SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...9/16/2026...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 |  -1.4  |  71  |  140
  5000 FT ASL |   0.1  |  74  |  176
  6000 FT ASL |   0.8  |  75  |  228
  7000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  78  |  270
  8000 FT ASL |   3.2  |  80  |  315
  9000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  83  |  353
 10000 FT ASL |   5.9  |  86  |  392
 11000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  89  |  426
 12000 FT ASL |   8.5  |  91  |  467
 13000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  93  |  518
 14000 FT ASL |  10.0  |  95  |  569
 15000 FT ASL |  10.5  |  96  |  627

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3149
TOP OF THE LIFT............5036
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........74 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........69 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...176 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  070  16  ####  040  20
  5000  072  16  ####  068  18
  6000  067  15  ####  083  23
  7000  059  16  ####  088  20
  8000  058  17  ####  088  17
  9000  062  18  ####  080  18
 10000  067  17  ####  077  20
 11000  070  16  ####  081  20
 12000  072  17  ####  086  20
 13000  073  19  ####  091  21
 14000  074  20  ####  096  22
 15000  076  19  ####  094  25

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.