SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...6/20/2025...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 |  -2.4  |  55  |  179
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.7  |  57  |  232
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  59  |  275
  7000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  63  |  300
  8000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  69  |  302
  9000 FT ASL |   6.6  |  73  |  323
 10000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  76  |  354
 11000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  79  |  393
 12000 FT ASL |  10.3  |  81  |  438
 13000 FT ASL |  11.0  |  83  |  493
 14000 FT ASL |  11.7  |  85  |  545
 15000 FT ASL |  12.4  |  86  |  596

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3477
TOP OF THE LIFT............6266
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...279 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  277  10  ####  257  17
  5000  277  12  ####  262  16
  6000  272  14  ####  264  15
  7000  259  17  ####  267  15
  8000  253  19  ####  274  15
  9000  252  20  ####  274  16
 10000  252  22  ####  274  15
 11000  251  23  ####  274  16
 12000  250  24  ####  273  16
 13000  246  25  ####  272  15
 14000  240  27  ####  271  15
 15000  236  28  ####  272  15

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.