SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...4/28/2026...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 |  -2.0  |  53  |  148
  5000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  62  |  111
  6000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  68  |  98
  7000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  71  |  140
  8000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  73  |  184
  9000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  76  |  228
 10000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  78  |  270
 11000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  80  |  319
 12000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  82  |  363
 13000 FT ASL |  13.3  |  84  |  411
 14000 FT ASL |  14.2  |  87  |  456
 15000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  89  |  503

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3313
TOP OF THE LIFT............4789
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........57 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........51 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...146 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  224  10  ####  322   5
  5000  264   9  ####  296   7
  6000  280   9  ####  292   8
  7000  280  10  ####  286   8
  8000  284  10  ####  276   8
  9000  291  10  ####  274   9
 10000  297  11  ####  281  11
 11000  301  11  ####  277  13
 12000  304  13  ####  293  14
 13000  308  13  ####  313  16
 14000  312  14  ####  323  19
 15000  314  15  ####  328  22

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.