SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR DATE...8/3/2025...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 | 4.6 | 75 | 71 5000 FT ASL | 7.1 | 79 | 80 6000 FT ASL | 9.3 | 84 | 96 7000 FT ASL | 11.0 | 87 | 123 8000 FT ASL | 12.5 | 90 | 161 9000 FT ASL | 13.8 | 93 | 198 10000 FT ASL | 15.0 | 96 | 236 11000 FT ASL | 15.9 | 98 | 280 12000 FT ASL | 16.5 | 100 | 331 13000 FT ASL | 17.2 | 101 | 389 14000 FT ASL | 17.7 | 103 | 442 15000 FT ASL | 18.3 | 105 | 494 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2001 TOP OF THE LIFT............2657 HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 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 298 6 #### 311 6 5000 276 6 #### 301 7 6000 247 8 #### 296 6 7000 230 10 #### 281 6 8000 220 12 #### 263 6 9000 217 12 #### 248 7 10000 216 12 #### 238 9 11000 216 12 #### 233 9 12000 216 13 #### 230 9 13000 216 14 #### 228 9 14000 218 14 #### 228 9 15000 221 14 #### 225 10 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.