SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...4/6/2026...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 |   0.4  |  77  |  106
  5000 FT ASL |   1.9  |  80  |  140
  6000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  81  |  190
  7000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  83  |  241
  8000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  84  |  304
  9000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  85  |  363
 10000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  85  |  428
 11000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  87  |  481
 12000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  89  |  525
 13000 FT ASL |   7.5  |  91  |  572
 14000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  93  |  621
 15000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  95  |  674

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2657
TOP OF THE LIFT............3887
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........76 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........74 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...102 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  226   9  ####  264  10
  5000  234  10  ####  262  13
  6000  238  11  ####  257  12
  7000  239  11  ####  249  13
  8000  241   9  ####  248  15
  9000  240   9  ####  246  15
 10000  237  10  ####  248  15
 11000  231  10  ####  251  16
 12000  228  12  ####  255  16
 13000  228  14  ####  258  18
 14000  231  16  ####  260  19
 15000  236  15  ####  259  21

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.