SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR DATE...4/28/2025...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 | -13.9 | 44 | 200 5000 FT ASL | -13.3 | 45 | 257 6000 FT ASL | -10.2 | 50 | 257 7000 FT ASL | -6.7 | 56 | 245 8000 FT ASL | -3.8 | 62 | 253 9000 FT ASL | -2.2 | 65 | 287 10000 FT ASL | -0.9 | 67 | 327 11000 FT ASL | 0.4 | 70 | 366 12000 FT ASL | 2.1 | 73 | 400 13000 FT ASL | 3.8 | 77 | 432 14000 FT ASL | 5.5 | 80 | 463 15000 FT ASL | 6.3 | 82 | 511 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....8398 TOP OF THE LIFT............10695 REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........69 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........51 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...354 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 293 13 #### 316 11 5000 314 11 #### 314 11 6000 335 8 #### 313 10 7000 338 11 #### 327 10 8000 341 13 #### 329 10 9000 344 14 #### 334 10 10000 348 17 #### 341 11 11000 353 22 #### 347 13 12000 356 27 #### 350 15 13000 357 32 #### 349 16 14000 357 34 #### 344 16 15000 360 35 #### 339 16 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.