SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...10/28/2026...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 |   1.3  |  59  |  100
  5000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  60  |  148
  6000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  62  |  197
  7000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  63  |  254
  8000 FT ASL |   5.0  |  66  |  297
  9000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  68  |  343
 10000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  70  |  387
 11000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  73  |  425
 12000 FT ASL |  11.0  |  78  |  430
 13000 FT ASL |  13.7  |  84  |  438
 14000 FT ASL |  15.6  |  89  |  457
 15000 FT ASL |  17.1  |  92  |  489

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1099
TOP OF THE LIFT............2903
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........56 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........57 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  256  26  ####  247  18
  5000  254  28  ####  247  18
  6000  253  29  ####  250  18
  7000  250  30  ####  249  20
  8000  252  29  ####  248  21
  9000  259  29  ####  255  23
 10000  268  31  ####  263  27
 11000  273  36  ####  266  34
 12000  274  41  ####  267  39
 13000  277  46  ####  269  44
 14000  280  48  ####  270  47
 15000  283  50  ####  271  49

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.