SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...11/7/2025...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 |  -3.8  |  47  |  180
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  49  |  223
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  51  |  266
  7000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  54  |  298
  8000 FT ASL |   1.9  |  58  |  332
  9000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  61  |  362
 10000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  64  |  400
 11000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  67  |  436
 12000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  70  |  471
 13000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  74  |  500
 14000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  75  |  550
 15000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  80  |  573

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4625
TOP OF THE LIFT............7004
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........54 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........46 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...298 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  265  35  ####  284  18
  5000  263  38  ####  293  20
  6000  260  42  ####  296  21
  7000  262  40  ####  293  22
  8000  264  40  ####  294  24
  9000  266  38  ####  296  27
 10000  268  38  ####  295  30
 11000  272  37  ####  295  34
 12000  277  38  ####  294  38
 13000  280  41  ####  294  46
 14000  281  47  ####  294  49
 15000  282  54  ####  294  53

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.