SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...8/23/2025...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 |  -2.1  |  97  |  160
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.7  | 100  |  199
  6000 FT ASL |   0.6  | 102  |  237
  7000 FT ASL |   1.7  | 104  |  282
  8000 FT ASL |   2.2  | 105  |  344
  9000 FT ASL |   2.9  | 107  |  399
 10000 FT ASL |   3.6  | 108  |  454
 11000 FT ASL |   4.0  | 109  |  514
 12000 FT ASL |   3.9  | 109  |  583
 13000 FT ASL |   4.5  | 110  |  647
 14000 FT ASL |   5.9  | 113  |  682
 15000 FT ASL |   7.2  | 116  |  719

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3395
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........101 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........95 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...222 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  080   9  ####  036   8
  5000  068   8  ####  076   3
  6000  089   9  ####  083   2
  7000  103  10  ####  128   2
  8000  121  10  ####  170   3
  9000  152  11  ####  186   4
 10000  175  13  ####  194   7
 11000  181  15  ####  200  10
 12000  182  17  ####  200  13
 13000  197  20  ####  199  17
 14000  201  18  ####  198  18
 15000  203  15  ####  198  18

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.