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 |  -1.9  |  88  |  74
  5000 FT ASL |   0.7  |  93  |  82
  6000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  98  |  99
  7000 FT ASL |   4.5  | 101  |  130
  8000 FT ASL |   6.0  | 104  |  171
  9000 FT ASL |   6.9  | 106  |  216
 10000 FT ASL |   7.7  | 107  |  267
 11000 FT ASL |   8.2  | 108  |  325
 12000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 109  |  390
 13000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 109  |  465
 14000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 109  |  534
 15000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 109  |  600

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3887
TOP OF THE LIFT............4871
Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........92 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........83 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...83 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  193  29  ####  163  24
  5000  195  26  ####  171  24
  6000  195  25  ####  181  20
  7000  199  23  ####  180  17
  8000  205  21  ####  184  14
  9000  215  17  ####  182  11
 10000  233  13  ####  187  10
 11000  249  12  ####  210  12
 12000  261  12  ####  224  14
 13000  263  11  ####  238  16
 14000  262  12  ####  247  18
 15000  260  13  ####  255  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.