SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...4/1/2025...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 |  -5.3  |  43  |  241
  5000 FT ASL |  -4.3  |  45  |  289
  6000 FT ASL |  -3.3  |  47  |  336
  7000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  49  |  383
  8000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  51  |  433
  9000 FT ASL |  -0.0  |  53  |  478
 10000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  55  |  524
 11000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  57  |  576
 12000 FT ASL |   2.4  |  58  |  631
 13000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  59  |  691
 14000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  61  |  747
 15000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  62  |  808

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....6184
TOP OF THE LIFT............9137
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........53 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........43 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...481 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  303   9  ####  287  30
  5000  294   8  ####  294  28
  6000  283   8  ####  296  27
  7000  270   7  ####  305  23
  8000  257   5  ####  317  23
  9000  253   5  ####  328  23
 10000  248   5  ####  334  25
 11000  256   4  ####  336  26
 12000  287   2  ####  340  27
 13000  336   1  ####  342  27
 14000  332   2  ####  344  27
 15000  300   4  ####  345  28

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.