SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...8/23/2026...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 | -10.8  |  59  |  185
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.4  |  62  |  224
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.7  |  66  |  232
  7000 FT ASL |  -3.6  |  72  |  229
  8000 FT ASL |  -2.0  |  75  |  265
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.7  |  78  |  305
 10000 FT ASL |   0.5  |  80  |  348
 11000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  82  |  398
 12000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  84  |  442
 13000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  86  |  491
 14000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  89  |  534
 15000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  91  |  574

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....7332
TOP OF THE LIFT............9629
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........79 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...330 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  221   5  ####  357   8
  5000  236   7  ####  359   8
  6000  247  12  ####  359   8
  7000  262  16  ####  358   5
  8000  262  18  ####  284   6
  9000  259  19  ####  255   8
 10000  255  20  ####  250  11
 11000  251  21  ####  253  13
 12000  248  22  ####  255  13
 13000  246  24  ####  257  14
 14000  246  26  ####  259  14
 15000  246  28  ####  261  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.