SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX         DATE...5/16/2026...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 |  -4.5  |  84  |  55
  5000 FT ASL |   1.4  |  95  |  0
  6000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  98  |  14
  7000 FT ASL |   5.0  | 102  |  37
  8000 FT ASL |   5.9  | 103  |  89
  9000 FT ASL |   6.9  | 106  |  135
 10000 FT ASL |   7.9  | 108  |  181
 11000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 109  |  239
 12000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 109  |  308
 13000 FT ASL |   8.6  | 110  |  374
 14000 FT ASL |   8.8  | 110  |  439
 15000 FT ASL |   8.9  | 111  |  506

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4133
TOP OF THE LIFT............4543
Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........92 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........78 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  185  28  ####  157  22
  5000  188  26  ####  158  22
  6000  188  27  ####  174  20
  7000  187  26  ####  184  13
  8000  193  23  ####  198   7
  9000  205  18  ####  224   7
 10000  228  11  ####  232  11
 11000  264   9  ####  237  12
 12000  274  10  ####  241  15
 13000  260  12  ####  252  16
 14000  257  14  ####  256  18
 15000  259  15  ####  264  21

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.