SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...10/29/2026...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 |  -3.8  |  46  |  206
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  48  |  251
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  50  |  299
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  51  |  349
  8000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  54  |  391
  9000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  58  |  416
 10000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  61  |  447
 11000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  64  |  484
 12000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  67  |  517
 13000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  70  |  559
 14000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  73  |  596
 15000 FT ASL |  11.0  |  76  |  629

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4707
TOP OF THE LIFT............7742
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........45 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...379 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  232  15  ####  271   1
  5000  236  16  ####  227   4
  6000  235  16  ####  215   8
  7000  235  17  ####  211  13
  8000  238  18  ####  208  18
  9000  235  22  ####  216  23
 10000  235  27  ####  223  26
 11000  237  31  ####  225  31
 12000  239  36  ####  223  37
 13000  240  41  ####  223  41
 14000  241  44  ####  225  44
 15000  243  48  ####  226  47

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.