SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...8/24/2026...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 |  -1.5  |  72  |  121
  5000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  76  |  139
  6000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  80  |  160
  7000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  85  |  165
  8000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  89  |  201
  9000 FT ASL |   8.2  |  91  |  243
 10000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  93  |  290
 11000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  95  |  339
 12000 FT ASL |  10.7  |  97  |  388
 13000 FT ASL |  11.7  |  99  |  436
 14000 FT ASL |  12.9  | 101  |  478
 15000 FT ASL |  13.8  | 104  |  520

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3231
TOP OF THE LIFT............4707
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........75 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...131 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  110  20  ####  099  14
  5000  106  15  ####  116  14
  6000  111  10  ####  141   7
  7000  118   7  ####  224   7
  8000  130   5  ####  226   8
  9000  142   4  ####  227   9
 10000  150   4  ####  215  11
 11000  157   4  ####  208  15
 12000  170   4  ####  207  18
 13000  188   4  ####  207  19
 14000  204   6  ####  208  19
 15000  217   8  ####  207  19

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.