SOARING FORECAST FOR REDMOND, OR         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 |  -5.7  |  49  |  126
  5000 FT ASL |  -3.5  |  52  |  148
  6000 FT ASL |  -2.2  |  55  |  188
  7000 FT ASL |  -1.5  |  56  |  240
  8000 FT ASL |   0.2  |  59  |  278
  9000 FT ASL |   1.6  |  62  |  312
 10000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  64  |  354
 11000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  67  |  394
 12000 FT ASL |   5.3  |  69  |  435
 13000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  73  |  474
 14000 FT ASL |   8.0  |  75  |  513
 15000 FT ASL |   8.8  |  77  |  561

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....5364
TOP OF THE LIFT............8070
REDMOND, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........59 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........55 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........6102 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...278 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  236  12  ####  202  22
  5000  248  20  ####  218  28
  6000  256  28  ####  233  37
  7000  263  31  ####  242  43
  8000  278  27  ####  245  41
  9000  291  24  ####  244  37
 10000  289  20  ####  244  35
 11000  277  16  ####  245  35
 12000  260  17  ####  247  32
 13000  256  21  ####  252  32
 14000  260  25  ####  258  35
 15000  267  26  ####  260  36

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.