SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...4/28/2026...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 |  -1.5  |  54  |  156
  5000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  60  |  148
  6000 FT ASL |   5.8  |  68  |  122
  7000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  72  |  148
  8000 FT ASL |   8.6  |  74  |  198
  9000 FT ASL |   9.6  |  76  |  243
 10000 FT ASL |  10.4  |  78  |  291
 11000 FT ASL |  11.5  |  80  |  334
 12000 FT ASL |  12.3  |  82  |  381
 13000 FT ASL |  13.3  |  85  |  430
 14000 FT ASL |  14.4  |  87  |  473
 15000 FT ASL |  15.3  |  90  |  516

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2575
TOP OF THE LIFT............4707
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........57 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........54 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...167 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  229  12  ####  346   6
  5000  253  10  ####  286   7
  6000  288   8  ####  263   8
  7000  289   8  ####  257   9
  8000  288   9  ####  259   9
  9000  287   9  ####  265   9
 10000  296   9  ####  277  10
 11000  301  10  ####  279  12
 12000  305  11  ####  286  14
 13000  311  13  ####  302  16
 14000  317  14  ####  317  18
 15000  321  15  ####  321  19

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.