SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...4/28/2025...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 |  -4.3  |  56  |  167
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  59  |  192
  6000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  70  |  136
  7000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  76  |  132
  8000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  79  |  167
  9000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  82  |  204
 10000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  84  |  247
 11000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  87  |  281
 12000 FT ASL |  13.0  |  91  |  311
 13000 FT ASL |  14.5  |  94  |  347
 14000 FT ASL |  15.8  |  97  |  384
 15000 FT ASL |  17.1  | 100  |  419

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4789
TOP OF THE LIFT............5528
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...161 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  231   6  ####  308   7
  5000  302   8  ####  335  11
  6000  340  17  ####  332  12
  7000  344  21  ####  326  12
  8000  345  22  ####  322  12
  9000  347  22  ####  318  13
 10000  346  24  ####  314  13
 11000  344  25  ####  310  14
 12000  345  27  ####  308  14
 13000  348  28  ####  306  15
 14000  350  29  ####  304  16
 15000  351  31  ####  305  16

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.