SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...12/25/2025...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 |   1.0  |  47  |  93
  5000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  52  |  94
  6000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  57  |  110
  7000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  59  |  145
  8000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  63  |  181
  9000 FT ASL |  10.2  |  65  |  222
 10000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  66  |  276
 11000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  68  |  330
 12000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  70  |  379
 13000 FT ASL |  12.9  |  71  |  435
 14000 FT ASL |  13.4  |  73  |  488
 15000 FT ASL |  14.1  |  75  |  539

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2657
TOP OF THE LIFT............3641
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........45 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........45 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...87 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  121  29  ####  242  17
  5000  138  27  ####  236  22
  6000  148  26  ####  227  25
  7000  159  27  ####  220  28
  8000  168  25  ####  212  32
  9000  180  26  ####  212  38
 10000  182  23  ####  213  39
 11000  180  25  ####  211  39
 12000  179  28  ####  208  36
 13000  179  32  ####  199  33
 14000  180  34  ####  187  26
 15000  183  35  ####  188  27

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.