SOARING FORECAST FOR Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX DATE...4/18/2025...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 | -3.1 | 84 | 139 5000 FT ASL | -1.0 | 88 | 159 6000 FT ASL | 2.3 | 94 | 150 7000 FT ASL | 5.9 | 101 | 132 8000 FT ASL | 7.7 | 105 | 163 9000 FT ASL | 9.3 | 108 | 196 10000 FT ASL | 10.7 | 111 | 229 11000 FT ASL | 11.1 | 112 | 287 12000 FT ASL | 11.1 | 112 | 356 13000 FT ASL | 11.0 | 113 | 432 14000 FT ASL | 11.1 | 113 | 498 15000 FT ASL | 11.3 | 114 | 561 HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX....4133 TOP OF THE LIFT............5446 Austin Bergstrom-Travis TX MAX TEMPERATURE FORECAST.........90 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT..........83 DEGREES F HEIGHT OF FIRST USABLE LIFT..........3723 FT ASL GREAT BASIN SOARING INDEX (max lift)...160 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS - Height (Feet Above MSL) | Direction | Speed (knots) Morning #### Afternoon 4000 198 53 #### 172 23 5000 202 53 #### 187 23 6000 201 51 #### 203 31 7000 199 48 #### 205 39 8000 201 41 #### 205 40 9000 208 35 #### 206 37 10000 216 28 #### 210 33 11000 227 24 #### 214 30 12000 234 22 #### 220 27 13000 233 21 #### 216 30 14000 230 20 #### 213 33 15000 225 20 #### 211 34 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.