SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...4/29/2025...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 |  -5.4  |  54  |  149
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  59  |  159
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  63  |  174
  7000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  67  |  192
  8000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  72  |  205
  9000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  75  |  239
 10000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  78  |  280
 11000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  79  |  337
 12000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  80  |  391
 13000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  85  |  407
 14000 FT ASL |  11.8  |  88  |  444
 15000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  91  |  486

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4954
TOP OF THE LIFT............6266
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...179 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  273  25  ####  285  25
  5000  283  27  ####  285  27
  6000  287  28  ####  288  28
  7000  284  27  ####  297  26
  8000  276  27  ####  308  24
  9000  271  28  ####  313  20
 10000  270  28  ####  318  20
 11000  270  27  ####  320  22
 12000  272  25  ####  320  22
 13000  277  28  ####  320  24
 14000  278  29  ####  321  25
 15000  278  28  ####  322  27

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.