SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...4/6/2026...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 |  -0.4  |  73  |  128
  5000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  77  |  151
  6000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  80  |  184
  7000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  83  |  221
  8000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  84  |  280
  9000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  84  |  344
 10000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  85  |  408
 11000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  85  |  475
 12000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  87  |  531
 13000 FT ASL |   7.3  |  89  |  580
 14000 FT ASL |   8.2  |  91  |  627
 15000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  93  |  671

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2411
TOP OF THE LIFT............4297
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...134 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  207   9  ####  296   4
  5000  225  10  ####  272  10
  6000  239  10  ####  261  15
  7000  246  11  ####  259  18
  8000  246  11  ####  255  17
  9000  241  11  ####  255  16
 10000  234  11  ####  258  15
 11000  229  12  ####  262  15
 12000  229  14  ####  264  16
 13000  232  16  ####  265  18
 14000  237  18  ####  264  20
 15000  240  18  ####  264  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.