SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX         DATE...5/18/2026...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 |  -3.5  |  87  |  158
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.9  |  90  |  191
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.5  |  92  |  230
  7000 FT ASL |   0.6  |  94  |  272
  8000 FT ASL |   2.9  |  99  |  294
  9000 FT ASL |   5.4  | 104  |  301
 10000 FT ASL |   6.9  | 107  |  335
 11000 FT ASL |   8.0  | 109  |  379
 12000 FT ASL |   8.4  | 110  |  437
 13000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 110  |  512
 14000 FT ASL |   8.2  | 110  |  582
 15000 FT ASL |   8.6  | 111  |  645

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4297
TOP OF THE LIFT............6594
Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........93 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........85 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...255 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  179  42  ####  153  30
  5000  187  43  ####  169  34
  6000  190  41  ####  180  32
  7000  195  39  ####  185  29
  8000  200  31  ####  191  25
  9000  211  26  ####  192  21
 10000  222  22  ####  183  18
 11000  229  19  ####  173  18
 12000  242  16  ####  186  20
 13000  246  14  ####  214  19
 14000  243  13  ####  211  20
 15000  241  14  ####  211  23

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.