SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...4/7/2026...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 |  -2.3  |  56  |  129
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  60  |  147
  6000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  64  |  163
  7000 FT ASL |   4.3  |  68  |  182
  8000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  72  |  213
  9000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  75  |  247
 10000 FT ASL |   8.9  |  78  |  285
 11000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  80  |  324
 12000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  82  |  364
 13000 FT ASL |  12.5  |  86  |  407
 14000 FT ASL |  13.4  |  88  |  452
 15000 FT ASL |  14.6  |  90  |  490

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3723
TOP OF THE LIFT............5118
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...149 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  272  32  ####  278  21
  5000  272  34  ####  289  21
  6000  275  36  ####  291  23
  7000  276  38  ####  292  27
  8000  277  39  ####  293  31
  9000  277  39  ####  294  33
 10000  278  39  ####  295  32
 11000  278  39  ####  297  30
 12000  279  38  ####  295  33
 13000  280  37  ####  294  35
 14000  282  36  ####  296  35
 15000  284  36  ####  298  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.