SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...11/8/2025...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 |   0.3  |  54  |  101
  5000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  57  |  128
  6000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  61  |  145
  7000 FT ASL |   6.7  |  66  |  157
  8000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  68  |  213
  9000 FT ASL |  10.6  |  74  |  204
 10000 FT ASL |  12.1  |  77  |  237
 11000 FT ASL |  14.4  |  82  |  250
 12000 FT ASL |  18.2  |  90  |  225
 13000 FT ASL |  18.4  |  91  |  290
 14000 FT ASL |  19.3  |  93  |  336
 15000 FT ASL |  19.9  |  95  |  385

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2657
TOP OF THE LIFT............3969
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...99 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  130   5  ####  126  18
  5000  185   3  ####  150  11
  6000  233   6  ####  199   6
  7000  255   9  ####  223  10
  8000  273  13  ####  235  12
  9000  291  17  ####  242  13
 10000  301  21  ####  253  12
 11000  312  25  ####  265  14
 12000  313  32  ####  269  18
 13000  313  31  ####  264  20
 14000  308  32  ####  265  22
 15000  302  33  ####  269  25

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.