SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...7/31/2026...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 |  -6.1  |  78  |  189
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  82  |  207
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.9  |  87  |  205
  7000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  93  |  207
  8000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  99  |  210
  9000 FT ASL |   7.0  | 103  |  231
 10000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 105  |  270
 11000 FT ASL |   9.0  | 107  |  320
 12000 FT ASL |   9.8  | 109  |  372
 13000 FT ASL |  10.8  | 111  |  421
 14000 FT ASL |  11.7  | 113  |  466
 15000 FT ASL |  12.5  | 115  |  515

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5282
TOP OF THE LIFT............6430
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........89 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...208 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  296   2  ####  319   5
  5000  353   2  ####  245   5
  6000  003   3  ####  215   9
  7000  290   2  ####  211  13
  8000  247   6  ####  210  15
  9000  237  11  ####  208  17
 10000  233  13  ####  206  20
 11000  225  15  ####  205  23
 12000  217  16  ####  204  25
 13000  216  19  ####  202  26
 14000  215  20  ####  205  27
 15000  214  19  ####  209  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.