SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...5/26/2025...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 |  -8.5  |  54  |  220
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.3  |  58  |  237
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  62  |  264
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  64  |  305
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  69  |  325
  9000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  73  |  341
 10000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  77  |  365
 11000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  80  |  394
 12000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  82  |  445
 13000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  83  |  510
 14000 FT ASL |   6.7  |  84  |  569
 15000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  85  |  627

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7004
TOP OF THE LIFT............8398
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........70 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...330 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  263  22  ####  260  20
  5000  268  24  ####  245  25
  6000  263  23  ####  251  18
  7000  249  22  ####  260  11
  8000  236  23  ####  270  15
  9000  222  24  ####  276  13
 10000  209  30  ####  282  12
 11000  199  33  ####  292  15
 12000  193  35  ####  300  17
 13000  193  36  ####  305  20
 14000  193  37  ####  308  22
 15000  193  40  ####  310  24

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.