SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, OR         DATE...4/29/2025...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 |  -1.1  |  62  |  124
  5000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  67  |  131
  6000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  71  |  152
  7000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  75  |  174
  8000 FT ASL |   6.5  |  77  |  228
  9000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  81  |  245
 10000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  84  |  282
 11000 FT ASL |  10.6  |  85  |  332
 12000 FT ASL |  12.2  |  89  |  364
 13000 FT ASL |  13.6  |  92  |  401
 14000 FT ASL |  14.8  |  95  |  441
 15000 FT ASL |  16.1  |  98  |  476

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3149
TOP OF THE LIFT............4543
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........64 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........60 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...131 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  288  11  ####  320   9
  5000  295  15  ####  322  13
  6000  303  17  ####  318  16
  7000  308  20  ####  315  17
  8000  300  23  ####  318  16
  9000  294  22  ####  325  16
 10000  295  21  ####  328  17
 11000  290  22  ####  330  19
 12000  287  26  ####  331  21
 13000  283  28  ####  330  23
 14000  278  28  ####  330  24
 15000  274  28  ####  330  25

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.