SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...5/18/2026...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 | -11.6  |  47  |  274
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.0  |  51  |  285
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.9  |  53  |  332
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.6  |  57  |  347
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  60  |  397
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  61  |  455
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.0  |  62  |  509
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  63  |  563
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  65  |  616
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  67  |  671
 14000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  68  |  725
 15000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  70  |  777

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....10121
TOP OF THE LIFT............13976
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........68 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...720 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  307   2  ####  341  11
  5000  317   4  ####  340  11
  6000  338   7  ####  339  11
  7000  355   7  ####  337  11
  8000  351   8  ####  331  11
  9000  354   8  ####  306  12
 10000  354   9  ####  296  12
 11000  348  12  ####  292  12
 12000  341  16  ####  294  12
 13000  330  19  ####  301  12
 14000  321  21  ####  316  12
 15000  324  21  ####  327  15

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.