SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...8/23/2026...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 |  -5.3  |  69  |  198
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  71  |  246
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  74  |  278
  7000 FT ASL |   1.7  |  82  |  243
  8000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  88  |  249
  9000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  90  |  293
 10000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  91  |  347
 11000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  93  |  400
 12000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  95  |  445
 13000 FT ASL |   9.3  |  98  |  486
 14000 FT ASL |  10.5  | 101  |  523
 15000 FT ASL |  11.4  | 103  |  571

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5938
TOP OF THE LIFT............6758
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........79 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...256 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  211  12  ####  004   8
  5000  209  11  ####  009  10
  6000  244  10  ####  012  12
  7000  274  12  ####  353   7
  8000  290  13  ####  341   6
  9000  293  14  ####  335   7
 10000  290  14  ####  335   8
 11000  285  15  ####  331   9
 12000  282  16  ####  324  10
 13000  281  18  ####  316  11
 14000  281  19  ####  312  12
 15000  281  20  ####  302  12

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.