SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...4/5/2026...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 |  -9.9  |  56  |  259
  5000 FT ASL |  -5.8  |  63  |  233
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.4  |  68  |  246
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.6  |  69  |  298
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  71  |  352
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.0  |  72  |  407
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  74  |  459
 11000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  75  |  511
 12000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  77  |  564
 13000 FT ASL |   2.1  |  78  |  622
 14000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  80  |  669
 15000 FT ASL |   3.9  |  82  |  718

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6430
TOP OF THE LIFT............10367
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........68 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...477 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  115   7  ####  028   5
  5000  134  13  ####  037   4
  6000  147  15  ####  054   4
  7000  157  14  ####  088   3
  8000  165  11  ####  158   5
  9000  178   9  ####  184   6
 10000  189   8  ####  199   6
 11000  189   7  ####  207   7
 12000  188   6  ####  215   9
 13000  193   6  ####  228  11
 14000  201   8  ####  234  12
 15000  212  10  ####  235  13

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.