A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >
Soaring Forecast THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE DALLAS - FORT WORTH AREA. SOARING FORECAST FOR DFW DATE... 04/01/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -6.5 5000 FT MSL........ 2.0 6000 FT MSL........ 2.0 10000 FT MSL........ 6.0 15000 FT MSL........ 11.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 3900 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 4200 FT MSL DFW MAX TEMPERATURE....... 83 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 86 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 221 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 2000 FT MSL..... 155 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 170 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 200 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 215 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 220 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 225 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 230 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 245 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 42 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 62 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... 04/01/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -21.0 5000 FT MSL........ -14.0 6000 FT MSL........ -8.0 10000 FT MSL........ -2.5 15000 FT MSL........ 0.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 9600 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 13100 FT MSL AMA MAX TEMPERATURE....... 86 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 75 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 502 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 4000 FT MSL..... 195 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 230 DEGREES AT 56 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 245 DEGREES AT 50 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 250 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 260 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 52 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 56 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 57 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 60 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 63 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 64 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 64 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 60 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 63 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 65 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 67 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... 04/01/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -16.0 5000 FT MSL........ -6.0 6000 FT MSL........ -4.5 10000 FT MSL........ -2.5 15000 FT MSL........ 3.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 8800 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 11800 FT MSL MAF MAX TEMPERATURE....... 91 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 83 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 479 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 3000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 235 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 235 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 245 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 260 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 42 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 46 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 49 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 49 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 51 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 47 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 37 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 37 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 37 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 44 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 44 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 46 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 50 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 53 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 53 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... 04/01/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -9.0 5000 FT MSL........ -7.5 6000 FT MSL........ -3.0 10000 FT MSL........ 3.0 15000 FT MSL........ 8.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 6000 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 8300 FT MSL SHV MAX TEMPERATURE....... 91 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 76 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 444 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 1000 FT MSL..... 105 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 125 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 165 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 220 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 225 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 235 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 255 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 245 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 255 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 44 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 53 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 56 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... 04/01/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -0.5 5000 FT MSL........ 4.5 6000 FT MSL........ 7.0 10000 FT MSL........ 12.5 15000 FT MSL........ 14.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 1100 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 3400 FT MSL BRO MAX TEMPERATURE....... 84 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 88 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 211 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 1000 FT MSL..... 175 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 170 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 165 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 170 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 200 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 205 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 210 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 225 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 44 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 53 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 56 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... 04/01/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -2.0 5000 FT MSL........ 6.0 6000 FT MSL........ 9.0 10000 FT MSL........ 10.5 15000 FT MSL........ 14.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 1700 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 4100 FT MSL CRP MAX TEMPERATURE....... 84 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 86 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 245 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 1000 FT MSL..... 145 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 2000 FT MSL..... 160 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 155 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 160 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 220 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 230 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 240 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 29 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... 04/01/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 3000 FT MSL........ -10.5 5000 FT MSL........ -6.5 6000 FT MSL........ -4.5 10000 FT MSL........ 4.0 15000 FT MSL........ 7.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7000 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 7300 FT MSL DRT MAX TEMPERATURE....... 94 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 82 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 351 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 2000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 3000 FT MSL..... 155 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 4000 FT MSL..... 170 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 175 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 200 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 225 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 255 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 42 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 29 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. _____________________________________________________________