SOARING FORECAST FOR San Antonio Intl-Bexar-BEXAR 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 |  -6.7  |  80  |  95
  5000 FT ASL |  -1.1  |  90  |  32
  6000 FT ASL |   1.8  |  95  |  33
  7000 FT ASL |   4.3  | 100  |  44
  8000 FT ASL |   6.4  | 104  |  70
  9000 FT ASL |   7.6  | 107  |  108
 10000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 109  |  158
 11000 FT ASL |   8.3  | 109  |  228
 12000 FT ASL |   8.4  | 109  |  298
 13000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 109  |  368
 14000 FT ASL |   8.6  | 110  |  434
 15000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 110  |  502

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4543
TOP OF THE LIFT............5364
San Antonio Intl-Bexar-BEXAR TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........92 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........76 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3805 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...29 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  173  27  ####  143  20
  5000  179  25  ####  148  21
  6000  183  24  ####  166  18
  7000  188  23  ####  188  12
  8000  198  21  ####  191   9
  9000  214  14  ####  202   8
 10000  248   9  ####  217  12
 11000  264  10  ####  224  15
 12000  262  12  ####  226  17
 13000  264  14  ####  232  19
 14000  265  16  ####  239  21
 15000  264  18  ####  247  22

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.