SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...8/2/2026...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 |  -6.7  |  56  |  177
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.0  |  59  |  210
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  66  |  189
  7000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  75  |  142
  8000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  82  |  129
  9000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  85  |  160
 10000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  89  |  189
 11000 FT ASL |  12.7  |  93  |  205
 12000 FT ASL |  12.9  |  94  |  270
 13000 FT ASL |  14.1  |  97  |  314
 14000 FT ASL |  15.3  | 100  |  350
 15000 FT ASL |  16.6  | 103  |  388

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5610
TOP OF THE LIFT............6266
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...177 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  298  19  ####  285  20
  5000  294  19  ####  297  17
  6000  294  18  ####  340  11
  7000  298  19  ####  319  12
  8000  296  20  ####  303  13
  9000  291  20  ####  300  16
 10000  288  21  ####  298  20
 11000  282  22  ####  291  23
 12000  272  25  ####  289  25
 13000  269  29  ####  285  28
 14000  266  33  ####  283  31
 15000  263  36  ####  282  34

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.