SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...2/24/2026...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 |  -4.5  |  45  |  135
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  50  |  137
  6000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  56  |  135
  7000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  59  |  162
  8000 FT ASL |   4.8  |  62  |  200
  9000 FT ASL |   5.6  |  64  |  250
 10000 FT ASL |   6.7  |  66  |  293
 11000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  69  |  328
 12000 FT ASL |  10.6  |  74  |  337
 13000 FT ASL |  13.3  |  80  |  345
 14000 FT ASL |  14.5  |  82  |  382
 15000 FT ASL |  15.2  |  84  |  430

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4543
TOP OF THE LIFT............5610
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 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  186  16  ####  249  14
  5000  222  26  ####  248  18
  6000  237  39  ####  248  24
  7000  243  50  ####  251  27
  8000  248  54  ####  241  29
  9000  253  47  ####  247  40
 10000  248  51  ####  244  46
 11000  243  34  ####  243  52
 12000  243  58  ####  244  57
 13000  246  71  ####  248  60
 14000  245  77  ####  253  61
 15000  245  80  ####  254  66

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.