SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...10/16/2025...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 |   1.9  |  64  |  79
  5000 FT ASL |   4.0  |  68  |  98
  6000 FT ASL |   7.0  |  73  |  95
  7000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  79  |  92
  8000 FT ASL |  12.7  |  85  |  101
  9000 FT ASL |  14.7  |  89  |  120
 10000 FT ASL |  16.3  |  93  |  150
 11000 FT ASL |  18.1  |  97  |  171
 12000 FT ASL |  19.6  | 100  |  202
 13000 FT ASL |  20.5  | 102  |  250
 14000 FT ASL |  20.9  | 104  |  305
 15000 FT ASL |  21.4  | 105  |  361

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....853
TOP OF THE LIFT............2001
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 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  335   6  ####  319   6
  5000  360   9  ####  327  11
  6000  360  13  ####  339  15
  7000  360  16  ####  341  18
  8000  001  18  ####  344  20
  9000  004  19  ####  345  21
 10000  002  20  ####  342  21
 11000  000  22  ####  338  21
 12000  360  23  ####  335  21
 13000  360  23  ####  333  23
 14000  001  24  ####  332  24
 15000  001  25  ####  332  25

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.