SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR DATE...1/15/2026...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 | 53 | 143 5000 FT ASL | 9.1 | 62 | 94 6000 FT ASL | 12.4 | 68 | 84 7000 FT ASL | 14.2 | 72 | 108 8000 FT ASL | 16.0 | 75 | 138 9000 FT ASL | 17.4 | 78 | 171 10000 FT ASL | 19.0 | 82 | 199 11000 FT ASL | 19.9 | 84 | 243 12000 FT ASL | 20.9 | 86 | 286 13000 FT ASL | 22.0 | 89 | 329 14000 FT ASL | 22.6 | 91 | 378 15000 FT ASL | 22.8 | 92 | 438 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3231 TOP OF THE LIFT............3559 REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........45 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 087 3 #### 071 4 5000 055 7 #### 086 8 6000 050 7 #### 094 7 7000 020 8 #### 100 6 8000 003 11 #### 078 4 9000 005 13 #### 026 5 10000 007 17 #### 011 8 11000 357 18 #### 359 10 12000 345 18 #### 350 11 13000 353 21 #### 346 13 14000 004 24 #### 345 16 15000 006 25 #### 347 20 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.