SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR DATE...9/15/2026...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 | -4.2 | 58 | 114 5000 FT ASL | -1.3 | 64 | 116 6000 FT ASL | 1.1 | 68 | 130 7000 FT ASL | 2.8 | 71 | 158 8000 FT ASL | 3.7 | 73 | 212 9000 FT ASL | 5.1 | 76 | 248 10000 FT ASL | 6.1 | 78 | 294 11000 FT ASL | 7.4 | 81 | 332 12000 FT ASL | 8.5 | 83 | 376 13000 FT ASL | 9.6 | 85 | 422 14000 FT ASL | 10.5 | 87 | 469 15000 FT ASL | 11.3 | 89 | 515 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4461 TOP OF THE LIFT............5528 REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 187 4 #### 337 13 5000 202 8 #### 339 13 6000 218 10 #### 340 12 7000 235 11 #### 340 10 8000 265 8 #### 272 5 9000 280 8 #### 232 9 10000 283 10 #### 226 13 11000 282 12 #### 225 17 12000 280 13 #### 225 18 13000 275 15 #### 223 20 14000 273 17 #### 222 22 15000 272 19 #### 223 25 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.