SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...4/27/2026...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 |   0.3  |  57  |  100
  5000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  59  |  143
  6000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  60  |  200
  7000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  61  |  263
  8000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  61  |  329
  9000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  62  |  387
 10000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  63  |  450
 11000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  64  |  508
 12000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  65  |  565
 13000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  66  |  633
 14000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  72  |  631
 15000 FT ASL |   9.7  |  76  |  655

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3067
TOP OF THE LIFT............3887
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........56 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...97 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  292  18  ####  270  20
  5000  295  19  ####  274  18
  6000  300  19  ####  285  13
  7000  306  17  ####  294  11
  8000  316  15  ####  308  10
  9000  323  14  ####  316   9
 10000  322  12  ####  328   9
 11000  318  12  ####  336  11
 12000  313  12  ####  340  13
 13000  315  14  ####  339  16
 14000  330  18  ####  343  19
 15000  341  22  ####  344  20

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.