SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         DATE...5/20/2026...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 | -12.2  |  50  |  194
  5000 FT ASL | -10.5  |  53  |  228
  6000 FT ASL |  -8.4  |  56  |  249
  7000 FT ASL |  -6.1  |  60  |  267
  8000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  65  |  287
  9000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  69  |  313
 10000 FT ASL |  -0.6  |  71  |  355
 11000 FT ASL |   1.0  |  74  |  385
 12000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  78  |  412
 13000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  80  |  460
 14000 FT ASL |   4.5  |  81  |  517
 15000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  84  |  555

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8398
TOP OF THE LIFT............10449
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........72 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........57 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...368 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  334   5  ####  356  10
  5000  299   5  ####  356  11
  6000  295   8  ####  357  10
  7000  302  10  ####  328   8
  8000  313  11  ####  323  11
  9000  315  13  ####  325  10
 10000  316  14  ####  328   9
 11000  317  16  ####  336   9
 12000  316  17  ####  343  11
 13000  312  17  ####  346  14
 14000  310  18  ####  344  16
 15000  310  19  ####  344  19

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.