SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR DATE...3/21/2026...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 | -0.4 | 52 | 21 5000 FT ASL | 0.4 | 54 | 74 6000 FT ASL | 1.6 | 56 | 113 7000 FT ASL | 3.0 | 59 | 151 8000 FT ASL | 4.6 | 62 | 188 9000 FT ASL | 6.1 | 65 | 219 10000 FT ASL | 7.9 | 68 | 247 11000 FT ASL | 9.4 | 71 | 279 12000 FT ASL | 10.7 | 74 | 315 13000 FT ASL | 12.0 | 77 | 356 14000 FT ASL | 13.4 | 80 | 392 15000 FT ASL | 15.1 | 84 | 417 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............4871 REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 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 264 4 #### 320 10 5000 270 9 #### 319 10 6000 268 15 #### 317 9 7000 253 21 #### 309 8 8000 248 31 #### 268 9 9000 247 40 #### 258 15 10000 247 45 #### 264 20 11000 247 45 #### 273 20 12000 247 47 #### 272 22 13000 243 50 #### 265 27 14000 241 53 #### 257 31 15000 239 55 #### 254 35 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.