SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...8/3/2025...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  |  73  |  74
  5000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  78  |  77
  6000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  82  |  95
  7000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  85  |  131
  8000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  87  |  183
  9000 FT ASL |  11.6  |  89  |  234
 10000 FT ASL |  12.3  |  90  |  285
 11000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  92  |  340
 12000 FT ASL |  13.3  |  93  |  397
 13000 FT ASL |  13.8  |  94  |  457
 14000 FT ASL |  14.5  |  96  |  510
 15000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  97  |  563

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2657
TOP OF THE LIFT............3067
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 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  272  15  ####  277  20
  5000  258  11  ####  275  17
  6000  238  11  ####  264  15
  7000  225  12  ####  249  14
  8000  220  14  ####  237  15
  9000  215  17  ####  228  16
 10000  217  17  ####  222  16
 11000  220  16  ####  220  16
 12000  223  15  ####  216  17
 13000  226  15  ####  214  17
 14000  227  14  ####  214  17
 15000  227  14  ####  214  17

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.