SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX         DATE...1/15/2026...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 |  -5.5  |  53  |  146
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.1  |  59  |  138
  6000 FT ASL |   1.2  |  65  |  129
  7000 FT ASL |   2.8  |  68  |  163
  8000 FT ASL |   4.1  |  71  |  205
  9000 FT ASL |   6.3  |  75  |  222
 10000 FT ASL |   8.4  |  80  |  241
 11000 FT ASL |  11.1  |  85  |  244
 12000 FT ASL |  13.7  |  91  |  248
 13000 FT ASL |  16.2  |  96  |  263
 14000 FT ASL |  17.8  | 100  |  290
 15000 FT ASL |  19.6  | 104  |  313

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4789
TOP OF THE LIFT............5692
Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........63 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........52 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...130 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  344  30  ####  250  14
  5000  348  35  ####  309  12
  6000  355  34  ####  315  18
  7000  356  33  ####  309  23
  8000  356  34  ####  310  26
  9000  356  37  ####  314  23
 10000  355  40  ####  319  20
 11000  353  44  ####  325  21
 12000  348  46  ####  328  23
 13000  341  44  ####  327  26
 14000  335  40  ####  323  27
 15000  333  36  ####  320  27

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.