SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX DATE...8/11/2026...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 | -2.9 | 78 | 139 5000 FT ASL | -0.4 | 82 | 151 6000 FT ASL | 1.3 | 85 | 180 7000 FT ASL | 2.5 | 88 | 220 8000 FT ASL | 4.0 | 91 | 259 9000 FT ASL | 5.8 | 94 | 286 10000 FT ASL | 7.7 | 98 | 309 11000 FT ASL | 9.4 | 102 | 337 12000 FT ASL | 10.6 | 105 | 374 13000 FT ASL | 11.8 | 107 | 421 14000 FT ASL | 12.7 | 109 | 466 15000 FT ASL | 13.7 | 112 | 512 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............5282 Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........100 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........74 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...155 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 342 15 #### 334 11 5000 340 15 #### 335 11 6000 338 16 #### 322 9 7000 333 15 #### 303 9 8000 327 14 #### 288 10 9000 314 13 #### 284 10 10000 295 13 #### 276 11 11000 278 14 #### 270 13 12000 268 15 #### 266 14 13000 263 17 #### 263 15 14000 258 18 #### 262 16 15000 254 19 #### 260 17 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.