SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...9/15/2026...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 |   2.1  |  70  |  85
  5000 FT ASL |   5.4  |  76  |  74
  6000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  82  |  70
  7000 FT ASL |  10.7  |  87  |  84
  8000 FT ASL |  11.7  |  89  |  133
  9000 FT ASL |  12.5  |  91  |  182
 10000 FT ASL |  13.2  |  92  |  230
 11000 FT ASL |  14.2  |  95  |  276
 12000 FT ASL |  15.3  |  97  |  317
 13000 FT ASL |  16.2  |  99  |  367
 14000 FT ASL |  16.4  | 100  |  428
 15000 FT ASL |  16.3  | 100  |  496

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1181
TOP OF THE LIFT............3231
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........66 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........67 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  348  13  ####  006  10
  5000  332  10  ####  003  12
  6000  320  10  ####  350  11
  7000  313  10  ####  335   8
  8000  298  11  ####  319   4
  9000  292  11  ####  309   4
 10000  285  12  ####  303   7
 11000  281  13  ####  305  10
 12000  281  15  ####  309  11
 13000  281  18  ####  302  12
 14000  280  22  ####  281  12
 15000  279  25  ####  261  14

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.