SOARING FORECAST FOR San Antonio Intl-Bexar-BEXAR 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 |  -3.7  |  86  |  170
  5000 FT ASL |  -2.3  |  89  |  208
  6000 FT ASL |  -0.8  |  91  |  243
  7000 FT ASL |   0.3  |  94  |  285
  8000 FT ASL |   3.1  |  99  |  296
  9000 FT ASL |   4.6  | 102  |  328
 10000 FT ASL |   6.3  | 106  |  357
 11000 FT ASL |   7.9  | 109  |  389
 12000 FT ASL |   8.1  | 109  |  452
 13000 FT ASL |   8.2  | 110  |  522
 14000 FT ASL |   8.5  | 111  |  583
 15000 FT ASL |   8.9  | 111  |  643

HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4461
TOP OF THE LIFT............6840
San Antonio Intl-Bexar-BEXAR TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........93 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT..........85 DEGREES F
HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3805 FT ASL
GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...280 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots)
        Morning  ####  Afternoon
  4000  176  42  ####  142  23
  5000  183  40  ####  147  23
  6000  186  38  ####  172  26
  7000  188  31  ####  180  24
  8000  198  25  ####  190  21
  9000  203  21  ####  202  19
 10000  212  19  ####  206  18
 11000  223  16  ####  209  16
 12000  234  14  ####  216  19
 13000  245  14  ####  218  20
 14000  248  17  ####  222  23
 15000  247  19  ####  227  26

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.