SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...5/20/2026...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 | -11.1  |  53  |  216
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.1  |  59  |  218
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.0  |  63  |  237
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  67  |  259
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  71  |  276
  9000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  75  |  297
 10000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  79  |  322
 11000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  81  |  365
 12000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  84  |  407
 13000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  86  |  457
 14000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  89  |  490
 15000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  92  |  523

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7414
TOP OF THE LIFT............8726
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...290 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  311  10  ####  320   4
  5000  325   7  ####  058   7
  6000  355   7  ####  059   9
  7000  352   8  ####  051  11
  8000  343  10  ####  038  13
  9000  341  11  ####  032  12
 10000  341  12  ####  020  11
 11000  331  12  ####  004  13
 12000  337  14  ####  357  16
 13000  334  16  ####  355  20
 14000  333  17  ####  353  24
 15000  333  19  ####  350  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.