SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, OR         DATE...7/8/2026...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 |   3.6  |  71  |  53
  5000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  74  |  83
  6000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  78  |  96
  7000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  83  |  107
  8000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  89  |  116
  9000 FT ASL |  14.7  |  93  |  133
 10000 FT ASL |  16.3  |  97  |  162
 11000 FT ASL |  17.6  |  99  |  197
 12000 FT ASL |  18.8  | 102  |  236
 13000 FT ASL |  19.9  | 105  |  280
 14000 FT ASL |  21.1  | 108  |  317
 15000 FT ASL |  21.6  | 109  |  368

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....524
TOP OF THE LIFT............2985
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........65 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  338   0  ####  307   0
  5000  331   0  ####  323   0
  6000  323   0  ####  316   0
  7000  310   0  ####  301   0
  8000  288   0  ####  289   0
  9000  271   0  ####  287   0
 10000  258   0  ####  283   0
 11000  249   0  ####  275   0
 12000  244   0  ####  269   0
 13000  243   0  ####  266   0
 14000  244   0  ####  268   0
 15000  244   0  ####  269   0

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.