SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...6/19/2025...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 |  -3.9  |  55  |  129
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  61  |  122
  6000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  67  |  113
  7000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  72  |  115
  8000 FT ASL |   7.8  |  77  |  137
  9000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  80  |  166
 10000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  83  |  198
 11000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  87  |  223
 12000 FT ASL |  14.1  |  90  |  255
 13000 FT ASL |  15.1  |  93  |  304
 14000 FT ASL |  15.9  |  95  |  352
 15000 FT ASL |  16.7  |  97  |  399

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4297
TOP OF THE LIFT............5282
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........62 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...120 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  292  15  ####  269  21
  5000  300  13  ####  277  16
  6000  304  10  ####  280  16
  7000  293   9  ####  272  14
  8000  281  10  ####  259  14
  9000  267  11  ####  250  16
 10000  257  12  ####  245  18
 11000  252  15  ####  239  20
 12000  249  18  ####  239  21
 13000  243  21  ####  238  23
 14000  241  25  ####  236  25
 15000  240  29  ####  234  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.