SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...10/14/2025...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 |  -2.5  |  60  |  150
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  64  |  179
  6000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  67  |  204
  7000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  70  |  237
  8000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  73  |  279
  9000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  75  |  325
 10000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  76  |  381
 11000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  78  |  431
 12000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  80  |  475
 13000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  83  |  522
 14000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  85  |  567
 15000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  87  |  612

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3805
TOP OF THE LIFT............5528
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........65 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........57 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...191 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  074  23  ####  079  24
  5000  059  22  ####  077  19
  6000  054  23  ####  073  15
  7000  058  20  ####  070  13
  8000  069  17  ####  066  11
  9000  071  17  ####  061  10
 10000  070  18  ####  068   9
 11000  067  17  ####  076   9
 12000  065  15  ####  085   9
 13000  062  14  ####  092  10
 14000  060  14  ####  094  12
 15000  056  14  ####  093  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.