SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...2/24/2026...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 |   6.5  |  62  |  34
  5000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  66  |  57
  6000 FT ASL |   9.8  |  69  |  92
  7000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  70  |  145
  8000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  75  |  165
  9000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  80  |  175
 10000 FT ASL |  15.0  |  80  |  241
 11000 FT ASL |  17.1  |  85  |  257
 12000 FT ASL |  17.7  |  86  |  308
 13000 FT ASL |  18.6  |  89  |  357
 14000 FT ASL |  20.1  |  92  |  389
 15000 FT ASL |  21.9  |  96  |  410

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............853
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........50 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........60 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  230  41  ####  235  27
  5000  231  52  ####  235  30
  6000  238  42  ####  234  30
  7000  238  30  ####  230  31
  8000  240  31  ####  229  34
  9000  235  32  ####  228  34
 10000  237  38  ####  230  34
 11000  230  35  ####  231  32
 12000  232  40  ####  238  47
 13000  236  48  ####  242  61
 14000  238  57  ####  243  70
 15000  239  66  ####  244  76

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.