SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...8/24/2026...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 | -13.6  |  66  |  300
  5000 FT ASL | -10.6  |  72  |  299
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.8  |  76  |  307
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.1  |  80  |  338
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.8  |  82  |  383
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  85  |  417
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.7  |  86  |  474
 11000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  87  |  534
 12000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  89  |  579
 13000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  91  |  625
 14000 FT ASL |   1.5  |  94  |  664
 15000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  97  |  705

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9137
TOP OF THE LIFT............12909
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........91 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........77 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...618 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  083   2  ####  353  10
  5000  089   4  ####  358   9
  6000  125   9  ####  004   9
  7000  149  12  ####  054   4
  8000  170  11  ####  150  10
  9000  195  15  ####  167  13
 10000  209  17  ####  178  16
 11000  220  18  ####  181  19
 12000  223  16  ####  184  23
 13000  222  15  ####  193  27
 14000  219  15  ####  201  29
 15000  218  15  ####  206  30

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.