SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...2/23/2025...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 |   1.2  |  57  |  93
  5000 FT ASL |   3.7  |  62  |  101
  6000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  67  |  110
  7000 FT ASL |   7.6  |  70  |  148
  8000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  70  |  211
  9000 FT ASL |   9.1  |  73  |  255
 10000 FT ASL |  10.7  |  76  |  284
 11000 FT ASL |  12.7  |  80  |  303
 12000 FT ASL |  13.5  |  82  |  352
 13000 FT ASL |  14.7  |  85  |  396
 14000 FT ASL |  15.7  |  87  |  437
 15000 FT ASL |  16.5  |  89  |  486

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2001
TOP OF THE LIFT............3395
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........55 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  226  51  ####  244  63
  5000  236  61  ####  246  61
  6000  241  60  ####  247  59
  7000  247  53  ####  249  58
  8000  248  54  ####  249  59
  9000  250  59  ####  248  59
 10000  252  59  ####  247  56
 11000  253  56  ####  251  56
 12000  257  51  ####  255  50
 13000  263  53  ####  257  70
 14000  265  56  ####  251  73
 15000  265  59  ####  248  79

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.