SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...10/5/2026...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 |  -7.5  |  72  |  203
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.8  |  79  |  184
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  82  |  218
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  83  |  274
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  84  |  338
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  85  |  390
 10000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  87  |  447
 11000 FT ASL |   0.4  |  87  |  514
 12000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  88  |  564
 13000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  91  |  612
 14000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  93  |  655
 15000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  96  |  698

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5364
TOP OF THE LIFT............9301
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........86 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........82 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...401 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  278   1  ####  342   8
  5000  273   3  ####  340   8
  6000  275   5  ####  337   8
  7000  268   6  ####  296   7
  8000  253   7  ####  263   9
  9000  248   9  ####  259  12
 10000  251  13  ####  260  11
 11000  254  17  ####  262  10
 12000  255  20  ####  268   9
 13000  253  22  ####  278   9
 14000  252  22  ####  286   9
 15000  254  20  ####  289  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.