SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX         DATE...2/18/2026...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 |  -1.8  |  80  |  130
  5000 FT ASL |  -0.3  |  82  |  165
  6000 FT ASL |   1.1  |  85  |  201
  7000 FT ASL |   3.3  |  89  |  217
  8000 FT ASL |   7.4  |  97  |  194
  9000 FT ASL |  10.0  | 103  |  200
 10000 FT ASL |  10.8  | 104  |  250
 11000 FT ASL |  10.9  | 105  |  314
 12000 FT ASL |  11.8  | 107  |  363
 13000 FT ASL |  13.4  | 110  |  395
 14000 FT ASL |  14.4  | 113  |  440
 15000 FT ASL |  14.9  | 114  |  495

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3641
TOP OF THE LIFT............5528
Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........83 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........78 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...191 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  311  14  ####  209   9
  5000  296  17  ####  253  18
  6000  272  17  ####  272  28
  7000  241  22  ####  268  33
  8000  226  30  ####  259  38
  9000  225  34  ####  252  44
 10000  228  33  ####  249  48
 11000  234  36  ####  246  51
 12000  242  45  ####  244  53
 13000  247  51  ####  243  55
 14000  250  53  ####  242  57
 15000  252  54  ####  242  59

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.