SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...4/28/2026...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 |  -4.9  |  48  |  132
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  55  |  110
  6000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  63  |  84
  7000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  66  |  115
  8000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  66  |  191
  9000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  67  |  249
 10000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  68  |  302
 11000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  71  |  344
 12000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  74  |  375
 13000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  76  |  430
 14000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  77  |  482
 15000 FT ASL |  10.9  |  80  |  528

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4461
TOP OF THE LIFT............5282
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........57 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........46 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...102 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  257  22  ####  266  18
  5000  262  15  ####  262  17
  6000  287  14  ####  262  16
  7000  282  13  ####  263  15
  8000  280  10  ####  267  13
  9000  285  10  ####  269  12
 10000  290  10  ####  268  13
 11000  296  11  ####  265  13
 12000  303  13  ####  267  13
 13000  306  13  ####  273  14
 14000  312  14  ####  287  16
 15000  318  16  ####  299  17

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.