SOARING FORECAST FOR HOOD RIVER, OREGON         DATE...4/26/2025...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 |  -3.5  |  63  |  72
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.2  |  69  |  63
  6000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  70  |  115
  7000 FT ASL |   0.9  |  71  |  178
  8000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  71  |  249
  9000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  72  |  308
 10000 FT ASL |   2.0  |  73  |  369
 11000 FT ASL |   2.3  |  74  |  432
 12000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  76  |  478
 13000 FT ASL |   4.6  |  78  |  520
 14000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  81  |  557
 15000 FT ASL |   7.2  |  84  |  598

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4133
TOP OF THE LIFT............5200
HOOD RIVER, OREGON MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........69 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........56 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3641 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...70 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  325  12  ####  311  23
  5000  006   9  ####  326  19
  6000  025  10  ####  320  12
  7000  023  11  ####  322   9
  8000  018  12  ####  330   8
  9000  012  14  ####  344   9
 10000  008  17  ####  348   9
 11000  007  18  ####  359   9
 12000  009  18  ####  009  10
 13000  016  16  ####  015  12
 14000  021  14  ####  015  11
 15000  023  12  ####  010  10

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.