SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...5/26/2025...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 |  -3.3  |  64  |  180
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.8  |  67  |  218
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  68  |  264
  7000 FT ASL |   0.0  |  70  |  315
  8000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  73  |  351
  9000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  75  |  404
 10000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  77  |  446
 11000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  79  |  491
 12000 FT ASL |   6.0  |  82  |  527
 13000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  86  |  559
 14000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  89  |  592
 15000 FT ASL |  10.1  |  91  |  639

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4133
TOP OF THE LIFT............7004
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........70 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........61 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...315 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  233  19  ####  252   5
  5000  237  20  ####  238   8
  6000  239  20  ####  239  10
  7000  232  20  ####  259  11
  8000  220  16  ####  276  11
  9000  213  17  ####  283  11
 10000  213  22  ####  292  14
 11000  210  24  ####  298  16
 12000  210  26  ####  302  18
 13000  210  26  ####  305  19
 14000  209  26  ####  306  20
 15000  211  25  ####  307  21

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.