SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX         DATE...5/15/2026...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 |   1.5  |  95  |  94
  5000 FT ASL |   2.7  |  97  |  136
  6000 FT ASL |   4.1  | 100  |  172
  7000 FT ASL |   4.6  | 101  |  228
  8000 FT ASL |   4.9  | 102  |  298
  9000 FT ASL |   5.4  | 103  |  354
 10000 FT ASL |   6.3  | 105  |  401
 11000 FT ASL |   7.4  | 107  |  445
 12000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 109  |  487
 13000 FT ASL |   9.0  | 110  |  550
 14000 FT ASL |   9.1  | 111  |  615
 15000 FT ASL |   9.2  | 111  |  681

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....2985
TOP OF THE LIFT............3477
Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........92 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........94 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...0 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  190  27  ####  175  27
  5000  190  27  ####  192  30
  6000  191  26  ####  191  27
  7000  194  26  ####  193  25
  8000  199  27  ####  196  24
  9000  204  27  ####  198  23
 10000  209  24  ####  200  20
 11000  219  16  ####  201  12
 12000  254   7  ####  197   6
 13000  321   6  ####  204   6
 14000  329   6  ####  223   8
 15000  317   5  ####  238  13

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.