THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE DALLAS - FORT WORTH AREA. SOARING FORECAST FOR DFW DATE... 05/11/08...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -9.5 5000 FT MSL........ 0.0 6000 FT MSL........ 3.5 10000 FT MSL........ 12.5 15000 FT MSL........ 15.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 3900 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 4900 FT MSL DFW MAX TEMPERATURE....... 77 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 74 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 268 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS SURFACE......... 325 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 350 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 005 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 360 DEGREES AT 50 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 345 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 330 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 310 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 295 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 53 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 40 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 51 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 70 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. _____________________________________________________________ THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE AMARILLO - PANHANDLE REGION. SOARING FORECAST FOR AMA DATE... 05/11/08...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -19.0 5000 FT MSL........ -12.0 6000 FT MSL........ -7.0 10000 FT MSL........ 2.5 15000 FT MSL........ 9.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7000 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 7800 FT MSL AMA MAX TEMPERATURE....... 72 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 69 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 270 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS SURFACE......... 320 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 015 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 010 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 355 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 355 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 320 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 47 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 47 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 70 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. _____________________________________________________________ THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE MIDLAND - WEST TEXAS REGION. SOARING FORECAST FOR MAF DATE... 05/11/08...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -13.0 5000 FT MSL........ -11.0 6000 FT MSL........ -5.5 10000 FT MSL........ 5.5 15000 FT MSL........ 9.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 6900 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 7300 FT MSL MAF MAX TEMPERATURE....... 79 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 71 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 279 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS SURFACE......... 045 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 045 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 045 DEGREES AT 41 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 060 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 085 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 210 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 265 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 53 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 63 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. _____________________________________________________________ THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE SHREVEPORT - EAST TEXAS REGION. SOARING FORECAST FOR SHV DATE... 05/11/08...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -3.0 5000 FT MSL........ 6.5 6000 FT MSL........ 7.0 10000 FT MSL........ 12.0 15000 FT MSL........ 16.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 3100 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 3600 FT MSL SHV MAX TEMPERATURE....... 77 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 84 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 214 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS SURFACE......... 320 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 1000 FT MSL..... 325 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 335 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 340 DEGREES AT 41 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 330 DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 305 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 290 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 270 DEGREES AT 41 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 285 DEGREES AT 51 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 54 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 52 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 47 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 59 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 65 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 68 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 79 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. _____________________________________________________________ THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE BROWNSVILLE - DEEP SOUTH TEXAS REGION. SOARING FORECAST FOR BRO DATE... 05/11/08...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ 4.0 5000 FT MSL........ 6.0 6000 FT MSL........ 9.0 10000 FT MSL........ 11.5 15000 FT MSL........ 13.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 1500 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 1600 FT MSL BRO MAX TEMPERATURE....... 90 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 100 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 123 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS SURFACE......... 170 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 1000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 195 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 205 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 345 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 005 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 020 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 020 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. _____________________________________________________________ THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI - MID-TEXAS GULF COAST REGION. SOARING FORECAST FOR CRP DATE... 05/11/08...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ 5.5 5000 FT MSL........ 8.0 6000 FT MSL........ 9.0 10000 FT MSL........ 11.5 15000 FT MSL........ 15.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 1400 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 1600 FT MSL CRP MAX TEMPERATURE....... 85 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 99 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 124 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS SURFACE......... 100 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 1000 FT MSL..... 195 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 230 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 145 DEGREES AT 01 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 020 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 020 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 030 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. _____________________________________________________________ THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE DEL RIO - BIG BEND/EWARDS PLATEAU REGION. SOARING FORECAST FOR DRT DATE... 05/11/08...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -6.0 5000 FT MSL........ 3.0 6000 FT MSL........ 5.5 10000 FT MSL........ 8.0 15000 FT MSL........ 11.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 4100 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 4400 FT MSL DRT MAX TEMPERATURE....... 86 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 92 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 217 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS SURFACE......... 020 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 030 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 040 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 070 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 105 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 065 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 305 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 275 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 47 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 50 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 40 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. _____________________________________________________________ National Weather Service Fort Worth Weather Forecast Office 3401 Northern Cross Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76137 Page last modified: Sun May 11 14:35:02 2008 Disclaimer Privacy Notice