SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...4/27/2026...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 |  -7.7  |  48  |  241
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.5  |  50  |  284
  6000 FT ASL |  -5.7  |  51  |  338
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.1  |  52  |  395
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.4  |  54  |  456
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  55  |  515
 10000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  56  |  573
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.8  |  56  |  634
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  59  |  678
 13000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  61  |  728
 14000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  62  |  788
 15000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  63  |  840

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....10859
TOP OF THE LIFT............14304
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........62 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........51 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...801 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  305   5  ####  331  10
  5000  330   5  ####  330  10
  6000  286   5  ####  329  10
  7000  275   5  ####  328  10
  8000  273   5  ####  320  10
  9000  274   5  ####  294  10
 10000  270   6  ####  275  10
 11000  270   8  ####  277   9
 12000  271  11  ####  297   7
 13000  278  13  ####  325   8
 14000  298  12  ####  328  10
 15000  312  13  ####  335  14

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.