SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...9/16/2026...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 | -10.8  |  54  |  212
  5000 FT ASL |  -9.4  |  57  |  249
  6000 FT ASL |  -7.5  |  60  |  279
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.2  |  62  |  318
  8000 FT ASL |  -4.8  |  65  |  364
  9000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  68  |  398
 10000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  71  |  431
 11000 FT ASL |  -0.4  |  73  |  471
 12000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  74  |  529
 13000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  78  |  563
 14000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  80  |  603
 15000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  83  |  648

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....9219
TOP OF THE LIFT............11761
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........60 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...515 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  037  13  ####  017  13
  5000  060  20  ####  022  14
  6000  061  20  ####  025  14
  7000  059  19  ####  056  10
  8000  061  17  ####  110  15
  9000  070  17  ####  119  14
 10000  083  17  ####  125  14
 11000  095  16  ####  130  16
 12000  101  16  ####  133  18
 13000  097  15  ####  132  20
 14000  091  15  ####  131  25
 15000  093  15  ####  127  27

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.