SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...7/8/2026...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 |  -4.7  |  74  |  144
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  80  |  143
  6000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  85  |  146
  7000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  90  |  156
  8000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  95  |  176
  9000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  98  |  209
 10000 FT ASL |   8.8  | 100  |  245
 11000 FT ASL |  10.2  | 104  |  281
 12000 FT ASL |  11.0  | 105  |  328
 13000 FT ASL |  11.5  | 107  |  390
 14000 FT ASL |  12.1  | 108  |  444
 15000 FT ASL |  13.0  | 110  |  489

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4625
TOP OF THE LIFT............5692
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........83 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........71 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...144 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  343   0  ####  354   0
  5000  348   0  ####  343   0
  6000  339   0  ####  336   0
  7000  321   0  ####  326   0
  8000  292   0  ####  316   0
  9000  274   0  ####  306   0
 10000  257   0  ####  294   0
 11000  246   0  ####  282   0
 12000  240   0  ####  274   0
 13000  235   0  ####  270   0
 14000  235   0  ####  271   0
 15000  236   0  ####  271   0

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.