SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...7/31/2026...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 |  -5.5  |  80  |  164
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.2  |  84  |  181
  6000 FT ASL |   0.0  |  90  |  173
  7000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  96  |  176
  8000 FT ASL |   5.6  | 101  |  186
  9000 FT ASL |   7.0  | 104  |  222
 10000 FT ASL |   7.9  | 106  |  268
 11000 FT ASL |   8.8  | 108  |  315
 12000 FT ASL |   9.9  | 110  |  358
 13000 FT ASL |  11.2  | 113  |  399
 14000 FT ASL |  12.1  | 115  |  446
 15000 FT ASL |  12.7  | 117  |  500

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5118
TOP OF THE LIFT............6020
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........78 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...173 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  034   6  ####  327   6
  5000  031   5  ####  235   3
  6000  027   3  ####  214   8
  7000  298   3  ####  209  12
  8000  258   7  ####  209  16
  9000  245   9  ####  207  20
 10000  232   9  ####  204  21
 11000  221  10  ####  204  22
 12000  215  13  ####  204  23
 13000  212  16  ####  204  23
 14000  211  17  ####  207  24
 15000  209  18  ####  211  24

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.