SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...7/9/2026...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 |   3.6  |  71  |  59
  5000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  78  |  40
  6000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  81  |  64
  7000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  84  |  104
  8000 FT ASL |  11.6  |  86  |  149
  9000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  89  |  188
 10000 FT ASL |  13.9  |  91  |  227
 11000 FT ASL |  15.2  |  94  |  265
 12000 FT ASL |  16.4  |  97  |  304
 13000 FT ASL |  17.6  | 100  |  346
 14000 FT ASL |  18.8  | 103  |  383
 15000 FT ASL |  20.0  | 106  |  420

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3067
TOP OF THE LIFT............3477
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 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  304   0  ####  299   0
  5000  313   0  ####  304   0
  6000  314   0  ####  297   0
  7000  313   0  ####  286   0
  8000  309   0  ####  268   0
  9000  305   0  ####  257   0
 10000  297   0  ####  251   0
 11000  286   0  ####  248   0
 12000  276   0  ####  245   0
 13000  269   0  ####  244   0
 14000  267   0  ####  245   0
 15000  268   0  ####  247   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.