SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...8/22/2025...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 |  -5.1  |  90  |  227
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.9  |  93  |  247
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  95  |  294
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  96  |  358
  8000 FT ASL |   0.5  | 100  |  385
  9000 FT ASL |   2.3  | 104  |  410
 10000 FT ASL |   3.3  | 106  |  456
 11000 FT ASL |   4.5  | 108  |  500
 12000 FT ASL |   5.7  | 110  |  540
 13000 FT ASL |   6.6  | 112  |  594
 14000 FT ASL |   7.1  | 114  |  651
 15000 FT ASL |   7.5  | 115  |  707

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4954
TOP OF THE LIFT............7988
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........99 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........88 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...385 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  094  14  ####  060  13
  5000  089  10  ####  075  11
  6000  088   8  ####  093   8
  7000  122   6  ####  119   7
  8000  196   9  ####  147   8
  9000  220  13  ####  168   9
 10000  228  12  ####  186  11
 11000  223  10  ####  196  15
 12000  210   9  ####  198  19
 13000  214   8  ####  196  19
 14000  209   8  ####  196  15
 15000  210   8  ####  196  13

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.