SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR DATE...8/3/2025...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 | -7.3 | 66 | 168 5000 FT ASL | -4.4 | 71 | 171 6000 FT ASL | -1.9 | 75 | 185 7000 FT ASL | -0.6 | 78 | 221 8000 FT ASL | 0.1 | 79 | 280 9000 FT ASL | 1.0 | 81 | 329 10000 FT ASL | 1.3 | 81 | 396 11000 FT ASL | 1.7 | 82 | 454 12000 FT ASL | 2.3 | 84 | 510 13000 FT ASL | 3.3 | 86 | 562 14000 FT ASL | 4.3 | 88 | 609 15000 FT ASL | 5.2 | 90 | 657 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5528 TOP OF THE LIFT............7824 REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........79 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...266 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 301 4 #### 328 12 5000 255 2 #### 330 12 6000 138 2 #### 331 11 7000 143 4 #### 331 11 8000 167 6 #### 322 1 9000 190 9 #### 209 5 10000 197 11 #### 205 9 11000 208 15 #### 206 14 12000 219 19 #### 207 18 13000 229 18 #### 207 20 14000 238 16 #### 206 21 15000 245 15 #### 208 20 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.