SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR DATE...10/7/2026...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 | -6.2 | 68 | 156 5000 FT ASL | -2.6 | 74 | 140 6000 FT ASL | 0.3 | 79 | 144 7000 FT ASL | 2.2 | 83 | 166 8000 FT ASL | 3.6 | 86 | 210 9000 FT ASL | 4.1 | 87 | 268 10000 FT ASL | 4.7 | 88 | 323 11000 FT ASL | 5.4 | 90 | 374 12000 FT ASL | 6.2 | 91 | 422 13000 FT ASL | 7.0 | 93 | 478 14000 FT ASL | 7.7 | 95 | 531 15000 FT ASL | 8.3 | 96 | 585 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4871 TOP OF THE LIFT............6020 REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........79 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........80 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 000 2 #### 358 11 5000 172 1 #### 005 10 6000 199 5 #### 308 3 7000 216 9 #### 269 4 8000 226 13 #### 241 7 9000 234 14 #### 242 12 10000 238 16 #### 244 16 11000 244 15 #### 245 18 12000 247 13 #### 246 16 13000 244 12 #### 248 14 14000 243 12 #### 251 13 15000 246 12 #### 255 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.