SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...10/14/2025...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 |  -4.8  |  50  |  177
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  51  |  232
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.1  |  53  |  281
  7000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  61  |  248
  8000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  67  |  248
  9000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  69  |  291
 10000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  71  |  343
 11000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  72  |  405
 12000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  73  |  467
 13000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  74  |  522
 14000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  77  |  564
 15000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  79  |  608

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6020
TOP OF THE LIFT............6676
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........49 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...252 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  082  30  ####  071  18
  5000  090  27  ####  074  21
  6000  089  23  ####  075  18
  7000  081  19  ####  076  15
  8000  081  14  ####  075  14
  9000  088  11  ####  071  13
 10000  100  10  ####  066  12
 11000  106  10  ####  064  10
 12000  103   9  ####  074  10
 13000  097   9  ####  078  11
 14000  092   8  ####  077  10
 15000  086   7  ####  072  11

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.