SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...8/1/2026...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 |  -9.5  |  67  |  167
  5000 FT ASL |  -6.1  |  73  |  159
  6000 FT ASL |  -4.1  |  76  |  182
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.6  |  81  |  195
  8000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  86  |  209
  9000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  89  |  242
 10000 FT ASL |   3.4  |  91  |  291
 11000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  92  |  343
 12000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  95  |  385
 13000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  97  |  430
 14000 FT ASL |   7.9  | 100  |  465
 15000 FT ASL |   9.2  | 103  |  501

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6430
TOP OF THE LIFT............7660
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........84 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........77 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...200 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  286   9  ####  320  13
  5000  262   6  ####  316  13
  6000  233   8  ####  311  12
  7000  233  15  ####  253  11
  8000  225  20  ####  233  21
  9000  218  23  ####  235  27
 10000  214  26  ####  239  29
 11000  216  28  ####  242  31
 12000  219  28  ####  243  33
 13000  222  30  ####  243  35
 14000  224  31  ####  243  37
 15000  226  32  ####  244  39

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.