SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...5/18/2026...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 |  -4.4  |  62  |  204
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  63  |  254
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  66  |  294
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  68  |  336
  8000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  72  |  364
  9000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  75  |  393
 10000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  78  |  430
 11000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  80  |  482
 12000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  81  |  539
 13000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  82  |  607
 14000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  82  |  671
 15000 FT ASL |   6.6  |  84  |  725

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5364
TOP OF THE LIFT............7578
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........70 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........59 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...354 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  347   5  ####  328   9
  5000  336   7  ####  324  10
  6000  340  10  ####  322   8
  7000  341  12  ####  319   8
  8000  339  14  ####  319   9
  9000  337  15  ####  332  11
 10000  333  16  ####  341  15
 11000  330  16  ####  341  17
 12000  328  17  ####  336  18
 13000  324  17  ####  332  18
 14000  321  17  ####  332  18
 15000  322  17  ####  330  20

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.