SOARING FORECAST FOR SALEM, 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 |   1.8  |  63  |  78
  5000 FT ASL |   3.6  |  67  |  105
  6000 FT ASL |   4.7  |  69  |  149
  7000 FT ASL |   5.7  |  71  |  193
  8000 FT ASL |   6.6  |  73  |  249
  9000 FT ASL |   7.7  |  75  |  290
 10000 FT ASL |   9.9  |  80  |  305
 11000 FT ASL |  11.5  |  83  |  336
 12000 FT ASL |  12.1  |  85  |  388
 13000 FT ASL |  12.6  |  86  |  448
 14000 FT ASL |  13.4  |  88  |  499
 15000 FT ASL |  14.4  |  90  |  542

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....606
TOP OF THE LIFT............2329
SALEM, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........60 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........62 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3395 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  229  28  ####  214  58
  5000  241  28  ####  221  61
  6000  242  27  ####  226  56
  7000  238  24  ####  234  52
  8000  234  23  ####  239  51
  9000  237  24  ####  240  50
 10000  242  25  ####  241  47
 11000  245  27  ####  243  46
 12000  249  28  ####  244  45
 13000  254  29  ####  246  45
 14000  257  30  ####  248  45
 15000  260  31  ####  250  46

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.