SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...3/17/2026...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 |   9.2  |  72  |  70
  5000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  75  |  107
  6000 FT ASL |  12.0  |  78  |  137
  7000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  79  |  189
  8000 FT ASL |  13.0  |  80  |  254
  9000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  80  |  324
 10000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  81  |  393
 11000 FT ASL |  16.7  |  89  |  365
 12000 FT ASL |  19.5  |  95  |  365
 13000 FT ASL |  21.3  |  99  |  393
 14000 FT ASL |  23.4  | 104  |  406
 15000 FT ASL |  24.8  | 107  |  438

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....853
TOP OF THE LIFT............1427
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........70 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  248  29  ####  220  17
  5000  255  27  ####  231  18
  6000  257  25  ####  238  19
  7000  252  28  ####  241  24
  8000  249  33  ####  242  26
  9000  247  37  ####  247  29
 10000  249  46  ####  247  38
 11000  255  50  ####  245  48
 12000  264  46  ####  244  54
 13000  272  46  ####  246  57
 14000  271  58  ####  250  61
 15000  268  60  ####  253  64

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.