SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...8/1/2026...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 |  -1.9  |  71  |  125
  5000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  77  |  128
  6000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  81  |  140
  7000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  85  |  166
  8000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  90  |  183
  9000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  94  |  207
 10000 FT ASL |  11.5  |  98  |  227
 11000 FT ASL |  13.1  | 101  |  254
 12000 FT ASL |  14.7  | 105  |  283
 13000 FT ASL |  16.4  | 109  |  316
 14000 FT ASL |  17.4  | 111  |  359
 15000 FT ASL |  18.8  | 115  |  389

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3559
TOP OF THE LIFT............4707
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........75 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...124 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  245  11  ####  280  11
  5000  247  15  ####  254  12
  6000  243  19  ####  258  14
  7000  239  21  ####  258  19
  8000  236  25  ####  259  24
  9000  231  28  ####  261  28
 10000  227  33  ####  264  30
 11000  224  37  ####  263  32
 12000  222  41  ####  260  36
 13000  220  45  ####  256  39
 14000  219  47  ####  255  40
 15000  220  48  ####  254  43

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.