SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...11/8/2025...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 |   0.3  |  61  |  114
  5000 FT ASL |   2.2  |  65  |  138
  6000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  70  |  145
  7000 FT ASL |   6.9  |  74  |  165
  8000 FT ASL |  11.3  |  83  |  134
  9000 FT ASL |  12.3  |  85  |  176
 10000 FT ASL |  14.6  |  90  |  190
 11000 FT ASL |  15.2  |  92  |  239
 12000 FT ASL |  16.0  |  94  |  287
 13000 FT ASL |  17.0  |  96  |  336
 14000 FT ASL |  17.7  |  98  |  384
 15000 FT ASL |  18.4  | 100  |  435

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2247
TOP OF THE LIFT............3969
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........61 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...112 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  162   6  ####  177  11
  5000  200   7  ####  197  12
  6000  228   9  ####  202  11
  7000  278  12  ####  206  10
  8000  308  20  ####  218  10
  9000  316  26  ####  220  12
 10000  306  28  ####  230  16
 11000  293  28  ####  239  19
 12000  286  29  ####  247  19
 13000  282  29  ####  254  21
 14000  279  29  ####  261  23
 15000  276  28  ####  263  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.