SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...2/4/2026...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 |   1.2  |  63  |  33
  5000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  76  |  0
  6000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  79  |  0
  7000 FT ASL |   9.7  |  80  |  35
  8000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  80  |  103
  9000 FT ASL |  10.7  |  82  |  154
 10000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  86  |  175
 11000 FT ASL |  13.4  |  88  |  224
 12000 FT ASL |  14.0  |  89  |  276
 13000 FT ASL |  14.5  |  91  |  336
 14000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  92  |  392
 15000 FT ASL |  15.5  |  93  |  446

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3559
TOP OF THE LIFT............3969
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...45 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  151  13  ####  150  12
  5000  159   7  ####  183   8
  6000  141   8  ####  205   8
  7000  143   9  ####  206  11
  8000  161   9  ####  208  14
  9000  187  11  ####  213  17
 10000  219  12  ####  225  19
 11000  240  16  ####  234  21
 12000  247  18  ####  236  22
 13000  247  20  ####  242  22
 14000  247  23  ####  242  22
 15000  249  26  ####  237  23

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.