SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX DATE...7/29/2026...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 | -8.6 | 67 | 175 5000 FT ASL | -7.2 | 70 | 213 6000 FT ASL | -4.0 | 76 | 211 7000 FT ASL | -2.1 | 79 | 234 8000 FT ASL | -1.1 | 81 | 287 9000 FT ASL | 0.2 | 83 | 328 10000 FT ASL | 1.9 | 87 | 357 11000 FT ASL | 2.9 | 89 | 401 12000 FT ASL | 4.0 | 91 | 447 13000 FT ASL | 5.0 | 93 | 499 14000 FT ASL | 5.9 | 95 | 546 15000 FT ASL | 6.8 | 97 | 592 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE TOP OF THE LIFT............8972 Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........99 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........73 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........5610 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...326 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 288 7 #### 333 5 5000 272 8 #### 341 5 6000 240 11 #### 348 5 7000 224 12 #### 350 0 8000 234 13 #### 219 7 9000 242 18 #### 229 11 10000 239 24 #### 232 17 11000 233 27 #### 234 21 12000 231 28 #### 234 24 13000 232 29 #### 234 26 14000 233 30 #### 234 25 15000 234 31 #### 234 24 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.