SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...4/28/2026...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 | -11.1  |  45  |  238
  5000 FT ASL |  -8.9  |  49  |  260
  6000 FT ASL |  -6.9  |  52  |  286
  7000 FT ASL |  -5.2  |  55  |  318
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.9  |  58  |  362
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.0  |  59  |  413
 10000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  61  |  466
 11000 FT ASL |  -1.2  |  63  |  513
 12000 FT ASL |   0.0  |  65  |  553
 13000 FT ASL |   1.3  |  68  |  599
 14000 FT ASL |   2.5  |  70  |  642
 15000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  71  |  701

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9055
TOP OF THE LIFT............12007
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........65 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........53 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...553 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  267   4  ####  330   8
  5000  203   7  ####  329   8
  6000  222  10  ####  327   8
  7000  253   8  ####  325   8
  8000  278   9  ####  267   6
  9000  287  10  ####  236  10
 10000  293  11  ####  236  14
 11000  294  10  ####  245  17
 12000  301  11  ####  254  16
 13000  308  11  ####  260  15
 14000  314  11  ####  268  14
 15000  314  13  ####  277  16

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.