SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...9/16/2026...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 |  -1.7  |  71  |  181
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  71  |  244
  6000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  75  |  271
  7000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  77  |  314
  8000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  80  |  357
  9000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  82  |  395
 10000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  86  |  425
 11000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  89  |  463
 12000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  91  |  502
 13000 FT ASL |   9.7  |  94  |  545
 14000 FT ASL |  10.8  |  97  |  588
 15000 FT ASL |  11.3  |  98  |  640

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2985
TOP OF THE LIFT............5774
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........70 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...261 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  080  23  ####  040  20
  5000  077  21  ####  068  18
  6000  069  21  ####  083  23
  7000  061  21  ####  088  20
  8000  060  20  ####  088  17
  9000  060  20  ####  080  18
 10000  060  19  ####  077  20
 11000  060  18  ####  081  20
 12000  060  18  ####  086  20
 13000  060  18  ####  091  21
 14000  062  19  ####  096  22
 15000  063  21  ####  094  25

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.