SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...12/25/2025...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 |   2.9  |  59  |  73
  5000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  59  |  135
  6000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  62  |  168
  7000 FT ASL |   6.4  |  65  |  198
  8000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  69  |  232
  9000 FT ASL |   9.4  |  72  |  269
 10000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  74  |  313
 11000 FT ASL |  11.2  |  76  |  361
 12000 FT ASL |  11.9  |  77  |  413
 13000 FT ASL |  12.4  |  79  |  473
 14000 FT ASL |  13.2  |  81  |  521
 15000 FT ASL |  14.1  |  83  |  567

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....935
TOP OF THE LIFT............1509
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........58 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  119  17  ####  192  40
  5000  131  21  ####  198  43
  6000  151  26  ####  204  45
  7000  170  34  ####  203  43
  8000  185  43  ####  202  42
  9000  194  49  ####  201  43
 10000  197  51  ####  199  47
 11000  198  52  ####  199  49
 12000  195  51  ####  195  52
 13000  189  48  ####  190  45
 14000  186  45  ####  185  45
 15000  184  42  ####  180  43

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.