Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI JUN 7 2024

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.

THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED.

FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:        TODAY     YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F).....     97          98
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     80          84
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       18000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1635        1422
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     18          29
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     11          24
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      2          -1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      4           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2714/+18
10000 2612/+15
12000 2609/+09
14000 2410/+03
16000 2411/-02
18000 2414/-08
24000 3025/-19
30000 3032/-36
34000 2928/-46
39000 2624/-55

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-06-07    05:50      56    31     27    | 291    0    1
2024-06-07    05:30      56    32     28    | 000    0    0
2024-06-07    05:20      56    30     25    | 000    0    0
2024-06-07    05:00      55    31     28    | 000    0    0

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-06-07 0600   57   36   184     14     17
2024-06-07 0545   57   36   184     16     19
2024-06-07 0530   57   36   184     14     16
2024-06-07 0515   57   36   174     14     16

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM072200 28015G24KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
     FM080400 27006KT P6SM SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM072000 27009G17KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
     FM072200 27013G23KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
     FM080400 32004KT P6SM SCT250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM072100 28015G25KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
     FM080400 16004KT P6SM SCT250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 90 TO 95. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE  7 2024..........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   825 PM PDT
JUNE  8 2024..........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   825 PM PDT