SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...3/16/2026...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 |  -6.9  |  58  |  132
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  62  |  162
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.4  |  65  |  191
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  68  |  218
  8000 FT ASL |   0.0  |  71  |  257
  9000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  73  |  300
 10000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  76  |  335
 11000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  79  |  373
 12000 FT ASL |   4.9  |  81  |  422
 13000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  85  |  450
 14000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  89  |  474
 15000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  92  |  510

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6184
TOP OF THE LIFT............8070
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........71 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........65 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...257 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  263  16  ####  269  13
  5000  270  19  ####  264  14
  6000  282  25  ####  257  17
  7000  292  29  ####  256  24
  8000  296  31  ####  267  29
  9000  299  32  ####  272  32
 10000  300  32  ####  274  35
 11000  302  33  ####  274  37
 12000  301  33  ####  273  39
 13000  298  32  ####  273  39
 14000  302  31  ####  274  39
 15000  308  30  ####  277  39

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.