SOARING FORECAST FOR HILLSBORO, 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 |  -4.8  |  54  |  163
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.3  |  60  |  152
  6000 FT ASL |   3.5  |  70  |  107
  7000 FT ASL |   6.1  |  75  |  112
  8000 FT ASL |   7.9  |  78  |  144
  9000 FT ASL |   9.2  |  81  |  182
 10000 FT ASL |  10.1  |  83  |  228
 11000 FT ASL |  11.5  |  86  |  263
 12000 FT ASL |  13.1  |  90  |  292
 13000 FT ASL |  14.8  |  94  |  325
 14000 FT ASL |  16.1  |  97  |  359
 15000 FT ASL |  17.3  | 100  |  396

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4707
TOP OF THE LIFT............5282
HILLSBORO, OR MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........63 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...137 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  246   8  ####  286   6
  5000  314  10  ####  315  14
  6000  335  17  ####  317  15
  7000  335  20  ####  315  15
  8000  337  21  ####  315  15
  9000  340  21  ####  313  15
 10000  339  22  ####  305  14
 11000  340  24  ####  301  15
 12000  342  25  ####  298  16
 13000  345  27  ####  297  17
 14000  347  29  ####  296  18
 15000  346  30  ####  295  18

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.