SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX DATE...4/17/2025...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 | -0.8 | 87 | 82 5000 FT ASL | 1.6 | 92 | 94 6000 FT ASL | 5.1 | 99 | 80 7000 FT ASL | 8.3 | 105 | 72 8000 FT ASL | 9.3 | 107 | 121 9000 FT ASL | 9.9 | 108 | 174 10000 FT ASL | 10.1 | 109 | 239 11000 FT ASL | 10.1 | 109 | 308 12000 FT ASL | 10.1 | 109 | 375 13000 FT ASL | 10.3 | 110 | 446 14000 FT ASL | 10.4 | 111 | 511 15000 FT ASL | 10.4 | 111 | 578 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....3641 TOP OF THE LIFT............4379 Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........89 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........84 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...83 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 206 32 #### 168 25 5000 214 29 #### 205 30 6000 218 32 #### 205 40 7000 219 33 #### 202 42 8000 226 29 #### 201 43 9000 235 25 #### 201 42 10000 247 21 #### 203 39 11000 260 19 #### 206 36 12000 266 18 #### 211 34 13000 265 19 #### 216 30 14000 260 19 #### 218 29 15000 256 20 #### 219 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.