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 |  -9.1  |  47  |  199
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  54  |  180
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  62  |  148
  7000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  64  |  201
  8000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  66  |  253
  9000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  67  |  300
 10000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  70  |  344
 11000 FT ASL |   3.8  |  72  |  393
 12000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  73  |  440
 13000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  76  |  490
 14000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  78  |  535
 15000 FT ASL |   7.8  |  80  |  578

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5446
TOP OF THE LIFT............7496
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........47 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...231 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  257  23  ####  270  18
  5000  271  18  ####  274  14
  6000  287  15  ####  271  16
  7000  276  16  ####  271  16
  8000  275  18  ####  271  15
  9000  286  16  ####  270  15
 10000  289  15  ####  273  15
 11000  295  15  ####  276  15
 12000  299  15  ####  280  15
 13000  306  16  ####  283  17
 14000  312  18  ####  290  18
 15000  318  20  ####  300  19

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.