SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...8/23/2025...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 |  -5.4  |  88  |  188
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.8  |  89  |  242
  6000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  95  |  243
  7000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  98  |  267
  8000 FT ASL |   1.3  | 100  |  316
  9000 FT ASL |   2.0  | 102  |  369
 10000 FT ASL |   2.4  | 103  |  429
 11000 FT ASL |   2.8  | 104  |  490
 12000 FT ASL |   3.1  | 104  |  552
 13000 FT ASL |   3.3  | 105  |  623
 14000 FT ASL |   3.5  | 105  |  688
 15000 FT ASL |   4.7  | 108  |  732

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5610
TOP OF THE LIFT............6922
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........98 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........87 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...264 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  098  22  ####  092  11
  5000  108  20  ####  111  14
  6000  122  17  ####  130  11
  7000  139  14  ####  179   9
  8000  153  14  ####  196   9
  9000  167  13  ####  208   8
 10000  178  13  ####  212   8
 11000  191  13  ####  213   9
 12000  197  12  ####  208  10
 13000  203  14  ####  200  13
 14000  212  20  ####  198  16
 15000  222  22  ####  200  18

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.