   0  ####  261   0

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.