Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON MAY 20 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).....     69          78
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     54          61
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY N/A
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  14000       16500
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    660        1005
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     18          28
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     15          24
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      6           0
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      4           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  3511/+03
10000 3310/+00
12000 3309/-06
14000 3113/-09
16000 3017/-13
18000 3030/-17
24000 3034/-29
30000 3043/-46
34000 3044/-53
39000 3038/-54

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-05-20    05:20      30    25     75    | 329    5    7
2024-05-20    05:00      30    24     73    | 336    5    9
2024-05-20    04:50      30    25     74    | 284    1    5
2024-05-20    04:30      31    25     71    | 285    2    6

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-05-20 0515   32   91   032      7      9
2024-05-20 0500   32   91   029      7      9
2024-05-20 0445   32   93   029      7      9
2024-05-20 0430   32   89   027      7     10

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM202100 36012G21KT P6SM FEW060 SCT200
     FM210400 03004KT P6SM FEW200

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM202000 01010G18KT P6SM FEW060 SCT200
     FM210400 03005KT P6SM FEW200

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM202100 33012G20KT P6SM FEW060 SCT200
     FM210400 04005KT P6SM FEW200

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 69 TO 74. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   540 AM PDT   SUNSET   811 PM PDT
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   540 AM PDT   SUNSET   812 PM PDT