SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...10/16/2025...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 |   1.0  |  64  |  107
  5000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  68  |  128
  6000 FT ASL |   6.2  |  74  |  122
  7000 FT ASL |   9.0  |  79  |  123
  8000 FT ASL |  11.4  |  84  |  138
  9000 FT ASL |  13.8  |  89  |  147
 10000 FT ASL |  15.8  |  94  |  166
 11000 FT ASL |  17.2  |  97  |  200
 12000 FT ASL |  18.2  |  99  |  242
 13000 FT ASL |  19.0  | 101  |  293
 14000 FT ASL |  19.7  | 103  |  344
 15000 FT ASL |  20.3  | 105  |  394

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....1837
TOP OF THE LIFT............3395
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........62 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...81 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  293   7  ####  309   6
  5000  329  10  ####  326  11
  6000  340  13  ####  332  15
  7000  345  15  ####  337  18
  8000  350  17  ####  342  21
  9000  353  20  ####  341  22
 10000  354  22  ####  336  22
 11000  354  23  ####  333  21
 12000  353  23  ####  332  22
 13000  353  23  ####  332  24
 14000  354  23  ####  334  25
 15000  357  24  ####  338  29

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.