SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR DATE...5/25/2025...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 | -2.8 | 67 | 131 5000 FT ASL | -0.1 | 72 | 137 6000 FT ASL | 2.4 | 77 | 147 7000 FT ASL | 4.6 | 81 | 166 8000 FT ASL | 6.3 | 84 | 197 9000 FT ASL | 7.9 | 88 | 230 10000 FT ASL | 9.2 | 90 | 266 11000 FT ASL | 10.4 | 93 | 307 12000 FT ASL | 11.4 | 95 | 350 13000 FT ASL | 12.4 | 98 | 400 14000 FT ASL | 13.1 | 99 | 450 15000 FT ASL | 14.2 | 102 | 492 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3969 TOP OF THE LIFT............5118 HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........72 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........63 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...137 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 190 12 #### 249 6 5000 184 16 #### 252 9 6000 184 20 #### 217 21 7000 187 22 #### 203 27 8000 192 24 #### 198 31 9000 196 27 #### 196 34 10000 198 30 #### 197 38 11000 199 32 #### 197 41 12000 201 33 #### 197 44 13000 203 34 #### 197 46 14000 204 34 #### 197 48 15000 206 35 #### 195 51 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.