SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...2/22/2025...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 |   1.0  |  54  |  92
  5000 FT ASL |   2.6  |  57  |  123
  6000 FT ASL |   4.2  |  60  |  155
  7000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  64  |  177
  8000 FT ASL |   8.1  |  68  |  204
  9000 FT ASL |   8.7  |  69  |  259
 10000 FT ASL |   9.5  |  71  |  307
 11000 FT ASL |  10.3  |  73  |  355
 12000 FT ASL |  11.8  |  76  |  390
 13000 FT ASL |  12.8  |  78  |  436
 14000 FT ASL |  14.0  |  81  |  476
 15000 FT ASL |  15.1  |  84  |  516

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2657
TOP OF THE LIFT............3723
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........52 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...90 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  236  28  ####  217  30
  5000  245  33  ####  219  42
  6000  251  33  ####  229  52
  7000  258  31  ####  233  53
  8000  263  30  ####  237  52
  9000  261  30  ####  240  52
 10000  259  28  ####  244  53
 11000  258  26  ####  247  56
 12000  258  28  ####  249  56
 13000  260  31  ####  251  56
 14000  263  32  ####  253  55
 15000  265  33  ####  256  54

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.