SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX         DATE...8/20/2026...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 |   0.7  |  82  |  101
  5000 FT ASL |   3.0  |  87  |  115
  6000 FT ASL |   5.2  |  91  |  132
  7000 FT ASL |   6.8  |  94  |  163
  8000 FT ASL |   8.3  |  97  |  200
  9000 FT ASL |   9.8  | 100  |  235
 10000 FT ASL |  10.7  | 102  |  279
 11000 FT ASL |  11.3  | 104  |  333
 12000 FT ASL |  11.9  | 105  |  387
 13000 FT ASL |  12.8  | 107  |  439
 14000 FT ASL |  14.2  | 110  |  474
 15000 FT ASL |  14.6  | 112  |  530

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....NONE
TOP OF THE LIFT............3805
Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........103 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........79 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3231 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...98 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  353   4  ####  262   2
  5000  300   3  ####  241   3
  6000  270   4  ####  232   4
  7000  256   5  ####  232   6
  8000  254   7  ####  229   6
  9000  253   8  ####  227   6
 10000  253   8  ####  228   7
 11000  254   8  ####  230   9
 12000  251  10  ####  230  12
 13000  245  13  ####  226  14
 14000  240  17  ####  222  15
 15000  236  19  ####  218  15

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.