SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX DATE...4/3/2026...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 | -4.1 | 79 | 128 5000 FT ASL | -2.2 | 83 | 154 6000 FT ASL | 0.0 | 87 | 170 7000 FT ASL | 2.1 | 91 | 191 8000 FT ASL | 4.7 | 96 | 205 9000 FT ASL | 6.6 | 100 | 228 10000 FT ASL | 7.5 | 102 | 275 11000 FT ASL | 7.8 | 103 | 337 12000 FT ASL | 7.9 | 103 | 403 13000 FT ASL | 7.8 | 103 | 481 14000 FT ASL | 8.6 | 105 | 531 15000 FT ASL | 9.2 | 106 | 582 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4625 TOP OF THE LIFT............6020 Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........87 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...170 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 188 41 #### 147 21 5000 191 37 #### 162 21 6000 195 34 #### 184 24 7000 194 30 #### 189 25 8000 192 27 #### 190 25 9000 192 23 #### 190 25 10000 203 19 #### 190 24 11000 223 17 #### 195 23 12000 228 19 #### 201 24 13000 233 18 #### 204 26 14000 227 17 #### 205 29 15000 224 18 #### 209 29 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.