SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...3/31/2025...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 |  -4.5  |  45  |  225
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.7  |  46  |  280
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.4  |  48  |  320
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.4  |  50  |  367
  8000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  52  |  417
  9000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  54  |  466
 10000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  56  |  516
 11000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  58  |  565
 12000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  60  |  612
 13000 FT ASL |   4.4  |  62  |  662
 14000 FT ASL |   5.1  |  64  |  713
 15000 FT ASL |   5.5  |  65  |  772

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5528
TOP OF THE LIFT............8398
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........44 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...432 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  221  20  ####  242  21
  5000  216  26  ####  247  25
  6000  213  30  ####  261  18
  7000  212  31  ####  265  20
  8000  212  31  ####  265  21
  9000  213  28  ####  265  21
 10000  215  25  ####  264  20
 11000  214  24  ####  262  20
 12000  210  26  ####  260  21
 13000  206  30  ####  257  21
 14000  203  30  ####  257  20
 15000  200  27  ####  256  18

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.