Milton is expected to grow in size and remain an extremely dangerous hurricane when it approaches the west coast of Florida Wednesday. Moderate to major river flooding, life threatening storm surge, heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds are expected. Hurricane, Tropical Storm and Storm Surge warnings have been issued for portions of Florida's west coast. Read More >
Soaring Forecast THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE DALLAS - FORT WORTH AREA. SOARING FORECAST FOR DFW DATE... 10/06/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -4.0 5000 FT MSL........ -3.0 6000 FT MSL........ -2.5 10000 FT MSL........ 7.5 15000 FT MSL........ 12.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 3700 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 6900 FT MSL DFW MAX TEMPERATURE....... 91 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 85 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 363 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 2000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 110 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 340 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 360 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 005 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 060 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 355 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 10 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... 10/06/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -13.5 5000 FT MSL........ -3.0 6000 FT MSL........ 0 10000 FT MSL........ 3.5 15000 FT MSL........ 4.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 4900 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 6000 FT MSL AMA MAX TEMPERATURE....... 83 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 87 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 181 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 4000 FT MSL..... 275 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 265 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 270 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 310 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 310 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 340 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 075 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 095 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 090 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 115 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 115 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 095 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 085 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 070 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 060 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 060 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 060 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 070 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 070 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 070 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 055 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 070 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 050 DEGREES AT 16 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... 10/06/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -8.0 5000 FT MSL........ -3.5 6000 FT MSL........ -3.5 10000 FT MSL........ 3.0 15000 FT MSL........ 7.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7800 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 8300 FT MSL MAF MAX TEMPERATURE....... 88 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 81 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 325 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 3000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 205 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 165 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 225 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 165 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 015 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 055 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 060 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 045 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 040 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 090 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 150 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 190 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 160 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 170 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 190 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 27 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... 10/06/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -2.5 5000 FT MSL........ -1.5 6000 FT MSL........ 1.0 10000 FT MSL........ 8.5 15000 FT MSL........ 15.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 2100 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 5400 FT MSL SHV MAX TEMPERATURE....... 88 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 83 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 308 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 1000 FT MSL..... 110 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 095 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 090 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 090 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 085 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 075 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 030 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 040 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 035 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 005 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 27 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... 10/06/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -1.0 5000 FT MSL........ 2.0 6000 FT MSL........ 3.5 10000 FT MSL........ 10.5 15000 FT MSL........ 16.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 1300 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 3700 FT MSL BRO MAX TEMPERATURE....... 87 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 87 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 231 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 1000 FT MSL..... 015 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 025 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 030 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 030 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 020 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 030 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 040 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 035 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 075 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 060 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 025 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 240 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 27 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... 10/06/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -3.0 5000 FT MSL........ -0.5 6000 FT MSL........ 0.5 10000 FT MSL........ 9.5 15000 FT MSL........ 15.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 3100 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 5500 FT MSL CRP MAX TEMPERATURE....... 91 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 88 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 320 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 1000 FT MSL..... 050 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 065 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 070 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 050 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 040 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 030 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 025 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 090 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 055 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 035 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 015 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 025 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 065 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 085 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 085 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 080 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 040 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 015 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 240 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 16 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... 10/06/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -4.5 5000 FT MSL........ -4.0 6000 FT MSL........ -3.0 10000 FT MSL........ 2.5 15000 FT MSL........ 9.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 6200 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 9000 FT MSL DRT MAX TEMPERATURE....... 95 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 87 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 444 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 2000 FT MSL..... 125 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 160 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 170 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 095 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 285 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 315 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 020 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 060 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 000 DEGREES AT 00 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 01 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 000 DEGREES AT 00 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 085 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 080 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 040 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 015 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 240 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 16 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. _____________________________________________________________