SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...3/17/2026...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 |   4.3  |  63  |  70
  5000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  67  |  84
  6000 FT ASL |   7.8  |  70  |  122
  7000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  73  |  148
  8000 FT ASL |  11.6  |  77  |  173
  9000 FT ASL |  12.5  |  79  |  219
 10000 FT ASL |  13.7  |  82  |  258
 11000 FT ASL |  15.7  |  86  |  276
 12000 FT ASL |  17.1  |  89  |  309
 13000 FT ASL |  19.5  |  95  |  322
 14000 FT ASL |  21.6  | 100  |  337
 15000 FT ASL |  22.7  | 102  |  374

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............2575
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  254  46  ####  240  24
  5000  259  48  ####  253  25
  6000  264  47  ####  258  26
  7000  270  46  ####  258  28
  8000  273  44  ####  256  33
  9000  267  51  ####  255  38
 10000  266  54  ####  253  44
 11000  263  59  ####  251  51
 12000  264  62  ####  252  57
 13000  267  61  ####  255  60
 14000  270  58  ####  259  62
 15000  270  58  ####  263  63

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.